- Advice From Post Op People Please !! 17th May 2007
... narco's - hooray. I take Tylenol, Advil, Elavil and Ativan for pain. I am hoping as time goes by, that I can...
- How quick do You Heal after Discectomy??? 14th May 2007
... weeks) post surgery. I am still on Lortab 4x daily and Ativan and Vistaril. I have had 4 depo-medrol shots IM and...
- Disk o gram info help please 8th May 2007
... spasms. Do you take anything for anxiety? I take Ativan . It helps with my chronic pain and relaxes me to...
- Bad night 8th May 2007
... anything for pain or for putting you to sleep? I take Ativan and seems to work for a few hours. I know the depression...
- 8 weeks post op, is this normal? 7th May 2007
... floors. For anxiety you can ask your doctor about Ativan . It calms me down and even helps a little with the...
- It's the Pepper 26th April 2007
... feel like something was crawling around in there. Ativan takes the edge off for me. I was thinking about getting...
- Hardware removal appointment today 26th April 2007
... unsuccessful. I take Norco 10/350 5/day, flexeril, & Ativan . They used Methadone and Subutex and Suboxone. I...
- New Here and looking for advice 25th April 2007
... She diagnosed me with panic attacks and gave me ativan for my chest and stretches for my back. The back...
- Pain Med Question 23rd April 2007
... for diarrhea and DM cough syrup with a once daily Ativan . I was quit for 2 1/2 months but then the reason...
- up again tonight-Depressed about the whole mess 19th April 2007
... just wondering why you went off the Valium? I take Ativan which is similar and it gives me alot of relief and...
- ideas coming home after a fusion 18th April 2007
... insurance covers it. in the hospital they gave me ativan it worked wonders. please provide any other ideas...
- pain meds for back pain 3rd April 2007
... activity...I know that I am zonked out on the Oxy and ( Ativan ) Valium like drug. So, the extra pounds may be from...
... activity...I know that I am zonked out on the Oxy and ( Ativan ) Valium like drug. So, the extra pounds may be from...
- Microdiscectomy L4 L5 Nov 22 06 7th January 2007
... cocktail up tonight - a Valium for muscle spasms, an Ativan for the anxiety and a narcotic for pain the "sandman...
- Severe Muscle Spasms, Entire Back... 6 mo. post op 19th December 2006
... it continues you might ask about the Lorazepam akak ativan . It really helps me but it is very addictive....
- I am finally home 17th December 2006
... mucsle spasms real bad. So the doctor called in some ativan and baclofen and it really helped. I mean I couldn...
- 2 weeks post op 15th December 2006
... good news after the pca was started they gave me some ativan and I felt great!!! I mean no desire to do cartwheels...
- Does anyone else seem to be getting anxiety?? 19th November 2006
... i get anxiety. I can tell you that I feel that the ativan I take is just as important as my pain meds and it ... were you I'd definetly ask for something. Plus the Ativan helps with the nausea I have from the pain meds....
- Spinal Fusion Surgery and Laminectomy 19th November 2006
... can I expect? Currently I am taking Percocet 10/325 Ativan and Zanaflex and ambien when I can't sleep.:) [url...
- Advice on glute pain please 5th November 2006
... help at night, drinking relaxes my muscles as does Ativan . I try not to do any of those too often, but sometimes...
... just a deep dull ache that goes away with flexerall, ativan or drinking. Does anyone else take ativan for muscle...
- mri tomorrow and severely claustrobic 3rd January 2006
... rectangular shaped one.
do y'all think a couple of ativan will ease my anxiety....
... scan. Had to come back the next day. A couple of Ativan will definitely help (I used Valium). Another thing...
- Back pain and neck pain intolerable. HELP!!!! 14th December 2005
... Maybe because of my other meds I am on .. I take ativan , trazadone, prevacid, cholestral meds, maybe they...
... Maybe because of my other meds I am on .. I take ativan , trazadone, prevacid, cholestral meds, maybe they...
