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Panic Disorders board

question on benzos! need your advice 21st November 2003
... have the full flavor of what it is... I was on ativan for six years - 1.5mgs a day - I quit cold turkey...
Butterflies in my stomach won't go away 20th November 2003
... ativan and xanax are benzos and both similar, upping the...
... than Xanax? Better or worse? About the same? Ativan , for me, works faster and does not make me as sleepy...
... Ativan , for me, works faster and does not make me as sleepy...
Tell me what I should do 20th November 2003
... run him off soon. :) Right now I take lexapro and ativan for anxiety attacks. But I guess the lexapro isn't...
... run him off soon. :) Right now I take lexapro and ativan for anxiety attacks. But I guess the lexapro isn't...
... Benzos like Ativan can cause phobias and also depression itself...also...
... have anxiety disorder (that is why I am taking the Ativan when I need it, I suppose) Anyway, in the process...
I feel stupid 18th November 2003
... attributed my symptoms to dehydration, BUT they gave me Ativan which helped immediately. I feel uncomfortable with...
... attributed my symptoms to dehydration, BUT they gave me Ativan which helped immediately. I feel uncomfortable with...
... attributed my symptoms to dehydration, BUT they gave me Ativan which helped immediately. I feel uncomfortable with...
How do you deal with your attacks in public?? 17th November 2003
... overwhelming. He works around about 20 people. He does take Ativan to help but sometimes it doesn't. His doctor put him...
... on klonepin and it did nothing for me and also had ativan in the er after a major attack and it didnt do much...
wifes symptoms 15th November 2003
... Is your wife on any meds? For example, Xanax or Ativan ? It sounds like she is really 'keyed up' and needs ... immobility. I am currently taking 37.5mg of Paxil Cr and Ativan as needed. Those meds help me. If your wife is not...
... Is your wife on any meds? For example, Xanax or Ativan ? It sounds like she is really 'keyed up' and needs ... immobility. I am currently taking 37.5mg of Paxil Cr and Ativan as needed. Those meds help me. If your wife is not...
zoloft, too 13th November 2003
... about the Klonopin.....I was on xanex first, then ativan , then finally klonopin. I never had to wean myself...
please any advice!!! 12th November 2003
... im om I have ativan along with my paxil......but I am thinking that paxil...
A word of advice.. a personal story 12th November 2003
... dizzyness was too much to take. They gave me a shot of Ativan and I was on my way. Sooner or later I made it through...
Social Phobia...... 18th October 2003
... XANAX XR-might have possible anti-depressant effects - Ativan Serotonin: I believe Prozac would be the best...
... for me. I am on Lexapro 10 and Lamictal and also Ativan as needed. I don't feel the anxiety factor is being...
I panic all day about dying...... 12th September 2003
... I could scream, but life is preceding on. Yeah the Ativan helps, but doesn't take away all the intense emotions...
Klonopin? 8th June 2003
... street junkie..certainly not I, since I used to take Ativan and developed tolerance, I would have to call myself...
panic/anxiety-what are your symptoms? 7th April 2003
... peaceful nights and if I did it was because I took Ativan before bed. I don't know how much longer I can go...
Panic Attack or not? 18th January 2003
... old self soon. Most doctors will tell you that Ativan is not a good long-term solution for panic attacks...
Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety? 16th December 2002
... ETC... I'M GOING TO NEED THE FULL DAILY DOSE OF MY ATIVAN ALL AT ONCE. I called the midwest center and wanted ... than I can remember and meds (except benzodiazapines- Ativan ,Klonipin, and Librium) haven't helped, I got much...
Why do I get a sick nervous feeling when I have to approach my next destination? 16th September 2002
... nervousness, panic in some cases. My doctor gave me Ativan . I drop one tablet under my tongue, within 20 mins...

