- Bad day with my HEART!! 27th September 2006
... to let it kick in, but I wonder why just taking an Ativan can't do the same thing, and it doesn't alter your...
... you as well.. Sometimes a prescription for xanax or ativan is used to decrease the side effects from the SSRI ... 's. Are you currently using the ativan as well. If this continues to be a problem I'd speak...
... SSRIs for that very reason. I hope you're taking the ativan along with it. If not, that will probably help you...
... racing non stop. I think I am going to just try the Ativan instead and see if it helps. My symptoms from the ... and my son thinks I'm strange. I have not taken the Ativan with it because I was already tired as heck from the...
... helps with my panic disorder effectively. I tried Ativan years ago, and found this to be very sedating to me ... with panic disorder. I think you can use a xanax or ativan with this drug if I am correct? If anyone knows perhaps...
... them. Hey, do you know what the difference is in Ativan or Xanax. I haven't tried the Ativan, but I have...
... for your words. I am wrong, I remember taking the Ativan before now too, and it was the same as you, made me ... know she will tell me to keep taking the Zoloft and Ativan , but it can't hurt I guess. I hate spending $90 bucks...
... Hi Michelle~
Funny the Dr. prescribes ativan but not xanax, it's the same class drug, with the ... sort of an addiction. It's crazy.. For myself the ativan was as I said way to sedating, I felt drugged, tired...
... a message with her nurse to please substitute the Ativan for Xanax. Of course, it has been so long ago since ... that "drugged" feeling, just a sense of calm. The Ativan I took over a year ago, and it made me feel druggy ... the Dr. what I did and tell her whether the Xanax/ Ativan alone is helping or not. She also said at that time...
... miche31 - The only thing I take for my anxiety is Ativan but I only take it once or twice a month maybe. My...
- Ativan withdrawls? Please help 26th September 2006
... benadryl tonight does that mean I shouldn't take the ativan ? So you also had the heat all over your body? That...
... but I could be imagining all of this. So I took an ativan convincing myself that it was a clot and freaking...
- doctor wont perscribe xanax 26th September 2006
... would do best (for now) using Lorazepam, generic for Ativan . I take 2mg x2. Sometimes it's enough and sometimes...
- Message for Boxerlover227 26th September 2006
... with anxiety and panic attacks. She also gave me the ativan to help tide me over for any unpleasant side effects...
... the Zoloft seems to be working for you. Take the ativan if you feel you need it. It will probably really...
- Is anyone taking Zoloft for Anxiety/panic disorder? 25th September 2006
... was so scared. My Dr. wanted me to take a half an Ativan and then half of the Zoloft. I didn't take the Ativan ... to adjust to this, and that is why they gave me the ativan as well. I already want to quit, because of these...
... people don't like anything! Of course, I also have the Ativan to take, but since this Zoloft already makes me feel...
- I am obsessed with my heart! 25th September 2006
... have severe anxiety, and wants me to take Zoloft and Ativan at nighttime, and after two weeks, if my heart is...
- Health Anxiety - I am losing my mind, I think. 24th September 2006
... forms of anxiety. She also gave me a prescription for Ativan to take on an as-needed basis. I haven't filled them...
- lexapro side effects? 22nd September 2006
... at night but now switched to morning, I also have ativan haven't taken it yet just got it today.
thanks for...
... morning. My advice is to ask your doctor to prescribe ativan or kolonopin at a small dose, I think that they can...
... I take half the ativan at night and itis helping, My tummy is still a wreck...
- Switching from Klonopin to Ativan (withdrawals, anxiety and sleep) 21st September 2006
... Well so much for the Ativan . I now have my psychiatrist and neurologist differing ... having severe anxiety and panic attacks on the 1 mg of Ativan . I am thinking that most of it is due to the Klonopin ... withdrawal. I took .25 of Ativan and it did nothing. Today I called my psychiatrist ... a.m., 1 mg afternoon and 2 mg., at bedtime of the Ativan . I called my neurologist (I also have epilepsy) and ... he thought that was a lot of Ativan . So - he recommended that I go back on the Klonopin...