- Tickling sensation in Upper Back around to upper stomach?!? 4th August 2005
... am slowly recovering from. I am taking Zoloft and Ativan for attacks. I realize I may have damaged my upper ... panic, stress and give me another prescription for Ativan . So frustrated!! Are you experiencing any of the...
- Question about a myelogram 23rd June 2005
... time. I had no other complications. I think the ativan will be enough for you. The hospital told me they...
... the back, with local anesthesia, and usually some ativan or valium to help relax you. The risks, of course...
- Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Steriod Injections 18th June 2005
... painful!!
Don't get me wrong, he did give me 2 Ativan Sublingual (under the tongue) beforehand, but for...
... been given SOMETHING!
BTW AFTER I was given the Ativan at 10:30am, he was called into an emergency surgery ... and did not get back to me until 4pm, so even if the Ativan DID work, it would of been long wore off by then....
... serious problem.
He did have them give me 2mg of Ativan that works fantastic on someone who normally does...
... sedatives orally. They wanted to give me 4 mg. of Ativan , which might have worked on some but not me. I explained ... I already took 4 mg Ativan daily and it would not be sufficient. I said I wanted...
... so if anything happens, they are not responsible.
Ativan might as well be Baby Asprin for me as well. I am...
- I am looking for hope. 17th June 2005
... derstandable.
My current medications are Vicodin (4) and Ativan (4). The Vicodin no longer does anything to ease my ... to give up hope, wrote a Prescription for Vicodin/ Ativan and told me to come back in a month. I left his office...
- I need different opinons on how to deal with Sciatica Pain! 13th June 2005
... t use IV sedation, But that I would recieve 2mg of Ativan Sublingual (dissolves quickly under the tongue) and ... once I am in the procedure room, I will recieve 1mg Ativan in there, for a total of 3mg.
Sounds like a plan...
... painful!!
Don't get me wrong, he did give me 2 Ativan Sublingual (under the tongue) beforehand, but for...
... of been given SOMETHING!
BTW AFTER I was given the Ativan at 10:30am, he was called into an emergency surgery ... and did not get back to me until 4pm, so even if the Ativan DID work, it would of been long wore off by then....
- can anyone help me 27th May 2005
... closterphobic. My last MRI they gave me a ton of Ativan but as soon as I went in I had to be taken out. The...
- Who has problems with MRI's?? 15th May 2005
... while still in the hospital, they gave me a bunch of Ativan and Dilaudid. As soon as I went into the tube, I...
- SomethingTo Smile About 29th April 2005
... That is just the way mine went ... chances are the Ativan will help you tremendously!
It is a CNS depressant...
- Tramadol 19th March 2005
... I am now taking Neurontin, Norco and Ativan . They are working for now and thank goodness the ... Ativan actually makes me sleepy. The neurontin works pretty ... replacement for that. See what your doc says about Ativan , it's been working well for me although I only take...
- Post fusion 3 months, Can not stop crying! HELP!!!! 1st January 2005
... going through. I take 20mg of lexapro, and .5 of ativan four times daily for the anxiety. Thanks for the...
- update on my husband's neck fusion 11th December 2004
... home for the mentally ill. They gave her two shots of Ativan and a scrip and sent her home. She was flipping out...
... you can't calm them down, you do have to resort to ativan . BUT, the rest=WOW. I don't believe it!...
- Personal experiences with lower back 19th September 2004
... get out, nor do the stairs in my house, etc. I have Ativan to relax the muscles which I am just trying to take...
- I think I just need some support (and patience!!) 18th September 2004
... the eroom, they gave me an IV cocktail of Morphine, Ativan , and some kind of anti-inflamitory, with my own supply ... of Ativan , Ibprofin and Vicadin to take home and told me bed...
- Injection Question 17th September 2004
... ask them, they can give you something like valium or ativan to calm you.
As for the third shot, I did not...
- Myelogram - Got to thinking 13th September 2004
... are concerned about the pain, you may be able to get Ativan or Valium to make it much more tolerable. The shot...
- New here and getting a fusion. 10th September 2004
... these procedures and surgery that my doc placed me on ativan x 4 a day at .5mg. Wow what a difference. Anyway...
