- Side effects of TOPAMAX 29th August 2007
... seizures, along with Tegretol, Klonopin, and as needed Ativan .... I'm wondering if this old body just deals with...
- can seizures cause horrible headaches and upset stomach???? 5th August 2007
... today,
I guess that is why when my neuro. put me on Ativan it made
me feel so wonderful.Even though anxiety...
- Ativan 25th July 2007
... is when i started blackingout .
how well does your ativan work?im on 1 mg xanax 3 times a day as needed but...
... my part,but,I guess I was
just so scared.
The Ativan seems to be working pretty good on my depression.My...
... I have Ativan for seizures on an as needed basis (for when the aura...
... Well,as great as this Ativan has been helping me with my anxiety
problem,even...
... advised this when I talked to her,not so much
the Ativan when I told her that I took another and it made me ... better
to be checked at ER.
Just wondering if this Ativan is maybe helping my seizures,becuase this
normally...
...
having my monthly seizures,what happened was the Ativan was
actually working on helping stop my seizures ... that all they would have done was give me another Ativan ,
but,I had already done that.So,the doctor actually ... sooooooo happy that I will not have to come
off the Ativan :D But,they told me to take it easy and rest up
...
... So glad you're feeling better, Sheri! :)
Yes, Ativan is a good Rescue Med. I keep it nearby when my simple ... into complex partials. Lorazapam (the generic form of Ativan that most phamacies give us) is great for 'panic attacks...
... I"ve got the Ativan for auras as well- when I remember to take them, and...
... it first
thing in the morning.I told him with the Ativan that my neuro had put me
on I was fine,but,he insisted ... that a doctor cannot
make you take anything.Well,the Ativan has been the best med ever for
me and that is really ... over medicate myself if I don't
have to.And with the Ativan being the lowest dose possible.I have only
been taking...
... I know what you mean about forgetting the extra Ativan when the seizures are so frequent- I do the same thing...
... I know what you mean about forgetting the extra Ativan when the seizures are so frequent- I do the same thing...
- am wondering if this is a seizure or severe panic im so confused ? 15th July 2007
... age.And the medicine,I am on Tegretol,
Keppra and Ativan .
With alot of you problems like B/P and panic attacks ... anxiety trouble until after my doctor put me
one the Ativan ,I became somewhat a new person almost overnight.
...
The Ativan is for seizures also,I guess because that is originally...
- Complex Partial seizures 12th July 2007
... anticonvulsant properties can't hurt, and have as needed Ativan for when I first feel the auras- seems to help with...
- Anyone taking Keppra 11th July 2007
... for another neuro disorder), along with as needed Ativan . This combo has helped me more than any of the other...
- hearing sounds at night 6th July 2007
... not have if you've been on it for a while (Valium, Ativan , Klonopin, Tranzene, etc also it this group), and...
- new medication? never heard of 28th June 2007
... is Capsul or Tablet so we can help you better.
Ativan (Lorazepam) is the closest that comes to MY mind,...
- Advice on Auras, Panic Attacks, and Amoxicillin 13th June 2007
... or which ones are panic attacks/anxiety attacks. Ativan takes the edge off most of the time. I limit myself...
- Looking for support... 5th June 2007
... help cut down on the seizures (along with as needed Ativan for auras). I still have 5-8 per month, but that's...
- Odd Question ie. topamax/klonopin 26th May 2007
... someone is taken off of a benzodiazepine (like Klonopin, Ativan , Xanax, Tranxene, Valium, etc) suddenly, they can...
- partial seizure question 23rd May 2007
... away.
I forgot to mention that I take 1/2mg Ativan in the morning and another 1/2mg during the day IF ... needed to help control the sps. Since taking Ativan regularly in the morning, the sps's are reduced to...
- Dilantin and foot pain 22nd May 2007
... only other meds I take are 80mg diovan and up to 1mg ativan a day.
Also, my legs below the knee have become...
... few months. Anti-depressants didn't help at all. Ativan in low amounts, taken as needed, helps with anxiety...
- dilantin vs. phenytoin 4th May 2007
... upsetting at times. That's why I still take 1/2mg ativan as needed. I try never to take more than 1mg/day ... to you?
I was going to start valium instead of the ativan ... but I read in a PDR that valium can increase grand...
- Just diagnosed -- What Now?? 3rd May 2007
... anxiety and roller coaster depression problems... Ativan helps sometimes when I have my daytime auras as well...
