- Milk Thistle, Alpha Lipoic Acid, H2O 31st July 2004
... It hurts! Actually, between the Clonidine and the Ativan I seem to be doing pretty well. I'm also taking Immodium...
- How bad will it be.....someone? 29th July 2004
... do have Clonidine 0.1mg (40tbs)and 0.2mg(20tbs) , Ativan 1mg(27tbs), Temazepam 30mg(18tbs), Immodium 2mg, Motrin...
... the clonidine and ativan will help lots, and they really helped with my withdraw...
... day four?
Like I said earlier. I have Clonodine, Ativan , Immodium, Temazepam for sleep, and Motrin 600. The ... happen.
Someone tell me how much Clonidine or Ativan helped them with their withdrawals. I would really...
... time I went through w/d's without the Clonidine and Ativan , I couldn't concentrate enough to accomplish anything...
... worse right now than I am. Maybe the combo Clonidine, Ativan , and Naproxin is actually doing better than I would...
- Klonopin Withdrawal - HELP 20th July 2004
... control-(taper)etc..its the way to go-im on 2mgs. ativan for panic disorder/ptsd-i take .5 most of the day...
- methadone -- addicted again? how fast? pleasse help. 14th July 2004
... settled on 20 mgs Lexapro (antidepressant) and 4 mgs Ativan a day.
I abused the Ativan; so in an effort to...
- coming down off of fentanyl 1200mcg 8th July 2004
... 1200mcg. :)
This sucks! I am glad I have enough ativan to let me down easier though. :)
Has anyone else...
- Clonidine 3rd July 2004
... ithdrawing from opiates and benzos(valium, xanax, klonipin, ativan ....and other ones). The Catapress patches work pretty...
- Possible Benzo Addiction? 1st July 2004
... Hi Canada-
Im on ativan 2 mgs..i have been trying to cut down-cos they make...
... unbearable. The reason I was originally prescribed Ativan was because I could not sleep at night at all. Lack ... and it gets worse at night. The doctor told me that ativan was addictive but he also said that there's no way ... ER with the worst migraine of my life so he gave me ativan and tylanol with codeine and wrote me a note to stay...
... unbearable. The reason I was originally prescribed Ativan was because I could not sleep at night at all. Lack ... and it gets worse at night. The doctor told me that ativan was addictive but he also said that there's no way ... ER with the worst migraine of my life so he gave me ativan and tylanol with codeine and wrote me a note to stay...
- Benzo Withdrawl - Scared & Helpless ! 30th June 2004
... im not sure if she is around or not.
I am on 2mgs ativan a day-for anxiety/panic/agoraphobia-but i have no...
... both work well and are not benzos. I have been using Ativan for several years myself, 2mg four times a day. I ... recently weened myself off the ativan on my own and now only use it when I really need it ... s all I did. I went through two bottles of 2mg of ativan #120 in six days. I really had to argue with the pharmacist...
... I am in the process of withdrawing from 3mg of Ativan . My doctor has suggested that I take Remeron with ... the Ativan at night but I read somewhere that Remeron does not...
... I am in the process of withdrawing from 3mg of Ativan . My doctor has suggested that I take Remeron with ... the Ativan at night but I read somewhere that Remeron does not ... you are cutting around 10% every two weeks off the Ativan and no more; Ativan is one of the hardest benzos to...
... sleep, mainly stage 2, alot like benzodiazepines like Ativan do. This is not natural, normal sleep. Stage 2 is...
... I have been using Ativan for 18 years for panic disorder. I have never abused...
- Alcohol Self Detox w/Xanax 27th June 2004
... A lot of treatment centers use Ativan . Just be careful with the dosage. You should only...
... are not all created equal either, as some such as Ativan and Klonopin are more potent, targeting more receptors ... would agree(including experts) it is harder to get off Ativan than Valium, thus the preferance of Valium taper....
... are not all created equal either, as some such as Ativan and Klonopin are more potent, targeting more receptors ... would agree(including experts) it is harder to get off Ativan than Valium, thus the preferance of Valium taper. ... They need to stop and stay stopped.
The reason Ativan is viewed as tougher to come off than Valium relates ... to the much shorter half-life of Ativan , not to the strength or weakness of either drug. Concentrat...
... 3 mg. Valium is like a quarter potency of a 1 mg. Ativan . Easier to reach those low, low dosages when cutting ... anti-seizure benefits and is prescribed for such, Ativan and Xanax are more for panic/anxiety, and ones like...
