- This is getting old... 3rd June 2008
... the anxiety too. When it gets too panicky I take ativan . The prozac is probably making you more nervous especially ... shoes I would keep the beta blockers and some kind of ativan /xanax type med till you get your stress under control...
... the anxiety too. When it gets too panicky I take ativan . The prozac is probably making you more nervous especially ... shoes I would keep the beta blockers and some kind of ativan /xanax type med till you get your stress under control...
- Posssibly heart attack/heart related? 16th May 2008
... anxiety and it all revolves around my heart. I take ativan as needed to help control it. Right now my left shoulder...
... reflux. I am really sick of feeling like this. I take ativan as needed and it does not make me feel bad at all...
- Please offer advice. Things aren't getter better. 22nd March 2008
... symptoms have been treated with Morphene, nitro spray, Ativan and several forms of blood thinners and blood pressure...
... symptoms have been treated with Morphene, nitro spray, Ativan and several forms of blood thinners and blood pressure...
- Scared and frustrated. 20th March 2008
... inhaler, which didn't help at all. She also gave me Ativan to help me sleep at night. I eat very healthy. I work...
- Please help! 25 y/o with palpiations!! 14th January 2008
... had an SVT attack, given Atenolol (50 mg a day), and Ativan (.5 mg as needed). I tried Zoloft and Effexor, but...
- Anyone get chest pains like me? 7th January 2008
... having a heart attack. The only medication i take is ativan . Im to paranoid about medication to take the choleterol...
- PVCs (Skipped Beats) and Antidepressants?? 24th November 2007
... cant deal with them so the only medication i take is ativan as needed and tylenol....
- my holter report 24 hours 5th October 2007
... test, my drug are( 25 mg atenolol(indian) and 1 mg ativan and 2 mg diazipam)/day
yesterday i went to my heart ... then increase a lot
I leave this drug and I am on ativan only 3 mg daily (1 mg each morning and day and night...
- what can be causing my left arm pain 4th October 2007
... the wrong stimulus is to bring on a meltdown. With Ativan and the knowledge I suffered no heart damage I am...
... and always contribute it to my heart. I am taking ativan as needed to help and i did go to an anxiety class...
- Symtoms that never get resolved 2nd September 2007
... revolved around nothing but my heart health. I do take ativan as needed for when these symptoms start so that i...
- here we go again....advice needed 9th July 2007
... my stomache feeling went away.......i took .5mg of ativan to calm myself down cause i had the phone in my hand...
... anxiety, then please do yourself a favor and find one. Ativan and other presription meds alone rarely solve the...
- Is it true... 17th June 2007
... much as i should, i am on no medication other than ativan as needed. My father had heart issues early in life...
... BP, but importantly it can help your STRESS (less Ativan ) - relaxation is a normal part of exercise.
I think...
- Odd chest discomfort 5th June 2007
... 2006. Keep pushing them. I now treat my own pain with ativan and morphine sufate tabs. on a daily basis. hang in...
... 2006. Keep pushing them. I now treat my own pain with ativan and morphine sufate tabs. on a daily basis. hang in...
- Never Too Young for Heart Problems!!!! 30th May 2007
... some gastric problems. I worry non-stop. I do take ativan as needed for when i start to have alot of symptoms...
- New and So SCARED!! 9th April 2007
... cardiac conversion. They gave me 10 mgs of Nadolol and Ativan and my heart rate eventually came down and was in...
- Chest pain + need to burp + not be able to = angina/heart problem 21st March 2007
... anxiety and 40 mg of solexa with and an occasional ativan keeps the symptoms from spiraling out of control to...
- HR 130-170 and no know cause...Plz help. 6th February 2007
... my heart rate to go down to 100. They gave me 2mg Ativan and 50mg Toporal. I was sent home with 25mg toporal ... xl and ativan that night. Several weeks passed and had some break ... today I still feel like crap. They have upped my Ativan to 2mg and put me back on 25mg Toporol xl. I am still...
