- Question re: taper schedule for evening Benzo Dosage 11th July 2007
... HAD to work: I took the night time dose AND took 1 ativan every 4-5 hours when I started to shake, have heart...
... with this.
It took me 17 mos to taper off 1mg of Ativan (lorazepam). I did a water taper and found it manageable...
- Generic Amb ien!? 9th July 2007
... slightly more tired than usual next day.
I took 5mg of Ativan to try to help w/ankle pain (from detoxing) and to...
- Is this normal 8th July 2007
... going to beat out of my chest, so they gave me some ativan and phenergan while they were doing my testing. turns...
- Question??? About upset tummy after going off opiates?? 3rd July 2007
... because it relaxes me. But it always has. Xanax and Ativan , although benzos, don't do it to me, just valium....
- Almost overdose of OxyContin today...please help 28th June 2007
... calmed me down and drove me around and gave me an Ativan (Lorazepam) which calmed me down. Also my freaking...
- Ready for detox 25th June 2007
... Then I tool some clonidine, I did take the last 1mg Ativan I had.
I got every empty bottle of vicodin, soma...
- New thread, tomorrow is gna be a new day! 24th June 2007
... ect. So we will see. Anyways, have 2 ultram and 1 ativan . Not nearly enough.
Is there some kind of herb...
... take around 400 vikes a month, ultram between and ativan .....sweetie, that is not a dependence....it's a full...
- Help!! I am still so sick! No Methadone since Sunday Night! 22nd June 2007
... got pumped full of fluids and antinause stuff and Ativan in my IV. When I got up this morning I felt okay...
- So it starts again 21st June 2007
... that make any sense. I popped about 4 vikes and a ativan befoer the interview so I was myself, as I know it...
... 120 ultram, 400 vikes some 7.5 some 10. Soma and ativan since the 25 of may. Plez I need help....
- Clonazepam Question 19th June 2007
... About the clonazepam... it is a benzo like Xanax or Ativan ... it has some pain relieveing properties also. I...
- Alcoholics....can you tell me? 18th June 2007
... a treatment center, they will most likely give him Ativan (similar to Valium) to help with the nervousness and...
- I am still here hanging on this roller coster ride! 17th June 2007
... nothing for 5days.....Super bad w/d's (I did have some ativan thankfully to keep me alive) but not til the 2nd day...
- I think I have a problem with Valium, possibly alcohol. 16th June 2007
...
Tonight I did a test and I took a larger dose of ativan instead of valium and I felt like I got significantly ... better. I have ativan from years ago, I never used it. I don't plan on...
... rarely prescribed anymore because of it. However, ativan and xanax still is. But valium is the big whopper ... At which time has to be increased, that's why the ativan is helping....and the alcohol too. Alcohol is a depressant ... the same effect essentially as a benzo. So taking ativan or drinking is "upping" your dose of valium. If you...
- Addicted to Ativan...Help! 16th June 2007
... anxiety. I can't help you with how to get off of the ativan , but i sure know how you feel. There's alot of good...
... Tell your doctor you want off the Ativan . Maybe you could go to something that stays in your...
... I was on 1 mg of Ativan for 18 mos and started having withdrawal symptoms ... them. There are support groups available for this. Ativan is very short acting and you need to take it more ... Valium and then taper off. I tapered off directly from Ativan doing a water taper. It took me 18 mos to get off ... suggestion would be to do it VERY slowly. 3mgs of Ativan equals 30 mg of Valium....Take your time... The slower ... ll feel the withdrawal effects.
I started taking Ativan because of an inner ear virus that lingered for 3 ... years. Ativan calms the vestibular system. I was able to do so...
... your body is feeling the withdrawal. I tapered 1mg Ativan over 18 months and still felt the reductions.
I ... program is the very best.
I have been totally off Ativan for 1 year this weekand I am finally feeling wonderful...
... stuff.