... these procedures and surgery that my doc placed me on ativan x 4 a day at .5mg. Wow what a difference. Anyway...
- MRI, I am afraid of closed in spaces!! 13th July 2004
... 1 mg of ATIVAN will help you calm down. When I had my MRI I just...
- withdrawls from neurontin????? 11th July 2004
... new drugs since going off neurontin and now I"m on ativan on top of all that because I was going a week at a...
- Back Pain - New, Scared, Need Advice! 1st February 2004
... by that point I was on a lot -- dilautid/vicodin, ativan , zoloft, ibuprofen, I forget what else) and released ... an appt with); he took me off all narcotics and the ativan (which I'd had to take again to control the tremors...
- Has your back pain caused anxiety or palpatations 1st February 2004
... Klonipin (Rx from my neurologist) has helped for me ( Ativan hasn't).
Hope this helps.
-Sara...
- New Medication question 1st August 2003
... pretty quickly, or so she's said.
I used to take Ativan for anxiety....and she's taken both. She said they ... re quite similar in how they work for her. I know ativan helped me through some very rough times when I was...
- post discectomy pain 25th July 2003
... narcotics, take only Tylenol and Advil. Elavil and Ativan . :) I wear a Lidoderm patch on my butt, as I sit...
- Question about spasms 19th June 2003
... didn't panic.
PCP says it's stress. He prescribed Ativan to take at night so I can sleep. I also have depression...
- meds for pain and antidepressants 1st April 2003
... very helpful and I'm on a non
narcotic along with ativan anti depressant. Nothning is helping can anyone give...
- hIP CAUSING bACK TROUBLE 5th November 2002
... I feel almost 100%.
I've tried a lot of meds. Ativan seems to work very well for me, with little side effect...
- Just had spinal fusion Sept. 20-need uplifting 28th October 2002
... dilaudid every 5 hours or so. I've only taken .5mg of ativan twice this week. (that's addicting too! sheesh) ...
- What do you do when you start to hate the meds? 19th July 2008
... and the number of pills. I am on Lamictal, Abilify, Ativan , and Lithium. I was not right until I started the ... would like to give it a shot with just the Lithium and Ativan .
Has anyone else been through this? What did you...
... drugged. And they are very expensive. The Lithium and Ativan are both generic and do not cost that much. It just...
- Listen to the doctors! (sorry kinda long) 3rd July 2008
... three days in psych ward (mainly sleeping) and tons of Ativan later I feel myself again. A little tiny bit manic ... , but much much better. The Ativan was the first thing to stop the mania and man did ... you're no fun anymore." Haha. Though I do not take Ativan anymore. Too addictive. Just a hospital thing.
...
- Horrible day; feel like crying all the time 10th June 2008
... anxious. Crying is all that I can do. I have taken Ativan twice already and still feel out of sorts. I try...
- Omega 3-Fish Oil 6th June 2008
... interact with any of the BP meds (in my case Lamictal, Ativan , Abilify, and Lithium)? Does it make a big difference...
- Taking abilify again 30th May 2008
... a desert in a day. The Lamictal agitates me. The Ativan makes me sleepy (but counter acts the agitation of...
- Need advice on Geodon! 21st May 2008
...
I take Lamictal, Wellbutrin, some Xanax prn and Ativan for sleep.
Lamictal has been a real blessing, without...
- First stint in the hospital 21st May 2008
... They added lithium to my lamictal, abilify, and ativan . We'll see. I have pdoc appointment tomorrow and...
... having come out of the hospital (actually just sub the ativan for klonopin and then it's exact)! God things change...
... passes am meds at 9am) I got my Lamictal, Abilify, and Ativan . After that it was 3 pm Saturday before another pill...
- To commit or not to commit 12th May 2008
... position and I couldn't move until they injected me with ativan and flexoril.
When should a person give up and...
- Having a bad day! 12th May 2008
... just can't get focused enough to do it. I can take Ativan in a low dose to help calm me down but I try not to...
... and I take Xanax, which calms me down the way the Ativan did you.
Don't hesitate too much to use the Ativan ... our minds and bodies, not worth it. Can you cut the Ativan in half, or ask pdoc for a lower dose so you don't...