- Dilantin/Depression/Anxiety Problem 1st May 2007
... mostly under control with small amounts of (generic) ativan , taken as needed... 1/2mg at a time 2-3x per day. ... I was wondering if anyone else taking dilantin and ativan had depression and anxiety problems that come and ... probable cause of the depression I'm having, but is ativan or dilantin causing the panic attacks/auras? Anti...
... anti-depressants out there.
My doctor prescribed Ativan to take when I would have a seizure and it could help ... down in some people (I have complex partial). The Ativan made me nauseated and did not seem to do any good...
... effects with no benefits. So I gave up on them. Ativan seems to work on me to HELP just enough. It also...
- Hello again 27th April 2007
... than one. I do notice on the days that I give him an Ativan at night after he has had several ...then the next ... seizures all together. He sleeps better when he takes the Ativan . OK not Ativan but Lorazepam. :)
He still takes...
- Anybody Noticed That Snacking Helps With Medicine Induced Depression??? 7th April 2007
... tried A/D meds., no luck there. Small amounts or Ativan help on an as-needed basis, but it's no cure.
In ... pounds since I started doing this.
I still take the Ativan when needed, but the B Complex and snacks seem to...
- Does Anyone HAve Experience with Dilantin? 19th March 2007
... The only thing that helps me is Lorazepam (generic ativan ). I take 1/2 of a 1mg pill as needed... up to 2mg...
- Simple Partial Seizures 15th March 2007
... Sometimes the simple partials feel like panic attacks.
Ativan helps control the emotions that come with both of...
- Anxiety Partial seizure? 13th March 2007
... month! :)
I think I'll just stick w/my "Rescue Med," Ativan (lorazapam) that I keep in my medicine cabinet and...
- emergency room care for seizures 1st March 2007
... An hour or two after i was admitted they gave me ativan for my back spasms ( they made me lay on my back even ... EEG, never did well anything but give me the stupid ativan and discharged me a few hours later after i "slept...
- Dealing with the side effects of life with a seizure disorder. 18th February 2007
... all happen while sleeping and I'm on dilantin and ativan . They help with the simple partial seizures I've...
- Seizures due to Stress? Need advice/info. 27th January 2007
... lead to Gran mal seizures. Thanks to dilantin and/or ativan , I have very few of these. I feel that the 2 types...
- Multiple symptoms related to seizures??? 16th January 2007
... d rather have a seizure though.
I take lorazepam ( ativan ) which does help for this. It's the same as valium...
- Paramedics 9th January 2007
... am a diagnosed epileptic, I should simply take my Ativan (drug for stopping a seizure immediately) and then...
... am a diagnosed epileptic, I should simply take my Ativan (drug for stopping a seizure immediately) and then...
... am a diagnosed epileptic, I should simply take my Ativan (drug for stopping a seizure immediately) and then ... you had a seizure?! Oh that ticks me off!!!!:) And Ativan doesn't stop a seizure immediately. I've taken it...
- Valium for auras? 18th December 2006
... have never taken Valium for my seizures but I do take ativan (Lorazapam). This helps me but I am carefully monitored ... controlled substance. I have found that my brain loves ativan . I never have increased the dosage of this drug. I...
... Hi Laura,
Yes, Ativan (Lorazapam) does sometimes work on simple partials ... the foul taste or smell, or muffled music. I reserve Ativan for the "Uh, oh, my left arm is starting to jerk...
- something new 5th December 2006
... noticed something else....ON Friday night I gave him an ativan because he was having clusters of the head turn things ... see what she says...I am going to give him another ativan on Friday and see how he does this weekend!
Thanks...
... baby it is COLD outside...LOL
I am giving him an ativan tonight. Hope him to sleep good...got 3 grandkids...
... can to help. I just read about what you said about Ativan and that is just what I gave him the other night to...
- new member...Hi 6th October 2006
... a month- some at night; I do get some relief with Ativan if I take it when the aura hits. Still get the seizure...
- Help! adults with CPS or Ps!!! 5th October 2006
... activity, but have. I also have CPS. My doc gave me Ativan to take when I get the "uh oh" feeling, and it has ... feeling.....
Ask your doc about some as needed Ativan . I use 2 mg, but you may need less if the Tegretol...
- Ativan and strange thoughts... 27th September 2006
... Klonopin and Valium are benzodiazepines like Ativan . Lexapro is an anti-depressant, so may or may not ... seizure background).