Librium is often prescribed for benzo ( ativan , etc...and alcohol withdrawals. It is addictive (just ... the "pam" family was "good"....in the valium, xanax, ativan calibur of some sort. In other words, meds generic ... ending in "pam". So you have temazapm, and lorazapam ( ativan ). Valium is called diazapm, klonapin is a "pam" too ... added it might as well be the same as just upping your ativan dosage. I hope this is making sense...not sure if ... maybe "take the place" (for lack of a better term) of ativan ,etc... I know that Celexa is one of them. I've taken ... they are addictive. You never really said what the ativan was for? There is also a sleep med called Trazadone...
... a daytime anti-anxiety, he was just switching the Ativan from one lump at night to spread out in the day so...
... benzo is very difficult at times when withdrawing, Ativan , from all I have learned from nurses and doctors in...
... Start your taper very slowly. I finished a taper off Ativan 1mg exactly one year ago. I was on it for 18 mos ... contest here. I did a water taper by dissolving the Ativan tablet in water and withrew my cut and drank the rest ... want to consider and talk with your Dr. about. Since Ativan is a short acting benzo, some Dr's will switch you ... feel the ups and downs you can experience coming off Ativan . Again Dr. Heather Ashton has an excellent booklet ... Congratulations on making the decision to stop taking the Ativan ..You will do just fine......just go slowly.........
... anybody know if it is normal to feel manic during Ativan withdrawal?...
- Shay! How are you? Are you still with us? 12th June 2007
... of what was left, back ache...on and on.......Got ativan and started downing them in massive quantities which...
... on now. Like I said before, I hadn't been taking my ativan so I had about 60 of them stored asside to take 4 ... just chills.
Finally insisted my mother go get my ativan refill the minute the pharm opened and downed 4 of ... Needless to say I had to keep up the dosing of 4 ativan s every about 2-3hrs to stay afloat. But I knew that ... had a new problem on my hands....what to do when the ativan runs out.....
So I think I have now put a plan together...
- Time to Get REAL....Serious! 9th June 2007
... calming down a bit now. I totally forgot I've got Ativan refills out there. I can take those when I run out...
... t happen until Monday most likely. I'm hoping the Ativan will ease anything that would actually be a potential...
... and chills. Not hurting too badly yet. Hopefully the ativan will help that.
I feel like crud already!
Just ... I'd give ya'll an update. Took some nyquil and an ativan and I'm going to bed. Hopefully to sleep.
See ya...
... Here is some comfort. The ativan will definatley help in my opionion. When my ex was ... of pills that day, I went to doc, and they gave me ativan for the panic I was in. I took 2 MG -4 MG a night...
... afternoon when my mother was able to get some more ativan to me. Had to take 4 at a time aboout every 3-4 hours...
- Ativan addiction - withdrawal symptoms 5th June 2007
...
Unfortunately even taking that little amount of ativan daily for so long will cause addiction to it. Sorry...
... ScarlettA;3026676]Hi all: I'm afraid I'm addicted to Ativan . Does this sound familiar to anyone? Does it make ... make sense, you are in TOLERANCE WITHDRAWAL.
3/4 ativan is not that small a dose - 1mg ativan = 10mg valium ... all the people who are in tolerance withdrawal from ativan or any of the other benzodiazepines.
If you do...
... definitely my problem. Funny how I thought I could take Ativan for the rest of my life, being as I don't have that ... hated the way it made me feel. Today I took half an ativan , and will try the Lyrica again tonight.
My facial...
... you're doing pretty good for a person who has taken Ativan for 8 years. It's unheard of that someone can take ... life.
I trully have never heard of anyone taking Ativan for that long without really abusing it.
But that...
... forgot, in answer to your question: the small dose of Ativan is still helping slightly with the pain, but not...
... valium (diazepam) and then do a very slow taper.
1mg Ativan = 10mg valium.
Can I ask you if you are in the...
- Update on My Search for Help 4th June 2007
... ugh too soon just not happen'n so I'm taking that Ativan the Dr. prescribed to help me with sleep but gawd...