- Lamictal in a.m. or p.m.?? 30th April 2008
... 2 in the morning and 1/2 at night. I also take an Ativan with each dose to help offset the agitation (it does...
- getting meds!! need some advice 28th April 2008
... Lamictal has been a wonderful drug for me, with Ativan to help offset the anxiety caused by the Lamictal...
- Very manic towards evening, late afternoon, jumping out of my skin 27th April 2008
... and some Xanax (not nearly as much as prescribed, Ativan for sleep, Wellbutrin 225. So I perhaps need to up...
- bipolar 2 21st April 2008
... but the panic attacks are brutal. The pdoc gave me Ativan for them but I prefer Xanax for them and hope and ... pray she will make the change. Ativan isn't for PA anyway, she should know that. It's for...
- lamictal and anxiety 17th April 2008
... keep from shaking. Last night, I had not taken my Ativan on time, and I was shaking so bad I could hardly hold ... actually started having panic attacks. My pdoc added the Ativan and it does help. He just added Abilify too, hoping...
- How long... 14th April 2008
... been on Lamictal a few months now. I had to have Ativan added to help with the agitation/anxiety feeling....
...
- Mania episode 9th April 2008
... will add something to the cocktail. I am also on Ativan for anxiety/panic attacks. I have Seroquel for when...
- HELP!!!! Sped way up and can't slow down!!! 7th April 2008
... hyperventilating and nearly passing out, and took my Ativan . It had no effect whatsoever. DH rubbed my back ... but I am not hyperventilating anymore. I took my Ativan as soon as I got up, plus the 300 mg. Lamictal I take ... call into the doctor!!!!!!!!
BTW, I am out of Ativan , I have a refil and need to go pick it up but I am...
... know what to do. In the meantime, keep taking your ativan and seroquel. That should help you out.
Just try...
- Anxiety 25th March 2008
... a spike in anxiety. I've been given a script for Ativan , 1mg 3x per day if needed. I've needed it every day...
... your doc can find something longer-acting than the Ativan that also might help stablilize you against the depressions...
- Question? I seem to be the only person 25th March 2008
... am very low on this and it's causing big problems)
Ativan
Lunesta
Kadian (pain)
Percocet (breakthrough pain...
...
- Insomnia=Insanity 4 me 25th March 2008
... couldn't take it anymore and took 2 Ambien 10 mg and 2 Ativan 2 mg with a muscle relaxer. I slept 4 solid hours...
... having a difficult time w/ insomnia too as I've had my Ativan confiscated from me. I sleep until about 3 am and...
... but won't prescribe anything for sleep beyond .5 mg Ativan ...because an old pdoc wrote in my chart that I'm a...
- please someone answer this for me 12th March 2008
... Lamictal, 100 Luvox, 225 Wellbutrin, some Xanax and Ativan for sleep. All these make it possible for me to function...
- GEODON and withdrawl 29th February 2008
... doing very well on Geodon 60mg, Trazadone 100mg, and Ativan 1 mg. I recently switched jobs and I wont get my...
- so lonely 26th February 2008
... Right now I am on Zyprexa,Prozac,lamictal, abilify and ativan and they don't really seem to be helping. well thanks...
- Nightmares anyone? 7th February 2008
... reliably twice a night. I have tried Lunesta, Serquel, Ativan , and Ambian. Woah, that looks like a long list when...
- Desperate - how long will Seroquel take to work? 5th February 2008
... touch wood. My GP has said it's ok for me to use some Ativan for a few weeks to take the edge of the surreal visual...
- Abilify 22nd January 2008
... took about 4-6 weeks. In the mean time my doc gave me Ativan . It helped me until the Abilify started taking effect...
- Peaks in depression/hypomania before they swing back up or down? 14th January 2008
... Lamictal 225, Luvox 100, Wellbutrin 75. Xanax prn and Ativan for sleep.
So many meds.
I cycle but notice...
- Newbie Question: Clonazepam 13th January 2008
... that clear to him.l
I've been taking Xanax and Ativan for years, and have noticed just a very small memory...