- does panic/anxiety attack show up on ecg? 6th February 2007
... when I noticed my HR was approx 150. I had taken an ativan (also have anxiety and had been told for a LONG time...
- Heart Problems? 2nd February 2007
... im going to have a heart attack soon. I am taking ativan as needed, which seems to be alot. I have had every...
- Scared!! 16th January 2007
... other then the pvc's? I'm taking Cymbalta 60mg, and Ativan , for what they say is anxiety. The palpitations cause...
... other then the pvc's? I'm taking Cymbalta 60mg, and Ativan , for what they say is anxiety. The palpitations cause...
- Fast heart rate 4th December 2006
... gettin about 104bpm. I am freaking out. I took some ativan to see if that would help. I have toprol xl here that...
... rate never got over 104 lastnite. I took a half of an ativan and laid down and it started to go down. I have been...
- Question about fast heart rate 30th November 2006
... While int he ER my heart rate was 170. They gave me ativan through IV and it slowed down. `I do bleed with my...
- this is driving me crazy 21st October 2006
... symptoms telling me that something is wrong. I take ativan as needed and it does seem to help so that also seems...
- Need reassurance for PVC's as I await stress test results 4th October 2006
... that was horrible, so right now just taking Xanax or Ativan (they gave me both to try, not sure which I like better...
... through this. It is SOOO scary! My doctor did give me Ativan , and I only take it if I am having these symptoms...
... did your Dr. say when that might be? How does the Ativan work for you? It helps with my anxiety, but I can...
... No, I don't think the Ativan helps w/ my PVC's either, just helps me not go in...
- Please Help - Anxiety and Now with SVT! 3rd October 2006
... to Puritan roots:) .
Don't let him talk you into Ativan instead...an AWFUL drug that can cause clinical depression...
- please help 24th September 2006
... like Valium (diazapam) or Xanax (alprasolam)...NOT Ativan , and take one at bedtime. It sounds a LOT like you...
... Lenin, What is your reason for your disapproval of Ativan ?...
- Scary new heart trouble.... any thoughts? 26th August 2006
... stress. I got nervous just READING your post.
If the ativan helped, the ask your doctor, if you can afford to ... doesn't let you down in the middle of the night like ativan .
It is SO sad to read again and again in the United...
... Thank you for your reply :) The ativan helped I guess... It really just knocked me out. ...
- Unexpected awakening 13th August 2006
... sounds like a reaction to my least favorite drug, Ativan , taken before bedtime.
Are you taking anything that...
- Cardiac CT Scan, anyone? 9th August 2006
... symptoms.
I don't know why they can't just give you Ativan or something to slow your heart to a normal resting...
... symptoms.
I don't know why they can't just give you Ativan or something to slow your heart to a normal resting...
- pvc's 9th July 2006
... could sleep.I have never taken xanax but I did take Ativan for anxiety disorder during a PVC bout and it didnt...
- What can the following tests tell one with concerns with their heart? I'm confused :( 7th July 2006
... later released that same night with a prescription of Ativan and the ER Doc said it was stress/panic after the...
- Trying to decide to have a cardic cath 6th July 2006
... thinking it was my heart, they said no and gave me ativan . Well the symptoms continued and i ended up back there...
... comes while doing nothing and it seems if i take an ativan to relax it goes away. Im worried about the jaw pain...
... from TMJ or jaw clenching while you sleep. Lose the ativan . If you want a destressor get something less obnoxious ... like valium. ( Ativan should be banned, IMHO.)
Do you get regular exercise...
... from TMJ or jaw clenching while you sleep. Lose the ativan . If you want a destressor get something less obnoxious ... like valium. ( Ativan should be banned, IMHO.)...
- Freaking out while waiting for Nuclear Stress Results (sorry - long post) 2nd July 2006
... stress im under and the worse i feel. I was given ativan at one of my ER visits and i can take that if i get...
- Xanax for palpitations 12th June 2006
... great drug.