... 3 mg. Valium is like a quarter potency of a 1 mg. Ativan . Easier to reach those low, low dosages when cutting ... anti-seizure benefits and is prescribed for such, Ativan and Xanax are more for panic/anxiety, and ones like...
- ?'s about problems after stopping Xanax 26th June 2004
... quite fast by some comparisons) withdrawal from ativan (a benzo like xanax) by way of valium. (A 5 day detox ... charlatans) Hard, hard work. I had been taking 1 - 2 mg ativan for about 2 years - regularly - before that I had ... done as I suggest above. Nasty nasty drugs - xanax, ativan , klonopin........... avoid totally if you can in the...
- Anyone addicted to xanax? 19th June 2004
... effects of their available benzos (Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan , Valium, etc.) with alcohol or opiates. These will...
- Irresponsible prescribing of benzos 18th June 2004
... understand the situation.
I myself started taking ativan many years ago - and intermittently - then a close...
- Nephew addicted to Oxycontin, He desperately needs help! 17th June 2004
... clonodine (a blood pressure med that helps w/d symptoms), ativan (for anxiety), and an antidepressant. The anti/d was...
- Michelle 14th June 2004
... from the sub?Are you on a benzo too?
I think the ativan w/ the sub is not a good mix-im gonna try to hold ... off on the ativan while at work-i feel like i could pass out-hey-ill...
- I need some Advise please respond 13th June 2004
... hreatening. If you get hooked on a benzo (xanax, klonopin, ativan etc) then you cannot c/t - for this is very dangerous...
- Neurontin/Benzos....... warnings. 13th June 2004
... alone are staggering.
Myself - I became dependent on ativan purely as the result of doctor's advice - no abuse ... else. Its now stated that benzos (xanax, klonopin, ativan etc ) are not suitable drugs for the treatment of...
- Day 6- some advice on Xanax? 9th June 2004
... freely drugs in this family are prescibed (Xanax, Ativan , Klonopin, Valium, etc). Think opiates withdrawals...
... freely drugs in this family are prescibed (Xanax, Ativan , Klonopin, Valium, etc). Think opiates withdrawals...
... 5 pregnancies but lost a baby) - I started to take ativan in my mid 20s - just because I could not sleep. I ... discovered when I was in my late 40s that I was taking 1 mg ativan on every other night and then every night. Then 2...
... 5 pregnancies but lost a baby) - I started to take ativan in my mid 20s - just because I could not sleep. I ... discovered when I was in my late 40s that I was taking 1 mg ativan on every other night and then every night. Then 2...
- Xanax 25th May 2004
... hi cindy...i used to take 1 mg. of ativan every couple of nites for sleep. i never abused it...
... about their experiences w/ Benzos - Xanax, Valium, Ativan , Klonopin etc.. - and I am sure they are all true...
- help getting off benzos..please help 12th May 2004
... my story is pretty boring really. started taking ativan 1 mg. for sleep after a death in the family (my father ... asked the dr. for help. he prescribed me 1 mg. of ativan . kept on that regimen because it's the first time ... that is an excuse. well, after 2 years of nightly ativan , i upped my dose to 2 mg. just to achieve the same...
- Murphy and anyone interested abut benzos 9th May 2004
... Barry Haslam. Brain-damaged by overprescription of Ativan .
“Not only did doctors not keep to the CSM Guidelines...
... getting nervous about the benzos-im prescribed 2 mgs ativan daily-i take .5 till around 2:00 oclock-another .5 ... do have severe panic attacks-still get them w/ the ativan on occassion-but they make me tired and sometimes...
... Barry Haslam. Brain-damaged by overprescription of Ativan .
“Not only did doctors not keep to the CSM Guidelines...
... to encourage you. I took 8 months to come off 2 mg ativan (20 mg valium). I believe Ashton too to be the authorative...
... to encourage you. I took 8 months to come off 2 mg ativan (20 mg valium). I believe Ashton too to be the authorative...
... to encourage you. I took 8 months to come off 2 mg ativan (20 mg valium). I believe Ashton too to be the authorative...
... to encourage you. I took 8 months to come off 2 mg ativan (20 mg valium). I believe Ashton too to be the authorative ... different benzos. My list of drugs included restorial, ativan , klonopin,Ambien, Sonata, Serzone(around 5 wks) all ... was quite unusual. The one I took the longest was Ativan .
So I do attribute the drug switching and then ... a fairly short taper off the last one, Ativan , to my protracted withdrawals....if only I had even ... telling my doctor, who was all ready to keep me on ATivan for life, despite the fact it had literally stopped ... working.....I could swallow a 2 mg. Ativan pill and still be bright awake all night. He said...