... sense than switching to as equivalently a high dose of ativan . JMO....
- Weird Feelings!!!!!!!!!HELP!!!!!!!! 21st September 2006
... calm myself down but that is so hard to do. I take ativan alot for the anxiety especially to sleep. But over...
- terrible psych. (long story) 21st September 2006
... meds for my anxiety (not SSRI stuff, but stuff like ativan etc). I told her I had a therapist that I go to to ... anxiety help.
THEN she tells me she doesnt like ativan cause it doesnt last as long as the clonazapan, and ... spiked by a real situation??
In the end she gave me ativan . Then said I'd have withdrawls for 3 weeks after stopping...
... that I posted that. I wasn't thinking.
well, the ativan really didnt do much today, but i will try tomorrow...
... the last year. I told him that I'm on Remeron and ativan but I've recenly had a setback and I don't think they ... symtoms. I ended up with a higher dose of remeron and ativan and a prescription for xanax which I hear is very...
- Need someone to talk to, please 20th September 2006
... that i am always tense. I thought about taking an ativan when i felt the flip flop but decided to try to just...
... in my head it feels like I am going to die. I take ativan most of the time because even when I am calm I will...
- Panic Attacks Awakening Me? 20th September 2006
... me especially at bedtime. I keep reaching for the ativan to try and fall asleep but that doesn't always work...
- What's the best anxiety medicine out there? 18th September 2006
... on the generic form of zoloft and generic form of ativan . So far they seem to be working the way they should ... . I only take the ativan when needed so I have only had 1.5 pills in over a...
- I feel like I'm trapped - please help! 16th September 2006
... dangerous. They have also mentioned changing me to ativan instead of klonopin. The doctors have said that I ... can just stop the klonopin and start taking the ativan . I am scared to death to try it. I've heard such...
- Ativan/lorazepam for anxiety medication/sleep 14th September 2006
... I tried Ativan . It helped me sleep but did not help my anxiety....
... i used to take ativan for anxiety / panic...
irony is i get pretty anxious ... potential side effects, addictive nature, etc...
the ativan DID help me for a little while when i was going through ... ssri's are NOT addictive and that the benzos (like ativan ) ARE......
- Depersonalization? 14th September 2006
... front of me and nothing of me i was taking prozac and ativan and my doctor says he doesnt know what else to do...
- need answer please...... 13th September 2006
... discussed getting off med's altogether so he put me on ativan .05 mg at bedtime but I couldn't sleep so he changed...
- Zoloft and Ativan 11th September 2006
... What mg zoloft did you start out on? The ativan is probably to offset the start-up anxiety from the ... are building up in your system. You may need the ativan to help with the initial anxiety. I would break your ... ativan in quarters and try getting by on that much, or try ... like your doctor suggested. I don't know how long ativan lasts. I am currently taking zoloft and alprazolam...
... kick in. It may kick in sooner for you, though. The ativan will help in the meantime. I had to take my xanax...
- Ativan 8th September 2006
... I was on Ativan for a while. It works in less than 2 minutes when...
... My doctor prescribed Ativan for me (.5 mg). It worked fine.
Then I saw a psychiatri ... switched me to Klonopin (.5 mg twice a day). His reason? Ativan seems to be more addictive and harder to get off of...
... I think you may mean .5mg. Ativan has a medium half-life, it does NOT work as fast as ... 2 minutes, though, unless it is given by IV. Ativan is also widely considered one of the least addictive ... feelings about certain meds). I personally found Ativan to be the least effective benzo for me, but that's...
... I was prescribed ativan awhile back, and it help with the anxiety and panic...
- I feel like a loser 7th September 2006
... it? I spoke with my therapist and he gave me some Ativan (instead of my Clonopin) for the flight. Just a couple...