I have weird dreams with Ativan - wake up a bit confused and takes a few minutes to...
- Disaster with new med..... 9th September 2006
... Neurontin(mostly for autonomic stuff), Klonopin, and prn Ativan .....had 3 short ones today, but the effects of the...
- need some advice 4th September 2006
... I've got Ativan pills to take at the beginning of auras (same class...
- Anybody Having Seizures Also Tried Relacore? 3rd September 2006
... stress, and have anxiety problems.
I stopped taking Ativan for the anxiety two months ago. It stopped working...
- continued auras 1st September 2006
... daily. Being fed up with this, I dug up the left over Ativan I got from the hospital a few months ago & hopefully...
- Changing From Tegretol To Epilim/depakote 19th August 2006
... Neurontin(for autonomic disorder and sz), Klonopin, and Ativan for breakthroughs (auras hit, and I take a 2mg tablet...
- Help with Auras/Anxiety Attacks... 13th August 2006
... them (I'm currently on Klonopin 4mg at bedtime, and Ativan 2mg as needed for auras to cut down the severity of...
- switching medications 24th July 2006
... things), Neurontin, Tegretol, and Klonopin, along with Ativan for onset of auras, Inderal (different disorder),...
- Ativan for "as needed" use??? 16th July 2006
... why my "Dr. Stingy Pills" gave me a script for 90 Ativan s while we were boosting my Topamax slightly. I had ... speak) the Diastat (rectal) but I have refused.
Ativan is supposed to take 10 mins. to "work" but I took ... feeling (if that's possible.) I had the bottle of Ativan next to the monitor, popped one, within minutes felt ... my feet, satisfied.
So my answer is, yes, take an Ativan as needed. It's only .05 mg. The instrux. on the bottle...
... careful. I'm so sorry you're going thru withdrawal from Ativan and hope things get easier for you soon.
I still ... ER!
As for me, I am VERY careful monitoring my Ativan use, as I know how addictive it can be. I DO keep ... times. Other than that week each month, I am usually Ativan (lorazepam) -free...as long as there aren't any plane...
... on Klonopin routinely, but it's slow acting, where Ativan is faster acting (hence the ER usage) ....and I agree...
... re not having any SPs or GMs since cutting out the Ativan ! That's a relief. Sorry your ex couldn't handle your...
... hello , Yea I take Ativan at home as needed .when I put it under my tonuge when...
... every 2 weeks or so.
Also hadn't thought about the Ativan under the tongue= would be absorbed into the mucous...
- Keppra side effects 12th July 2006
... also increased Tegretol and Inderal, added as needed Ativan for auras (used x2 with decent results- tongue chewed...
... no problems with the Keppra so far...also have the Ativan for auras, and that seems to also be helping.:)...
- seizures or not i dont know 8th July 2006
... Just be careful with benzodiazepines (xanax, ativan , valium, klonopin) and take them only as prescribed...
- Could this be epilepsy? 27th June 2006
... erratically, or start and stop it? Benzodiazepine drugs ( ativan , valium, klonopin, etc) are all in this class, and...
- Bad timing for seizure 20th June 2006
... material....they could have at least given you some ativan or something. Hope you're feeling better- that had...
- R U Taking Only Ativan/Lorazepam 4 Seizures???? 19th June 2006
... surprised that I had seizures today. I used to take Ativan and Lorazepam years ago for stress but I've "graduated...
- What was that!!! 24th February 2006
... Tripp, had a cluster of CPS Wed evening. I gave him an Ativan about 3 o'clock and he laid down....could not seem ... increase one of his seizure meds...I THINK it was the ATIVAN ...but we are not sure what!!
Has anyone had something...
... It could be agitation from the Ativan but I am wondering about a long CP.....He sounds disoriente...
- therapeutic levels/dilantin 3rd February 2006
... Benzodiazepines ( ativan , klonopin, valium, xanax,etc) is the class of drugs...
- Thought Topamax was enough 27th November 2005
... Depakote, Lamictal, Neurontin, Keppra, Zonegram, Ativan , Felbatol, Klonopin, Mysoline, Phenobarbitol, Zarontin...
- What is going on here!HELP! 17th November 2005
... one while at Walmart,again about 7 seconds. I had an Ativan in my purse(always carry one just in case) I gave ... bed covers...it went on for awhile so gave him an Ativan . I could still talk to him and he still answer me ... last night!!!???? AND WHY did that meds Diastate and Ativan not put him to sleep or did it have a revirse effect...