... you that had to put it up! My battle too was with ativan - and like you 2 mg finally did nothing for me - so...
... you that had to put it up! My battle too was with ativan - and like you 2 mg finally did nothing for me - so...
... B.P,I was prescribed B.P medication along with 1mg Ativan at night .I was on it for long years.When I was desperate ... terrible time giving up the small dose I was on(1mg Ativan =10mg Valium).
Your friend has done well coming down...
... B.P,I was prescribed B.P medication along with 1mg Ativan at night .I was on it for long years.When I was desperate ... terrible time giving up the small dose I was on(1mg Ativan =10mg Valium).
Your friend has done well coming down...
- day 90 3 months no methadone 3rd May 2004
... certainly not in my character. I was asking her for some ativan . She questioned the anti depressants and felt I should ... back on them. She gave me a script for zoloft and ativan to hold me until the zoloft kicked in. I'll tell...
... certainly not in my character. I was asking her for some ativan . She questioned the anti depressants and felt I should ... back on them. She gave me a script for zoloft and ativan to hold me until the zoloft kicked in. I'll tell...
- Sub question???? 27th April 2004
... in here to help. I see that Jennita has come off ativan and Howard is at present tapering off benzos by way...
- Oxycontin Addiction-Help? 22nd April 2004
... then CT. They gave me clonidine and a small amount of ativan and those two were my saving grace. Those and much...
- has this ever happened to anyone? 19th April 2004
... got through to my family doctor who gave me low dose ativan , which helped tremendously. This stupid PA let me...
... got through to my family doctor who gave me low dose ativan , which helped tremendously. This stupid PA let me...
- when does it end 6th April 2004
... developed such a high tolerance to my prescribed 2mgs. Ativan ,I could take that dose at night and be wide/bright ... sleep for all those days despite the fact that 2 mgs. Ativan at one time is plenty to knock most people cold. I...
... of the Ashton stuff when I tapered too quickly off Ativan , so I did get the protracted stuff peolple mention ... went for all the psychoactive drugs, so when I quit Ativan , no other drugs were even a consideration for me....
... developed such a high tolerance to my prescribed 2mgs. Ativan ,I could take that dose at night and be wide/bright ... sleep for all those days despite the fact that 2 mgs. Ativan at one time is plenty to knock most people cold. I...
... supposedly would help me sleep. She even offered some more Ativan .....I told her no way.
Now, I don't need pills...
... supposedly would help me sleep. She even offered some more Ativan .....I told her no way.
Now, I don't need pills...
... t believe this but...yep....I didn't know what the Ativan was when it was prescribed to me. I'm not kidding...
... taste of something like that when I could take 2 mgs. Ativan ( worth around 20 mgs. valium) and not only wouldn...
... with taper. Its such a bummer. I was on 2 mg of ativan and did the Ashton valium taper - took me 8 months...
... taste of something like that when I could take 2 mgs. Ativan ( worth around 20 mgs. valium) and not only wouldn...
... with taper. Its such a bummer. I was on 2 mg of ativan and did the Ashton valium taper - took me 8 months...
... withdrawal symptoms. Benzos (Valium, Klonopin, Xanax, Ativan ) are like any other dope. Once you are hooked you...
- Yinsky..I need your help! 2nd April 2004
... you for that! A short recap........I have been on Ativan for 9 years and want to get off for good! I followed ... perscribing my meds) I told him I wanted to get off Ativan and that I knew that it would be a slow taper and ...
just to see if he would perscribe my Lexapro and Ativan . I can no longer see the psychiatrist I was seeing...
... quickly recap on my experience.
I had been prescribed ativan following a family bereavement.
I started off taking ... 1 mg ativan at night for sleep and then this became 2 - 3 mg at ... night for sleep. Now that is what I took - 2/3 mg of ativan every night - nothing during the day - for over 2 ... altering drugs. Dont ever doubt it!
Yes - I said that ativan is a soul destroying drug.......... it is only supposed ... the reasons for which people are actually put on the ativan in the first instance. (called paradoxical effects ... it was going on and that it was all caused by the ativan .
Now - this has been my personal experience - everyone ... withdrawn.
Now - given that you have been taking ativan for 9 years - I would imagine that you will have to ... has a schedule there for withdrawal from lorazepam ( Ativan ) 3 mg daily with diazepam (Valium) substitution. ... that valium is so addictive!!! LOL And I suppose ativan is not???? Daft. Anyway - the whole point of substituting ... reductions in blood serum concentrations. With xanax and ativan that is just not possible - because of short half...