So now they push the fast hit crap like Ativan (lorazepam)...the worst WORST benzo on the market...
... I have taken xanax, ativan , and klonopin. All benzos. I took xanax off and on ... needed) for a couple years. Then they switched me to ativan , not sure why - had a strange psychiatrist at the ... time. Anyway, I have had an Rx for ativan for probably 7 years now. I will go months without ... said it is the best med for me and very very safe. Ativan has a half life of about 4 hours. Klonopin, about ... still during VERY stressful times take .25mg -.50mg of ativan once in a great while.
Anywho...JMO......
- Stress Test Monday.. and other assorted ramble 19th May 2006
... again and make sure nothing has changed. I am taking ativan as needed right now for anxiety, the only time i have ... the doctors are trying to get me on, i did start the ativan but only cause they gave it to me at the ER during...
- Lest chest pain accompanied with pain down left arm, I'm only 24 15th May 2006
... heart it would be worse by now. They gave me some ativan to help with the anxiety when my symptoms start so...
- Heart Palpitations, cardiologist? Young guy, help 12th May 2006
... blocker and klonopin (which is in the benzo family like ativan or xanax..but lasts MUCH longer and I take it daily...
- Thoughts and questions about fast heart rates, anxiety, toprol, ect... 11th May 2006
... the heart thing. He said that benzos (like klonopin, ativan , xanax) and Beta blockers are the best CURRENT way...
- Just took my new med for first time... 4th May 2006
... health im not taking anything. I do take an occasional ativan but it took me weeks to end up taking it and only...
... health im not taking anything. I do take an occasional ativan but it took me weeks to end up taking it and only...
- PVC's ruining QUILITY of Life! 24th April 2006
... pills go home and you will be fine. They gave me some ativan at my last er visit, they seem to help when i get...
- Tachycardia (rapid heart beat)-- scared 20th April 2006
... I just started taking ativan a few weeks ago, not everyday or anything just when...
... Most likely it was not the Ativan that caused a problem with you waking up with a racing...
... still have to worry about withdrawl symptoms?? The ativan does seem to help relax me and my mind isnt racing...
... I just started taking ativan a few weeks ago, not everyday or anything just when ... EXACTLY the problem with short acting benzos like Ativan ...it wears off at 3AM and panic sets in, and you waken ... and anxiety ridden with a pounding heart. Toss the Ativan out...it is a DREADFUL drug. I cannot stress this ... diazepam. Even the Xanax is a FAR better idea than Ativan .
tmapj (if you are still with us)
geodon or...
... EXACTLY the problem with short acting benzos like Ativan ...it wears off at 3AM and panic sets in, and you waken ... and anxiety ridden with a pounding heart. Toss the Ativan out...it is a DREADFUL drug. I cannot stress this ... Diazepam has about the same half life as lorazepam ( ativan ) and xanax. They all have about a 4 hour half life...
- chest pains 10th April 2006
... oncoming heart attack in my future. I am now taking ativan for when i start to panic about the pains and it does...
... oncoming heart attack in my future. I am now taking ativan for when i start to panic about the pains and it does...
- Finally feeling somewhat better..... 10th April 2006
... taken any of the paxil they gave me but i do take my ativan if i get really worried. The facial flushing is getting...
- Weird heart beat while sleeping 8th April 2006
... lay down and sleep. Also i have now been taking some ativan and they gave me 2 doses of toprol in the er along...
- never thought i would have anything with the heart... info please 8th April 2006
... that my heart was pumping really fast, and i even had ativan in my system to slow it down
should this raise...
- Does anyone know if a dental abcess can make my pacs and pvcs worse? 27th November 2005
... strip and said I was fine, gave me a prescription for Ativan and Penicillin (for the tooth) and sent me on my way...
- Frightening PAC's and PVC's! 26th November 2005
... and told me I was fine and to go home and take some Ativan . He was super nice, and said he knows first hand...
- chest pain = heart problems ? 9th July 2005
... 115
They put me on the monitor and they gave me Ativan and let me lay there for 3 hours then did blood tests...