... want to treat it for two months. I remembered that Ativan treated anxiety. Hmm... I think that I have a script ... death to take anything addictive right now, so the Ativan will stay on the shelf. But, Ambien is addictive....
... off balance , is it anxiety you think? I have that ativan also but I've been taking it at bed time to help me...
- Who out there has quit on their own ct ? 1st June 2007
... he prescribed me some clonidine? patches and some ativan . I don't need the ativan but I filled the patches...
- I am soooo frustrated! Can anyone help me understand this? 27th May 2007
... well it's too new,you can't.
So she prescribed me Ativan . A habit forming narcotic. Before I ever got on the...
- Hi! Newbie here. Anyone have any experience with methadone? 24th May 2007
... me so much of her. She is also on xanax, mellarill, ativan , depakote, gosh tons of downers...all prescribed by...
- Electric Shocks? 23rd May 2007
... Benzos are anti-anxiety drugs like Xanax, Ativan , klonipin. It was a new word to me, too, when I started...
- Day 2 CT For Coder....Following along with Meddguy 20th May 2007
... But I came down off Morphine 100mg tabs, xanax .5, Ativan 10mg, Vicodin 650's and Darvocet + anything you could ... I didn't know you couldn't come down off xanax and ativan (Lorazapam) - without a doctors help. I was taking...
- Day 2- YUCK 20th May 2007
... I was taking Morphine, vicodin, darvocet, xanax, ativan and smoking just about anything you could get in a...
- Ativan and getting off of it... 8th May 2007
... I have been on Ativan for 4 years now.. Started off with 30 1mg pills a...
... Hi Twig
I am tapering off xanax.... similar to Ativan , but stronger, from what I understand. I don't know...
... Ativan (and all other benzodiazepines) should never be taken...
- So bittersweet... 8th May 2007
... forums...
I've been taking both Effexor XR and Ativan since 2003 now, since I was 17 years old. It's really ... old ways? I've heard people saying that things like Ativan are one of the hardest drugs to stop taking, but to ... 300mg of Effexor a day, and now I'm down to 150mg. And Ativan 's I can live without having the withdrawal... The...
- So now what?! 9th April 2007
... Begged my practicioners for anti-anxiety meds (xanax, ativan , etc.) but they were too "habit-forming", and so,...
- Questions continued...... 24th March 2007
... but as long as Im alseep thats ok. The valuim and ativan are put up as well. Maybe since I decided to stop...
- Quitting the Loratab, on my own terms, I hope 23rd March 2007
... which hopefully makes the w/d easier. I have some ativan and valuim, and soma and zanaflex. So I hope I make...
... but as long as Im alseep thats ok. The valuim and ativan are put up as well. Maybe since I decided to stop...
- Ativan Withdraws and weird symptoms... 22nd March 2007
... Robin: Hey! Thanks for pulling up these posts about ativan ! between you and kadee, I got motivated to do a search...
... you are talking about are classic symtoms of benzo ( Ativan ) w/d's. It can be very dangerous to w/d off benzos ... or advice?
Although you aren't taking that much Ativan , you have been taking it for awhile and everybody ... and will chime in later I'm sure. Although I do take Ativan periodically, it's not my DOC (drug of choice). I...
- Opaite Withdrawl will NOT go away! 21st March 2007
... drugs whatsoever. Sleeping pills, benzodiazepines like Ativan and
Valium, muscle relaxants like carisoprodol (Soma...
- Help, couple questions, seem to be doing good. 20th March 2007
... 29th and drs appt is the 30. Although I do have some ativan if I can keep from taking them until then. Im just...
- The benzo journey has begun..... 11th March 2007
... norm became a placebo. From there it was onto 4mg of Ativan , then to 2mg of Xanax and then back to 2mg of Klonopin...
... I'm weening myself off of Ativan . It has been pretty hard so far, up and down, but...