... long time and once in a blue moon I'll take an extra Ativan and I feel better. This tells me that my body wants ... alot of the systoms that you described while taking Ativan , but just thinking about not having Ativan almost...
... spot on with your assessment about your tolerance to Ativan . And since your symptoms disappear when you take ... an Ativan - that simply proves that the symptoms are indeed ... side effects of the Ativan . You are certainly dependent on them. And that is ... down. But I could do that. I could not get off the Ativan . (It is certainly easier to get off valium than it ... is off Ativan ) I had tried - but the short half life meant that ... of people who are having to withdraw directly from ativan as their doctors will not prescribe valium. Here ... lucky in that respect - I had not been prescribed ativan for anxiety in the first place. But anxiety is a ... understand too that one of the many side effects of Ativan (and all benzos) is anxiety - so it may be that once ... you have finally got off ativan - your anxiety may just disappear - that is a familiar...
- Yinsky benzo questions 31st March 2004
... are trying to help me out. last night I took 4mg of ativan 4mg of klonipin 30mg of dalman 10 of ambian and 1...
- On Sub now trying to get off! 30th March 2004
... Sub has a very long half life.
Now - I was on 2 mg ativan and changed over to the equivalent of valium - 20...
- Anyone know when lack of sleep gets serious? 30th March 2004
... back on line - in time!
I took 8 months to taper off ativan (by way of valium) - and finally suffered sleep problems...
- Chef? 23rd March 2004
... posts all here - my addiction had been with benzos - ativan - did an 8 month taper off..........................
... wasnt a drug user/abuser before......... I was put in ativan following a family death.... no abuse involved/took...
- Alprazolam withdrawal 23rd March 2004
... surgery the next morning. I had been taking 2 mg ativan (=20 mg valium) daily - I reinstated - got stable...
... following the departure of benzos - but I had been on ativan for 2 years (a real long time for benzos - and soooooo...
... methods and knowledge, tapering myself off 2 mgs. Ativan too fast and ended up in protracted withdrawals. Wow ... to put me on an AD when I insisted on dumping the Ativan (I developed tolerance), it seemed to help at first ... but when I got down to almost no Ativan I actually became worse. So watch out carefully for ... one! Ughhhh.
So, even with a too fast taper from Ativan and on/off other drugs like klonopin and Serzone for...
... Xanax withdrawal. I did get some of that after my Ativan withdrawal, but it happened only periodically and ... but I did not go on any other medication after my Ativan withdrawal so my case would be different than yours...
- help getting off tylenol with codiene 22nd March 2004
... how much you have been using.
I had taken 2 mg of ativan for 1 year on a fairly regular basis (2 mg ativan...
... how much you have been using.
I had taken 2 mg of ativan for 1 year on a fairly regular basis (2 mg ativan...
- Where am I?? 19th March 2004
... straight into another addiction by swallowing bottles of ativan and klonopin - I simply could not keep quiet - and...
- Xanax (Benzo) Withdrawal 17th March 2004
... another benzo, for about four years. Actually, I took Ativan for the first year and Klonopin for the last three...
...
Yes - I can relate to your story.
I tapered off ativan by way of valium last year - took me 8 months long ... extensive.
At the end of my taper (I tapered off 2 mg ativan by switching to 20 mg valium and tapering down at ... still appear to be prescribing xanax, klonopin and ativan as if they were benign helpful chemicals! "Mothers...
... I agree 100%. I dont think I could have got off ativan had I not found the benzo org site. I had tried giving ... up on my own but kept going back to using ativan again due to rebound insomnia. Like you - I took...
... doctors as an emergency and was immediately put back on ativan . Risk of seizure is very real. (and I was only on ... 2 mg ativan a day = 1 mg xanax - I thought that was quite a small ... become protracted.
So - having reinstated on ativan - switched to valium - then a slow taper off valium...
... another benzo, for about four years. Actually, I took Ativan for the first year and Klonopin for the last three...
... doctors as an emergency and was immediately put back on ativan . Risk of seizure is very real. (and I was only on ... 2 mg ativan a day = 1 mg xanax - I thought that was quite a small ... become protracted.
So - having reinstated on ativan - switched to valium - then a slow taper off valium...
- "SUB"? Sammi, Banker, anyone please? 16th March 2004
... relatively short-acting benzodiazepines such as Xanax and Ativan , it is not possible to achieve a smooth decline in...
- Alcohol - My story of getting off it 15th March 2004
... for that. Either a mild sedative like I have, or ativan or something. Or you can just try to get thru it...
