... Generic name). It also goes by the trade name of Ativan . It is an anti-anxiety medication. I also take it...
...Ativan (lorazepam) is a benzodiazepine drug and is related ... purposes than others: Anti-anxiety (Valium, Xanax, Ativan ), muscle relaxant (Valium, Ativan), and insomnia ...
... went out and did search and found information about ativan , here is the basic info they gave on it:
Please ... ear - - a problem most of us TMJD people have.
" Ativan
Ativan is a benzodiazepine medication used to treat ... effects such as severe respiratory failure and death, Ativan can be dangerous when too much is used. Reactions ... to Ativan have included increased aggressiveness, exhibited ... psychotic symptoms.
Benzodiazepine that is contained in Ativan is associated to dependence and possible withdrawal ... discontinued that can cause social deterioration. Ativan has shown severe side effects with extended use and ... due to the addictiveness it can create, Ativan can be very dangerous. Acute amnesia has been associated ... to Ativan, and benzodiazepines, like Ativan , have been known to impair memory, especially in acquired ... knowledge in long-term memory. Other long-term Ativan side effects can include phobias, obsessive-compulsive...
... hard time coming off of them.
I've taken Klonopin and Ativan for long periods and haven't had a problem stopping ... problems with anxiety.
Ms. Elaine,
I took 3 Mg of Ativan daily for a year and tapered off in about 2 months...
... I have taken Ativan long term for probably the last five years. I take...
... actually causing her to be more depressed. He put her on Ativan (Lorazapam) when he took her off and she's done very ... sure I was not "addicted". He put me on a low dose of Ativan for a while and I had no problems. A lot of people ... think Ativan is very addicting, but he told me it's the easiest ... periods and others for longer periods.
After I took the Ativan for a while, I just stopped.
It may cause the least ... so. He knows people and he knows meds. He also uses Ativan in a low dose to help people get off stronger drugs ... older ladies who have been taking 1 mg. of Valium or Ativan for years at night and I don't see them having any ... addicting than the others, I've never taken it. I do know Ativan is used to help get off of some of the others and...
... had a history of anxiety
attacks. I have been given ativan by my shrink.
With those type of attacks the person ... talk to you and get you calmed down.
I did take an ativan , and ate my lunch.
I ordered the simplest thing that...
... that they won't understand. I haven't had to take ativan - I just carry it around with me and that helps me...
... Little Anxiety" and he would give me a script for Ativan .
I told him I was not anxious or nervous and I did ... not need Ativan . I told him the 1st Doctor had diagnosed bronchitis ... dismissed with a diagnosis of Anxiety and a script of Ativan .
I did see my PCP and was treated for a lingering ... Attacks" they had ever seen. (Note: Had I taken the Ativan on top of the other meds I was on, I might not be...
... Klonopin is in the benzodiazepine class of drugs such as ativan , xanax, etc. However, it was designed as a mild anti ... prescibe it at all) It does not act as fast as xanax & ativan , so it's not a quick fix for anxiety & panic.
There...
... experience you had with a male Dr. - he prescribed ativan and gave me samples of seroquel (i think an antipsychotic ... what? Anyway I threw away the seroquel and tried the ativan but it just made it worse. I found a clincal nurse...
... wasn't sleeping and couldn't concentrate he put me on Ativan 2 mg every 8 hours or as needed. I split the pills ... about noon and before bed. I just read how addictive Ativan is and am concerned about that. Yet what choice do...
... concluded that it was simply anxiety (which I take Ativan for). For the last few weeks though, it has been pretty ... shortness of breath is present even when I take the Ativan .
The itching is somthing that has started within...
... Does anyone have any advice on how to stop taking ativan ? And what side effects did you have while stopping ... they have to slowing wean themselves from drugs like Ativan . This is best done under a physician's supervision...
... Xanax (I have taken this off and on for 8 years)
2) Ativan (I rarely take this)
3) Prevacid (I have taken this ... just a tiny bit nervous/anxious and so I took a 1mg Ativan (Lorazapam). This made me incredibly sleepy, gave ... day and then took another one. Then, I took another Ativan the following day. Today and yesterday, I have not ... taken any Ativan or Xanax and after 7-8 years, Xanax does'nt seem to...
... have asthma, I take flovent, albuterol, effexor and ativan .
Anyone aware of what this could be or if it is...
... The thing that concerns me is that I have been on Ativan for close to a year now, and from what I have read...
... ago? I didn't know there was any "time limit" for ativan . Many people are on these types of drugs for years ... I really never knew about that, and I've been on Ativan before,- the longest duration, though, was just about ... transition you to another med, titrate you off of Ativan and onto something else?
I know that bodies can be...
... since January at 225 mg. a day, plus up to 2 mg of ativan a day.
After finally having physiological proof that ... remember my own phone number.
Now, I have to get off the ativan .
Any suggestions?...
... psychotic.... suicidal.
So I was put on effexor and ativan .....
I got off the steroids..... but the breathing ... treated me like is what I have become. AN effexor- Ativan junkie.
Blue (long winded)
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