Personality Disorder board

How to tell if wife has BPD 14th November 2007
... Paxil, Celexa, Nardil, Seroquel, Lithium, Temazapam, Ativan , Zyprexa - I think I said it earlier but I also deal...
Where I am at 5th November 2007
... Seroquel was added when Lithium was stopped and after Ativan proved useless ( middle of an urge I caused three...
Bipolar too or is it just my borderline personality disorder? 11th November 2004
... work: Celexa, Paxil, Effexor XR, Zoloft, Clonazipam, Ativan , BuSpar, Olanzipine, Risperidol. With the antidepressants...

Polio board

Anxiety 12th August 2006
... this helps Janet Thanks Janet I've been using Ativan 1/2 tablet a day - works very well for me. But doc...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder board

So hard to ask for help 25th October 2007
... hi just taking ativan to relax me and all the other chemo drugs now plus...
... Dear K, Ativan should help with the short term insomnia. Your...
scared 5th October 2007
... trying not to be to stressed, hahaha, I am taking the ativan at night to relax enough to go to sleep for a few...
... well the last few days, I even stopped taking the Ativan ,. Now I am on a tight rope. I feel like running away...
just venting...again 25th August 2007
... offering your support. If there was a tune called " Ativan is My Best Friend," I'd be singing it at the top...
hard day 20th July 2007
... maybe he would understand. I think I may start the Ativan to day. k...
... Dear K.....Start the ativan . It should calm you and give you enough relief from...
... so much time is spent there. I would only take the ativan at night so you can sleep. This way you're not brain...
Desperate for some help........................ 15th July 2007
... I am on Rozerem, Ativan , and Effexor right now....
PTSD Sufferers 11th July 2007
... the next morning, I was still awake, so I took some ativan . Again, it didn't work, so I took two more. My husband...
New to PTSD board. 13th June 2007
... night and drank about three drinks and then took a few Ativan or something so that she could sleep and then she...
Icc 28th May 2007
... better. I upped it with the PCP's Ok. I have taken ativan before and cry immediately. It makes me very depressed...
Back to my wallflower status 15th May 2007
... looking for that "logical" place I put the bottle of Ativan ...such a wonderful medication. Why do people have...
... are feeling better and don't need any more of the Ativan today! :) Maybe you can send me one -or two! ...
... hyperventilating. Never ever so bad!! I couldn't find my Ativan up or down stairs. Breathing into a tightly folded...
Counting down the days...five days until I leave 16th March 2007
... flight out very early Thu morning. I am taking my Ativan . Don't like the idea, but I think I will need it...
Sleepless...result of trying to explain me to a friend 12th March 2007
... I think it is time to add a sleeping aid to my the Ativan I now have. Far too many sleepless nights the past ... ridden at this point in time that I have to take an Ativan before I go. Even then I still have a serious level...
... will become overwelming as you can see. As far as the Ativan goes, though I am not a believer in meds we all need ... something. I have taken klonopin (same family as the ativan ) for 5 years off and on. I have been lucky enough...
Letter 6th March 2007
... the reading and the listening of it. Maybe it's the Ativan I took before I went, not sure it was as big of an...
Could this be PTSD? Complicated. 2nd January 2007
... the state of mind I was in) and told them I needed ativan or xanax immediately. I was crying, hysterical, demanding ... came in, and I barely got the words out. She gave me ativan . 0.25 mg PO. I was more pissed. 0.25 mg wasn't...
Anybody know of good meds for ptsd/bipolar/allergies? 29th December 2006
... valium makes me vomit,xanax does nothing for me and ativan makes me depressed and i cry non-stop within an hour...
does anyone know anything about Lexapro? 20th July 2006
... but i dont want to quit. Do i need Lexapro? I was on ativan too, that just knocked me on my ***....
New Medications. Anyone else? 11th April 2006
... I've been on 150 mg of Effexor each night and Ativan prn. Just today, I was put on .5 mg Risperdal at...
... I used to take the Ativan , and I don't know how you would be able to take that ... don't know your dosages, but I had to get off the Ativan because I could not retain much new information at...
PTSD medications 16th December 2004
... would use it only in emergencies...such as xanax, or ativan . It just seems very strange to me that you would be...
generalized anxiety after traumatic event 23rd August 2004
... come back eventually) atleast take something like ativan . Some sort of mild sedative, that will calm you down...
New here...this is big step for me 21st August 2004
... did drugs during teenage years, became addicted off Ativan and beta blockers that were given to me for hyperthyroidism...
PTSD - Going on No Sleep - Can't talk to family 6th May 2004
... childhood. I am currently on Depakote ER (750mg) and Ativan (1mg) per day for my symptoms, but I will have to...