- how much longer am i going to feel this awful 8th March 2007
... the 1/4 tab every few days.
Benzo (Xanax, Valium, Ativan , etc....) withdrawals often get worse after a few...
- Help 7th March 2007
... For 5 Days Now, C/t. Will It Hurt To Take A
.5mg Ativan For The Jitters?...
... Hey there. Not sure about the ativan , so I really can't give you solid advice on that....
... Are you RX'd the ativan ? If so, I see no reason you can't take it as it was...
- Ambien Addiction 6th March 2007
... taper.....i ended up in the hospital to get offthem.... ativan can work as can phenobarbital. just be careful.....
- Am I addicted to Ativan? 6th March 2007
... the Klonapin hold you better than the short acting Ativan ?...
- Venting 4th March 2007
... died stopping buspar on my own a long time a go. And Ativan ..a few years ago. I ended up in the hospital for ... the Ativan ..Thru me right into a panic attack too.
Just keep...
- Just shaking my head in disbelief.... 1st March 2007
... Benadryl for anxiety instead of prescribing a benzo like Ativan or Klonopin. I've also experienced this in a couple...
- Weaning off of clonazepam.... 27th February 2007
... Hi there, I used to be on Ativan which is just as bad as what you are on and I did...
- question on ativan 23rd February 2007
... ativan is the lowest of the "pam" family. i was on clorazapam ... which is the next up tranq from ativan or lorazepam which is its true name. you can get...
... lizzy,
I had a Dr. prescribe Ativan for me when I went ct 2 years ago. Just be careful...
- Addicted to Xanax 17th February 2007
... panic attacks, and I was prescribed, Xanax, and/or Ativan , which is a similar drug... After a while, I didnt ... I ended up in the hospital, becuz I ran out of the Ativan ..It was not a very good situation, I was scared and...
... including popular drugs such as Xanax, Valium and Ativan , are very effective because they target GABA receptors ... Withdrawal from Xanax (aprozalam), Valium (diazepam) and Ativan (lorazepam) is considered more difficult than withdrawal...
- still have chills 11th February 2007
... much, but then my doctor gave me a small amout of Ativan , after about 2 weeks..
Someone said, alot of people...
... much, but then my doctor gave me a small amout of Ativan , after about 2 weeks..
Someone said, alot of people...
- Please - I need some help and advice bad right now!! 31st January 2007
... recently) for a year or more now. Oh, I'm also taking Ativan for my anxiety and to prevent seizure during my detox...
... that you should NOT be drinking and taking either ativan (a dangerous, possibly lethal combination) or naltrexone...
... but it sounds like your messin with fire. And mixing Ativan is veryyyyyyyy dangerous just like Channah mentioned...
... but, YOU CAN LICK THIS. First of all the meds, like ativan are great for symtoms of withdrawal, but should only ... needed for approximately 10 days. If you all ready take Ativan for anxiety you will have developed some tolerance...
- searching for help 25th January 2007
... in my city people like me are given some ativan and told to leave, and i only have anxieties; any1...
- I have the brain zaps 24th January 2007
... canot remember having them until I started to take Ativan , an anxiety med.
I have been taking it for 2 years...
- What Is Happening To Me? Please Help! 20th January 2007
... This woman is a walking pharmacy and offered me an ativan . I have never taken any sort of benzo, but I was ... crisis.
Hopefully I will not need to go asking for an ativan prescription because i certainly do not want to be...
- I feel horrible right now - need encouragment please!! 19th January 2007
... like it's in a fog, buggy-eyed, etc.
I took an Ativan and an Atenolol a little while ago but they seem to...
... like it's in a fog, buggy-eyed, etc.
I took an Ativan and an Atenolol a little while ago but they seem to...
- Xanax tapering 12th January 2007
... ............by brother was on about 25mg a day of ativan and xanax. He quit it all at once, even he doesn't...
- !st post, Need Help.... 6th January 2007
... list of my meds
Loratab 10/500
Vicodin Es 7.5/750
Ativan 1 mG
Prozac
Naproxen
Soma
Zanaflex
So as u...