- I should've posted on here long ago. 7th July 2005
... different times I have been prescribed Paxil, Effexor, Ativan , Elavil, Protonix & Prevacid. When I first got the...
- Terrified...can anyone help? 5th July 2005
... with his "attacks". The doc decided to switch him to Ativan , because it's "safer".
He had been taking the Ativan ... are there risks involved? Also, has anyone heard of Ativan causing a tachycardic reaction? I would think that...
... anti-anxiety meds. I have a closet full of Xanax, Ativan , and Klonopin - all prescribed to me because of my ... the point of switching your husband from Xanax to Ativan , if the Xanax was working better for him. I know...
... PA2LA,
Personally, I think that ATIVAN (lorazepam) is the suingularly WORST drug in the entire ... suicidal depression for several days after taking Ativan ONCE!
My mother was strung out on it for years...
... don't mess with it. He wasn't the biggest fan of Ativan either and is confused why the GP is so hell bent...
- Culmination of events which led to this... 5th July 2005
... pressure - 160/100.
I was given some Lorazepam ( Ativan ) to "calm me down" and was promptly sent home after...
- Odds?? Please reply!!! 13th February 2005
... plus took 4 other viles of blood and then gave me
an Ativan to calm me down. Well after the ekg the ativan
was...
- artery spasm - Prinzmetals 12th February 2005
... on the subject.
Thanks everyone.
I am now on Ativan so i can sleep at night and be by myself all day....
- Heart being Squeezed 12th November 2004
... and sinus tachycardia. I have been on Atenelol and Ativan for the past 2 years, and that has helped tremendously...
- Age 18 Chest Pain :( 2nd September 2004
... pain wont go away.. it scares me. My doctor gave me Ativan I think for stress-relief..but i still find my pulse...
- WOW 2 stents ( 1 long stent) same LAD 21st August 2004
... pill that I take when I fell I'm losing the battle. Ativan .05 and I place it under my tounge. Sometimes I take...
- Anyone able to help? 3rd July 2004
... your fear of meds, I am the same way. My Dr gave me Ativan when my nerves were getting bad and it took me a month...
- anyone been completely immoblized by stress..can't move or talk..breath? scared! 16th June 2004
... was told this was a anxiety attack.....they gave me ativan to take home until i got into see my doctor who recommended...
... on me is bloodwork at the hospital and a ekg...the ativan did nothing...nor did the atarax..which is non addictive...
... the best tranquilizer oround and runs circles around Ativan (which should be banned IMHO!)
Something like a whole...
- Diazapam 22nd March 2004
... Hi Kim,
Yes, I have also tried xanax and ativan for my panic/anxiety, but neither one of these meds...
... doesn't wear off too quickly and CAUSE panic (like ativan does.)
I use it to get me over life's "tough spots...
- Tach? or panic, please help 20th March 2004
... to call an ambulance and instead he brought me my Ativan -I have a been having panic attacks for 4 months. I ... feel a bit better(probably 2-3 minutes after taking Ativan ). I was so weak for a few hours afterwards, that...
... to call an ambulance and instead he brought me my Ativan -I have a been having panic attacks for 4 months. I ... feel a bit better(probably 2-3 minutes after taking Ativan ). I was so weak for a few hours afterwards, that...
- 25yr old with tachycardia out of the blue 6th March 2004
...
Another thing that was weird was they gave me Ativan and it didn't make me sleepy or make a difference...
- TESTS ALL NORMAL - Now what ?!!! 4th March 2004
... anxiety too, which DOES NOT HELP. :) I am on 1mg Ativan twice daily. Having your heart do weird things is...
- Fast HR upon standing 21st February 2004
... doc sent me to a shrink and i was briefly put on ativan and then changed quickly to atarax....neither helps...
- i was told i have mvp anyone have these symptoms with it? 13th November 2003
... which still happen anyway. i used to be on xanax, ativan and beta blockers which all made me feel worse. when...