Pregnancy board

Xanax 26th November 2007
... I too have panic attacks (I took ativan for mine... close relation to Xanax, I've taken that...
Heart Pounding 13th August 2007
... taking any medication (usually I'm on cymbalta and ativan ) so its been a tough 27 weeks so far - but not much...
September Mom's Part 3 ! 10th June 2007
... that they were so anxious during delivery they got an ativan to calm them. I think I might need that too. I am...
Antianxiety Medications While Pregnant? 3rd February 2007
... Well, Im taking prozac & ativan & they told me it was just fine. However I dont take ... the ativan very often at all. I am 22 weeks along & find Im...
Pregnant and Having a nervous Breakdown 14th November 2006
... and raised my dose to 2,3 times a day at .5mg,and ativan if needed. He called my psychiatrist and got me...
... for years before becoming pregnant. I was also on Ativan . I am 10 weeks along now. My OB took me off Prozac ... & Ativan right away but only because I felt I could handle...
pregnanat with anxiety 31st July 2006
... found out I was pregnant I was on Celexa and taking Ativan twice daily.. or whenever I needed it. I don't know ... about the Celexa but I do know Ativan has some risks. It can cause genital deformation along ... from panic attacks and really wanted to rely on my Ativan to take all my fears away. In all honesty.. it's...
... benefit outweighs the risk. I take a very low dose of ativan in the face of a panic attack. I am switching from...
question about anxiety 23rd July 2006
... In times like this Id normally take a gravol or an ativan in a worst case senerio. Before I became pregnant...
Alcohol in Mouthwash 28th April 2006
... tongue or inside your cheek such as nitroglycerin and ativan . However I think the chances of your baby suffering...
Stress and anxiety 28th January 2006
... wed, im back on my lexapro, and hes making me take ativan for the short term until I feel better. It has actually...
April Moms (part 5) 18th January 2006
... meltdown yesterday. He put me back on my Lexapro and ativan for the short term, it helped me sleep and I feel...
Advice for a toothache?? 16th December 2005
... have any of the good pain medication, they used IV Ativan to do the actual procedure. Apparently I was lucid...
Anxiety/Depression and Pregnancy 25th October 2005
... klonopin has never done anything for me neither did ativan . My doc assured me about zoloft and so did my psych...
BREAST FEEDING question mummies :) 15th May 2005
... Atarax and Ativan may be considered to be safer. Or you could ask for...
Anxiety! Please Help 22nd April 2005
... a psychologist. I couldnt get by without taking my Ativan because I was in a constant state of panic. She taught ... my panic attacks returned and I had to go back on Ativan and Celexa. When I found out I was pregnant I stopped ... it's something that stands in the way of me taking Ativan . I refuse to take any medication while I'm pregnant...
post partum depression/anxiety 5th January 2005
... am feeling better it starts again. My doc gave me ativan also and I have been taking just about one a day,...
Panic Attacks 12th November 2004
... scared by them, they start to go away. I too was an Ativan user. But I no longer have panic attacks. Sure I...
anxiety, pregnancy and medication 10th May 2004
... on paxil for anxiety for one year, I also had a prn ativan which I only took a couple times total but neither ... isn't known if it harms the unborn child but that ativan and xanax are known to. Obviously it is best to not...
Medication and Pregnancy 25th December 2003
... Hi, I currently take 10mg Lexapro, 1mg Ativan , 150mg Wellbutrin XL, and 3mg Valium for generalized ... medication? I'm definitely physically dependent upon the Ativan and Valium. My psychiatrist says that the Lexapro ... bedridden again and in horrendous anxiety without the Ativan and Valium. Does anyone have any personal insight ... ? Which is worse for the baby - the Ativan or having debilitating anxiety? I will also post...
... Valium & Ativan are considered Class D drugs during pregnancy which...
Over the counter meds during pregnancy 26th November 2003
... out here and I get very nervous flying so I took 1 Ativan that I have had for a few years, and also some Aspirin...