- I quit smoking and pain pills today 1st January 2007
... patch also for withdraws. Do you have anything like ativan or valium for when it gets bad. When i am going through...
- Why do I keep going back to booze? 19th November 2006
... at least try an AA meeting maybe if you take your ativan before the meeting it will help calm you down or the...
- Stopping Drinking 17th November 2006
... Is the use of Ativan good in helping withdrawl syptoms? How long should...
... alcohol, but my advice would be to stay away from the Ativan . Can you try tapering your use and then maybe take ... were you...I'd try to taper it and quit w/out the ativan . Why bring in another potentially addictive substance...
... nervous and twitchy...call your doctor or consider the Ativan ...10 months daily intake is long enough to go through...
- New Thread New Plan 14th November 2006
... when the nurse saw me she immediately cut down the ativan dosage. tomorrow i go to ever 8 hours and sunday every...
... i got to 14 hours w/out the ativan (it was supposed to be 12 hrs but i was sleeping) ... this afternoon i will take my next and last dose of ativan . then i'll be FREE!!!!
i am so thankful for this ... completely wiped out. i don't know if that's from the ativan or just the purging of the tramadol. i haven't been...
... hub went to the drug store for my last 2 doses of ativan about 45mins before closing just to find a sign on ... i spent this morning and early afternoon high on ativan and then passed out. what a big dumb addict i am....
- Third day sober and feel like crap 14th November 2006
... have allergies) and each morning I get up I take an Ativan witch makes me very sleepy and lethargic too. Maybe ... my face?.
PS: I'm taking Campral in addition to Ativan and Atarax for sleep (sometimes)
- Thanks, NoFunInSuds...
... day 4?.
Anyway, I took a Campral and a 1/2 mg of Ativan to calm/slow me down a little bit and now I feel like...
- Help with Benzos 13th November 2006
... I have been off of Ativan for a month...I am nervous all the time still even ... understand what I did wrong...I don't want to get back of ativan ...I am too young to be hooked on a benzo...How long...
... basically it got worse after I starting taking the ativan ...But by the time I figured why I was feeling bad...
- Increased thirst for days after drinking?? 5th November 2006
... attack over this which soon went away after I took an Ativan . Incidentally, I have been SOBER for two days now...
- Xanax 20 Mg A Day 5th November 2006
... Old Doc Took Him Back And Now He's On 4 Mg A Day Of Ativan , Don't Know If It's 1 0r 2 Mg, But He's Functioning...
- My Hubby and the Benzos... bad 29th October 2006
... true to that. He brought home another one instead... Ativan . I read the paper that the pharmacy gives you and...
- Liver or kidney? 26th October 2006
... stimulent to the brain! Now I just need to get ride of the ativan and pain killers!
Thanks,...
- Adivan and Prozac 26th October 2006
... ritalin,
i'm not sure you know that ativan is a cousin of xanax and is also addictive.... so...
- Help with lorezapam w/d. 16th October 2006
... prolonged effects that heal over time. I had been on ativan for 2 years. I was taking .5 mgs 3 times a day. Any...
- 3 Days Clean...Sort of 12th October 2006
... Ritalin, Adderall (for alertness), Valium, Xanax, Ativan (couldn't find one that worked), delayed release Oxy...
- Should a doctor prescribe Ativan for an addict? 10th October 2006
... Ativan is veryyyy addictive. So be careful............
... Ativan is VERY VERY addicting. My sister got addicted to...
... addiction issue's myself with pain pills and I do take Ativan when I am stressed out or need to sleep. I have never...
... take any other meds on a regular basis. he takes the ativan as needed. so far he has taken 11 since he got the...
- Daaaayyyyyyy 5...Thank the Lord!!! 8th October 2006
... great day, too! But I think I got alittle help from ativan . It's a lot better than being on antidepressants. ... antidepressant on the 28th of September & started ativan . I feel I got my life back and I'm ME again. Like...