- I assume this is Anxiety 7th September 2006
... this feeling like I can't get a deep breath. I take Ativan on an as-needed basis. It helps to relax me and get...
- Do I belong here on this board? 7th September 2006
... been obsessing over it for about a year now. I take Ativan on an as-needed basis and that helps to relax me and...
- Anxiety question for all 4th September 2006
... since this. I am trying very hard not to take the ativan and to try to get thru these attacks without drugs...
- Ativan versus Xanax 2nd September 2006
... many general practitioners and non-psychiatrists like Ativan (and even some psychs) because they believe it has ... Xanax, it is widely believed to be more effective than Ativan or other benzodiazepines for people with anxiety disorders ... hospital awaiting surgery) will likely be fine with Ativan . Many people have very strong opinions about medication...
... because of the addiction factor. i'd like to get on the ativan because i had it in the ER once with a massive panic...
- My Disease Called ANXIETY..Please read 1st September 2006
... on end that I could barely function. I was put on Ativan to help "clean up" the dizzies and to control the ... told this may be a protracted WD symptom from the Ativan or do you suppose it could be another form of anxiety...
... can relate to the frustrations. I myself have tried Ativan but it was just to sadating for me. All I wanted to...
- anti-anxiety med withdrawals! 31st August 2006
... likely my dad's psychiatrist. I'd most likely get on ativan because I had it once in the ER and it really really ... meds when being tapered off of them? klonopin, xanax, ativan , valium, etc? since i have severe and frequent panic...
- Something natural with no side effects for anxiety 31st August 2006
... a great deal of anxiety and I do not want to take ativan or zanex for fear of becoming addicted. I heard gaba...
- Xanax. what good is it for? 29th August 2006
... prescribed them in the first place... lol
i was on ativan for 8 weeks on a regular basis, but was fortunate...
... I think Xanax and Ativan are better than the rest of the anxiety drugs. I take...
- I am sick of feeling this way. 29th August 2006
... to the ER in the following weeks. I am now taking ativan as needed i have had all the testing done besides...
- Article i have found on anxiety 27th August 2006
... they definitely CAN be effective...
i myself took ativan for the better part of 2 months, and was able to ween...
- Left sided facial numbness, dizziness..... 27th August 2006
... like it was going to sleep when anxiety started in. Ativan took care of it then and still does on the rare occasion...
- withdrawal symptoms ?????? 26th August 2006
... Can switching from ativan to flurazepam cause you to have withdrawal symptoms ... had them when Dr. took me off xanax and put me on ativan ....:blob_fire...
- constantly anxious 26th August 2006
... anxiety morphed into this after a while. I was on Ativan for my heart rate, which was a god-send. I continued...
- Chest and arm pains 25th August 2006
... Yes i go through the same thing and when i take my ativan the symptoms all go away and i was told if that is...
- Taking meds & trouble falling asleep 25th August 2006
... I was just prescibed Lexapro & Ativan to help with anxiety and depression yesterday afternoon ... sleep, but it took some time. I have not tried the Ativan yet.
Is this a typical side effect of these drugs...
... Why didn't you try the Ativan ? It is a benzodiazepine and is somewhat sedating...
- anxiety and trouble eating??? 24th August 2006
... last montha nd it seems to help a bit but i also tak ativan aswell. please anyone help if you can shed some light...
- Xanax and weight gain? 22nd August 2006
... particular med, but i am taking zoloft, and was taking ativan for awhile...
one of the supposed side effects of ... don't know if it was even because of the zoloft, or ativan , but when i started taking meds, i actually ended...
- SO frusterated.........anyone with advice? 22nd August 2006
... bad lasting side effects. I also take neurontin and ativan , but not as often. I may eventually raise the dose...
- Clonazepam 0.125mg ??? 22nd August 2006
... the end of my treatment with klonopin. I now take ativan prn. I think you need to talk to your doctor and see...