Rare Disorders board

Can't Breathe! Help! 12th 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...
... couldn't breathe right. The ER doc put me on 10 days of ativan . That didn't help either. I had an albuterol inhaler...
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...

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy board

Can't stop crying... can't get relief... Can't take much more. 1st November 2007
... just had a VERY bad reaction to *****n. I take Ativan for anxiety, and it helps me sleep... but after all...
Other Problems 13th September 2007
... my right palm. i just recently started therapy with Ativan , which helped the cramping, the pain, stiffness, anxiety ... and sleep. next to the morphine the ativan has literally been a godsend. if anything...i dont...
EMG Testing? 8th April 2007
... years now for depression already, and I also take Ativan for anxiety, and they both help me sleep at night...
Cold Sweats.... 7th March 2007
... 320 mg oxy plus 10 -10/325 percs/day in addition to ativan and a few depression meds. These meds have been constant...
RSD and travel anxiety. Help! 6th October 2006
... doctor, have him put you on lorazepam, a generic of ativan . It is in the valium family of meds and it is wonderful...
... DJ - I am on ativan /lorazepam - 3 times a day. Have been taking it for ... Maybe he will understand my situation and up my ativan dose. Robbin - I also had trouble with the site recently...
... Skooze - Think I will take your advice about the ativan and have my doc give me a few more for times like...
... less anxious b/c I took the advice to increase my ativan dosage slightly during periods of high stress - like...
Has anyone tried Ambien 16th September 2006
... sonata last week did nothing for me. dr tried me on ativan didnt help. I currently take doxepin and zanaflex...
RSD` REM Sleep` 14th September 2006
... when they increase my Topmax, Cymbalta and put me on Ativan now I sleep from 5 am till 11 am but it has to be ... sleeping pills the only one the worked for me is the Ativan , Ambien was a joke I always woke up half way through ... the Ambriem CR didn't work either. So please try Ativan it might help with you and try complete quite and...
Wading in Meds 4th August 2006
... Topmax, 30mg of Cymbalta, 25mg of Phengram and 10 mg of Ativan at night to sleep so I'm pretty much have no concentration...
Pain Clinic 21st July 2004
... it. You might discuss an anti-anxiety drug like ativan with your doc. I really feel for you. When my RSD...
New here 20th November 2003
... 10 mg, Kepra 200mg, Zoloft 150 mg Klonaphin 10mg, Ativan .05 every 4 hours,and Darvect 200 mg every 4 hours...
Shortness of breath?? 13th November 2003
... pain is) & took me to the hospital where they gave me ativan & morphine through an IV. I've noticed that I get ... The emergency room dr gave me a prescription for ativan . When I notice myself getting really anxious, I'll...

Relationship Health board

My Wife is talking to her mother (who died a year ago!) 23rd December 2007
... of dealing with the grief? She is on Lithium, and ativan , and sometimes I have to give her respidal or thorzine...
Sons' girlfriend with manic episodes..not taking her meds! Help! 6th September 2007
... off when you walk in the door". and that would be Ativan . Needless to say, this whole pill thing was an eye...
She actually thinks that she doesn't talk like that! 11th April 2007
... can function on 5 hours but she can't. She takes Ativan when she comes in the door from work and is really...


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