- IN LIMBO - Im on benzo & Im a addict! 7th October 2006
... Be Careful On Ativan , Its Very Addiciting And A B**** To Get Off. My Sister...
... I had a doc take me off klonopin and put me on ativan . are they really that addicting??? I am suprised, ... addicting! can someone explain a little more about the ativan ?...
... Ativan is very strong and very addictive. Dont be surprised ... ..you have to be in charge..not them...read up on ativan ....it's never too late to stop...start today!! and...
... Hello! Ativan is VERY ADDICTIVE. My w/d's from ativan were worse than Meth, Coke, ect. ect. I was given...
- Please - need help with a hangover question 3rd October 2006
... today. I woke up all shaky and out-of-it, took an Ativan and felt, well, hungover, all day (as could be expected...
... today. I woke up all shaky and out-of-it, took an Ativan and felt, well, hungover, all day (as could be expected...
- help I am in in need of some great wisdom here 21st September 2006
... began my tampering doses, It was gone that and my ativan , i use for anxiety, so couldnt believe it I have...
- Constant Overdose on Different Meds 3rd September 2006
... overdose on any type of medication. Cymbalta, Motrin, Ativan , Ambien even on Lipitor which is a cholesterol lowering...
- Valium Withdrawal...help please! 1st September 2006
... Withdrawing from Benzodiazapines.
I just tapered off of Ativan that I took for 18 mos. I took 1mg which is equal...
... change careers.
How long have you been off the Ativan ? How are you doing now that you're off?
Will let...
... Hi Barrel
I have only been off the Ativan for 7 weeks.
I started taking it to help with ... that my symptoms went away quickly after taking my Ativan . Decided I didn't want to go about the rest of my ... need more....interesstly, 3 Dr's suggested I stay on Ativan for life, I am 64. They told me my dose was really ... for getting off. I did a water taper directly off Ativan which can be more difficult since it is a short acting...
... head. Actually thought, briefly, about taking some Ativan to see if the sensation goes away. I figured then...
... if you didn't already, I would say not to take an Ativan "just to see". You've come a long way to come off...
- Getting off of Ativan 30th August 2006
... ok, here is my deal. I have been on ativan for 2 years. I learned that alot of these feeling ... I have are mostly due to the side effects of ativan . I decided to start tapering off it around march 2006...
... going through as I just completed a taper off 1mg Ativan that I took for 18 mos. It took me 17 mos to get ... think some people stop Valium at .5mg. which is 0.05 Ativan .
I have been off the Ativan for 7 weeks and I am ... some intermittent dizziness. BUT, I was given the Ativan due to an inner ear infection and the anxiety that...
... dosing syringe from pharmacy) then ea ml equals 0.025mg Ativan . So 5ml would equal your dose of .l25mg. If you ... this. It's the same as the Ashton Method only using Ativan instead of Valium. Valium has a longer half life ... on really large doses of short acting benzos, like Ativan .
Let us know how things are gong for you. Keep...
- Car accident in Connecticut 29th August 2006
... hurt. This happens all to often. My nephew took 2 ativan and mixed it with a shot of booze. Needless to say...
- My sons a oxy addict 24th August 2006
... help with the w/d's, Melatonin to help me sleep & Ativan . I am now continuing with the after care plan that...
- stopping the o/c habit 23rd August 2006
... get through the w/d's, melatonin to help me sleep & Ativan . I was there from Wed 6am - Mon 9pm. My councelor...
- Smoking "ice" everyday for 3-4 mos. Scared for our health but too addicted.. 21st August 2006
... they found no abnormalities. I was finally given Ativan which slows your heart rate and lowers your BP. That...
... I mean that in the most unselfish way possible.Yea Ativan is what they gave me as well. I believe once hooked...
... on Suboxone to help get through w/d's, along with Ativan , & Melatonin to help me sleep (I think that's what...
