First ,whatever changes you make, do it with your doctor approval...k?
Secondly, I seriously doubt that switching from clozamepam to klonopin actually caused kidney damage.
I've re-searched klonopin/clonazepam extensively and have never heard of it causing kidney problems, however I am not a scientist and have not researched everything.
I have a long history with klonopin and have been on as much as 13mg daily.
This is my experience with it.
I found it to be very addictive
I abused it bad
I found that the seditive effects lessened to almost nothing in aprrox 6 weeks.
(That problem can be fixed with a -bump up- in dose.)
I found that although it worked perfectly at first, the drug eventually did far more damage to me, than it was worth.
The withdrawal was something from Hell.
It has also been my experience that (sadly) a few doctors out there don;t understand what benzo tolerance means, and they continue prescribing it month after month, year after year.
I have had to learn a very harsh lesson concerning the potetial of benzos to dismantle peoples lives.
................ I believe that all doctors (whether they are addicted to writing prescriptions or not, should be forced by law, to comply with strict guidelines, when dispensing addictive drugs.
I take full responsibility my part (abuse of benzos).
Boy did i get off topic... lol
I have experienced all the symtoms you described being on klonopin.