... period of time where she would sleep as well from the Ativan - then that changed and it kept her awake. There was...
- Pre-aura weird feeling- like something not right 1st August 2005
... strange...doing strange things. I always give him Ativan for those and have found out it always takes 2 of ... the Ativan to bring him to the point we can keep him in the bed...
- Weird one 20th July 2005
... have a sizure(pointing to his head) I gave him one Ativan he continued to have the head turning to the left ... between 12 midnight and 12:30 am. Soon after he got the Ativan he started walking around the house,going to the bathroom ... could not make him stop finallly I gave him another Ativan and we talked him into bed he went to sleep finally...
- Holding my breath 28th June 2005
... those 2 though was the cluster ones...gave him one Ativan and he slept and felt fine the next day. He sure is...
- Deja Vu triggered seizures 27th June 2005
... to his head then had a cluster of CPS...gave him a Ativan and he slept...he is fine today.
HE had gone 3 days...
- adding another med! 22nd June 2005
... morning at 1 am had a cluster of them...I gave him Ativan and he was fine when he did wake up....most days it...
- Vicki..some questions,please 16th June 2005
... thinks that CPS can lead to Granmal ones to and gave me Ativan incase we need to give it to him. Sat morning at 1am ... he started having CPS MANY and I gave him the Ativan ...he did not go into the granmal...thank God!
I am...
- Could This Be Epilepsy? 18th April 2005
... anxiety kicks into high gear.
I have been taking some ativan (about 1mg or less a day) that I was prescribed by ... but they said it was all anxiety. When I take the ativan (usually 1/4mg at a time) the shaky feelings and muscle ... Ive been dry for over 2 years!!!!
I have a couple ativan left and use them sparingly for the anxiety but Im...
- very anxious about boyfriend's bad seizures 16th March 2005
... that can often stop prolonged seizures or clusters. Ativan is another or oral valium (Diastat is a valium).....
... second opinion. Glad that you found he needed more ativan ...be careful if he needs it often, it loses affectiveness...
- this poor child had a 28 min seizure 27th January 2005
... hope this child is ok! There are medications like Ativan and Diastat that can help end prolonged seizures....
- messing up words when talking 27th October 2004
... me why, the various forms of Tegretol, Topamax and Ativan . None of them held well.
If you have TLE, that...
- Whats With The Crash? 24th October 2004
... acting benzodiazepine (longer acting type of med as Ativan ...it's Klonopin, and has helped with the back to back ... seizrues....doc and I figured if I'd get Ativan at the ER, why not head things off before they started...
- Just got out hospital 7th October 2004
... I had numerous seizures that were all stopped with ativan iv. I have complex partial seizures with secondary...
- EEG abnormal 23rd March 2004
... lamictal level from 600m to 700m a day. She also gave me ativan to take during the ten day aura cycle (scary deja ... vu, sps) that I go through. Has anyone taken ativan or lorazepam (generic)? 1mg tabs, one or two every...
... lamictal level from 600m to 700m a day. She also gave me ativan to take during the ten day aura cycle (scary deja ... vu, sps) that I go through. Has anyone taken ativan or lorazepam (generic)? 1mg tabs, one or two every...
- Results of the LTM---good news/bad news 15th January 2004
... seizures. At least I don't observe any.
He was given Ativan at the hospital and no seizures since then. I am glad...
... seizures. At least I don't observe any.
He was given Ativan at the hospital and no seizures since then. I am glad...
- what do you think 5th December 2003
... episodes but the anziety is still with me the dr. gave me ativan to take so i,ve been taking about .5mg aday some times...
- *~*~*ROLL CALL*~*~* 4th September 2003
... cycle and don't stop so I had to be given a shot of Ativan in the hospital. We finally tracked those seizures...
- KEPPRA Nightmare!!! 10th August 2003
... prescription coverage). I'd rather just have the as needed Ativan for the seizures....
- SEIZURES HAPPEN AROUND YOUR PERIOD?? good news for you! 24th March 2003
... is a rundown of what I now take"
Dilantin 500 mg
Ativan 1-2 mg as needed (I only take 1/2 now!!!)
Celexa...
- To those with Nocturnal Seizures... 24th October 2002
... smashed face etc.
Unbelievably, the Dr now gives me Ativan along with the Tegretol. Sleep is the most important...