... doctors dont have a *****ing clue. I can gouble down 2mg Ativan + 2mg Clonazepam + 2mg Xanax and hardly be faded....
- muscle twitches 21st August 2006
... I have not been able to sleep well unless I take ativan that my doctor prescribed me for anxiety. He said...
... showed nothing. I was told it was anxiety and given ativan to take as needed. That was 1 1/2 years ago.
I ... worse with the onset of my period.
Initally, ativan was the majic bullet. When I take the ativan those...
... one to deal with this. So you are still taking the ativan ? My doctor will not prescribe to me, saying it is ... twitching, and the worrying. Because even if I do take ativan it doesn't go away, it just makes it so I don't worry...
... both and had my "twitches" flare up with each.
The ativan does help. I can sleep and it does relieve the physical ... months passed before I took it again. I only use ativan when I absolutely need it. I have to deal with the...
- Anxiety and Benadryl... 21st August 2006
... used in anxiety are the benzodiazepines like Xanax, Ativan , Valium, etc. They bring on a calm and sometimes...
- BuSpar 20th August 2006
... having panic attacks. I was on the generic version of Ativan and it spaced me out so much that I had to quit taking...
- how does it feel when the meds start to help? 19th August 2006
... currently taking 75mg / day of zoloft...
i was taking ativan when i first started taking the zoloft, to tide me ... best i can do to describe it for me...
as for the ativan ...
it provides more immediate relief, and as with...
... effexor, 300 mgs of neurontin 2-4 times a day and ativan , as needed. I still struggle with sleep anxiety for ... get CBT geared toward lessening my dependance on the ativan , and may also attempt to raise the dose of effexor...
... get therapy to lesson my dependance on ambien, not ativan ....
- So what are meds supposed to do??? 17th August 2006
...
i'm on zoloft (ssri) and have a prescription for ativan (benzo) that i don't really ever take anymore...
... is said to help maintain the way you feel...
the ativan is a benzo, and is for immediate relief of anxiety ... ..
i was pretty concerned about long term use of ativan because all benzos pretty much have the potential...
- Okay, I went to a new psychiatrist and he prescribed three meds for......... 16th August 2006
... anxiety are fixed.
Anyway, he prescribed Cymbalta, Ativan , and Lunesta. He said that the Cymbalta will help ... with depression, anxiety, and depersonalization, the Ativan will help immediately with the anxiety, and the Lunesta ... he said that if I start at a low dose and take more Ativan in the beginning, the anxiety shouldn't be too bad ... adjusts to the Cymbalta, and I won't need as much or any Ativan .
The doses I'm starting out at:
Cymbalta 10mg ... for 1 week, then 20mg for 2 weeks.
Ativan .5mg 4x a day
Lunesta 3mg at bedtime
He also gave...
... can aggravate your anxiety a bit at first--thus the Ativan . Once the Cymbalta begins to work properly you will ... need less & less of the Ativan like you were told.
Be patient--this is my first...
- Anyone else ever experience this? 15th August 2006
... yesterday, I went right to bed without taking my usual Ativan (or any other meds). Well, at about 1:30AM I woke ... :)
It's been over an hour now since I took an Ativan and an antacid. While I sure don't exactly feel "good...
... Drinking certainly didn't help, but skipping your usual Ativan likely set off the attack. Your body was "expecting...
... may want to ask your doc about different meds if the Ativan is not working. That being said, I don't know how...
... poster that mentioned your missing your usual dose of ativan ...
depending on how long and how regularly you've ... been taking ativan , withdrawal symptoms from benzos can include, among ... ironic huh?... lol
if you're planning on stopping ativan , or any benzo, make sure you do so with the help of...
- severe anxiety 14th August 2006
... finally find some people I can relate to. I have been on ativan (but first kolonopin) for the past year after getting ... have turned up and it seems like if I don't take my ativan in the morning I just can't function. I hate to be...
- New Here - Need Help! 12th August 2006
... panic took over and i got really worried so i took an ativan and that seemed to help a little bit.
My father...
- Question about starting anxiety meds? 10th August 2006
... though, that i finally gave in and started taking ativan ... 2 - 3 times a day for about 6 weeks...
when i ... to work... i worked with my doc in weening off the ativan ...
i didn't have any negative withdrawl symptoms...
- Effexor XR Question 8th August 2006
... included wellbutrin, zoloft, paxil, effexor xr, and ativan )
the way it usually felt for me was that i'd kind...
... primarily have taken klonopin but have also taken ativan , oxazepam, tranxene, and xanax. Good luck!...
- doctors won't give me an anti-anxiety med, help!! 7th August 2006
... stabilizer. both did not want to give something like ativan because of the physical and emotional addiction. i...
... Zoloft, and for awhile (when it was bad) was taking Ativan ...
I have read that the benzos can all be addictive ... a regular basis for 3 weeks or longer...
I was on Ativan 3 times a day for a month...
Worked with my Doctors...
... do nothing but add to my problems. I take Xanax or Ativan on as needed basis when I feel like the anxiety is...
- My bat experience and subsequent anxiety. 6th August 2006
... hypochondriac like me).
So now here I am. I have taken Ativan , Xanax, Atenolol and even an Atarax to try and get...
... from the bed at this point and RAN for my bottle of Ativan and then I heard a noise out in the living room and...
- please help 5th August 2006
... thing. I have not been on any medication other than ativan as needed and it really helps when i get worked up...
- has anyone tried valium 5th August 2006
... stick around). Valium is longer acting than Xanax or Ativan , but shorter acting than Klonopin. I took Valium...
- what's the most powerful benzo... 3rd August 2006
... for a benzo that will really lower my anxiety. Tried ativan and klonopin. Klonopin does it's job well, ativan ... also, but ativan is shorter acting. Can anyone recommend a long acting...
... strong as Xanax - Xanax mg for mg is twice as strong as Ativan .
.25mg Klonopin=.5mg Xanax
.5mg Xanax=1mg Ativan ...
1mg Ativan =.25mg Klonopin.
.5mg Xanax=5mg Valium...
... selection more difficult. Another generalization: Ativan is considered by docs to be the "least addictive benzo...
... trick for me and fast.The only other one I tried was Ativan and it didnt do much to help me....
- Probably can't get xanax anymore... 2nd August 2006
... the xanax. I am also thinking about asking about Ativan and Klonopin for "as needed" use rather than the xanax ... . I hear ativan is just as bad in terms of dependence as xanax. How...
... doc before I got a psych appt. and she prescribed Ativan . I know Ativan helps some people, but it didn't help...
- Heart anxiety 1st August 2006
... ive had every test done besides a cath. They gave me ativan , stuff for acid reflux and say its anxiety and there ... classes but they dont help me not worry. I do take some ativan if the symptoms come and i get really worked up about...
- Having a bad day... 1st August 2006
... today is antoher bad day for me but i took some ativan so hopefully it will kick in soon. i think the fear...
- has anxiety ruined anyones life? 30th July 2006
... the cutoff for severe anxiety is 30). With Lex. and ativan I have brought it down to 20, which is in the mild...
- no sleep body pains going nuts! 30th July 2006
... they have relaly helped me alot with an occasional ativan on bad days. i've gone off all my meds this year...
- How many different anxiety pills have people tried?? 30th July 2006
... Alprazolam)
Valium (diazepam)
Serax (oxazepam)
Ativan (Lorazepam)
Librium (Chlorediazapoxide)
Flurazepam...
... I have tried Klonopin (clonezapam spelling?) and ativan (lorezpam spelling??). Klonopin is strong and long ... acting, but makes me a bit dizzy at time. Ativan is good..It all depends what you are using it for ... ....short lasting anxiety, anxiety over the day? Ativan is good for anxiety, problem is you have to take more ... if the anxiety is over a longer period of time. But Ativan is "ligther" in side effects (well just a little drowsiness ... just me..people have different reactions. For sleep, ativan is better. If you have panic attacks I highly recommen...
... Paxil
Klonopin
Zoloft
Lexapro
Ativan
Klonopin and Zoloft worked best for me.Paxil worked ... not good.Lexapro worked alright weaning off was ok. Ativan just didnt think it worked as well as klonopin....
... Effexor
Luvox
Klonopin
Valium
Xanax
Xanax XR
Ativan
Wellbutrin SR
BuSpar
and I've likely left out some...
- help, please,techniques to help cope with anxiety 28th July 2006
... until my brain is muddled. Then I give in and pop an ativan .
They actually work better when your relaxed so...
- Do I need to worry about Clonazepam tapering/withdrawal if I've been on it 8 days? 26th July 2006
... i wasn't taking clonazepam but i WAS taking ativan (another benzo) for awhile...
i was REALLY against ... the urging of doctors and started taking zoloft and ativan ...
i read up as much as i could and promptly freaked ... with regular use in about 3 weeks...
i was on the ativan for a good month and a half, and then, under my doc...
- Xanax, making me sick, more anxiety, and high blood pressure today !! 24th July 2006
... effective as the other three benzos, not including Ativan which would make it four, for stopping anxiety attacks...
- Celexa for Anxiety? 23rd July 2006
... I have been taking Ativan as need for about half a year now. Which ends up being...
- Constricted throat and Hard to breathe? 22nd July 2006
... during anxiety and sometimes just on its own. I take Ativan as needed for it. Hop this helps.
Twig...
- Anxiety self medicator 21st July 2006
... for panic attacks when I was having them severe, but ativan sucks as it did nothing for my panic attacks. Xanax...
- does anyone know anything about Lexapro? 21st July 2006
... but i dont want to quit. Do i need Lexapro? I was on ativan too, that just knocked me on my butt....
- Klonopin Withdrawal Question 18th July 2006
... valium to taper from 7years use of either klonopin or ativan . i tried a direct taper off K and went through hell...
... valium to taper from 7years use of either klonopin or ativan . i tried a direct taper off K and went through hell...
... valium to taper from 7years use of either klonopin or ativan . i tried a direct taper off K and went through hell...
- question about ativan/loranzapan 18th July 2006
... understand everything you are going through. I was given Ativan about 3 yrs ago when I thought I was having heart ... out to be nothing but anxiety. Needless to say, the Ativan really didn't do anything for me. I think the dosage...
... different meds out there that you could try instead of the Ativan . I know Serax is a pretty good anti-anxiety drug,...
- MAGNESIUM is no joke!!! 17th July 2006
... bought some but have never taken it. I currently take Ativan for anxiety and am looking for a healthier approach ... it. The doctor today just gave me Celexa ontop of Ativan . Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks...
- Withdrawl symptoms for Ativan 16th July 2006
... Hi there-
I so identify with you. I was taking Ativan for anxiety-- 1-2mgs daily when it stopped working ... help alleviate the symptoms, I'm being pulled off the ativan SLOWLY and placed onto trazodone and depakote at the ... makes the same kind of neurotransmitters that the ativan makes so it helps.
Hang in there-
stressed teacher...
- psych withdrawals 15th July 2006
... admitted that I was dependent on both the xanax and the ativan . I was so scared to see him and I was afraid that ... I'm on a 3 week gradual taper off program of the ativan with additions of depakote and trazadone to ease myself...
- anxiety due to health probs 15th July 2006
... sick to my stomache, but i was wondering if maybe the ativan is causing that. The pain just kinda comes and goes ... take anti-depressants so the only thing i take is the ativan off and on as needed. I do remember you from other...