- Okay, I think I might be ready to say... 14th March 2004
... 8 months later I went to my GP and asked for some Ativan just for those "few" times that I was anxious. As...
- Sammi/sub? 13th March 2004
... benzodiazepines such as alprazolam (Xanax) and lorazepam ( Ativan ) (Table 1, Chapter I), it is not possible to achieve...
- (This ought to be a good one) Do I need a Xanax? 9th March 2004
... morning-im running to the suboxone..
I take 1 mg ativan in the morning-and 1 mg. at night..which is not a...
- Who has done hospital detox successfully? 1st March 2004
... a Saturday morning. They gave her valium iv's and Ativan every two hours, they also increased it every two ... work. Finally after a double dose of the valium and Ativan she fell asleep on Monday morning around 8:00. She...
- Yinsky 1st March 2004
... but, saying that, i must also say that i use 1mg. of ativan every 3rd night.
thank you for allowing me to...
... bottom of my own personal gutter!
I was prescribed ativan following a family bereavement - to help me sleep ... anything else........ I just couldnt sleep........... so ativan was prescribed. With hindsight I think my doctor ... he did indeed question why I was being prescribed ativan . He told me, there and then, that it wouldnt help ... I wish I had listened to him.
So - I took 1 mg of ativan - a couple of nights a week. Did this for a long ... they say......... is history!! I reinstated on 3 mg ativan - crossed over to 30 mg valium and got tapering!! ... page 28 of her Manual -
Withdrawal from lorazepam ( ativan ) 3 mg daily with diazepam (valium substitution 3 mg...
... all with a beginning....there is an end??? 3 mg of ativan ??? i would say that you stopped yourself before it...
... luckily i never had 3 teens all at once. woulda chewed ativan like candy...
banker, yes lexapro can have very...
... the 3rd nite...will take the imovane instead of the ativan . will let you know how it goes....and BTW, the fact...
- It's 4:27 and I cant sleep 25th February 2004
... unit cuz I am just a mess they change my benzo from ativan to xanax I though Sleep will come now it relaxed me...
... unit cuz I am just a mess they change my benzo from ativan to xanax I though Sleep will come now it relaxed me...
- Klonopin help...please. 22nd February 2004
... that works for me now is Lexepro and xanax. Xanax, ativan , klonopin, is all the same thing. They are all benzos...
- to yinksy 22nd February 2004
... seizure, I was taken to the hospital where they gave me ativan and tapered me off that over 5 days. I thought this ... havent had any more side effects since quitting the ativan a week and a half ago. Yinksy you were right about...
- just a benzo now and then? 19th February 2004
... Barry Haslam. Brain-damaged by overprescription of Ativan .
“Not only did doctors not keep to the CSM Guidelines...
... Yinsky-
I take ativan twice a day..2 mg total..
I was a basket case(agoraphobia ... looks like our mom is next.
She was just prescribed ativan as needed..
Its a serious subject-and i thank you...
- my sisters addiction 18th February 2004
... really lose it this time.
She is also doing 5 mg. of ativan daily(not .5...)thats a huge dose!
Any suggestions...
... what i mean....and she should know better about the ativan ...if shes your sis you better tough love it soon....
- Zanax Is Bad Stuff! 18th February 2004
... for years. Having said all that - I withdrew from ativan (another benzo) by crossing over from ativan (which ... the right schedule and the right support. I was on ativan for years and looking back on it - I lost so much...
... (and especially his) experience. I came off 3 mg ativan - I simply cannot imagine the hell he has gone thro...
... short acting. Normally, they prescribe klonopin or ativan . Anyway, I have a LONG story about my sis and the...
- staceyy 14th February 2004
... klonipin time??Im on meds for depression..and i also take ativan ..which honestly..helped me so much w/ panic attacks...
- oxycontin 2nd February 2004
... clonidine and a small (and I mean small) amount of Ativan . The withdrawal was from the bowels of hell, but to...
... used for rns pain, discs, malignancies... ect The ativan didn't help with the migraines?
CADE...
- Interesting? 31st January 2004
... zodiazepines and Rik into google - you will find!
I was on ativan for 2 years - just taking 1 mg at night for sleep...
... last pill. I simply could not have withdrawn from ativan without his help and the support of people on that...
- Quick Question? 30th January 2004
... have had a lot of experience with benzo's (Valium, Ativan , Xanax, etc.) and I will be happy to share my thoughts ... for about three months when I discovered a stash of Ativan at my mom's house. Of course I rationalized myself ... couple of weeks later (after daily and nightly use of Ativan ) I ordered my pain pills again and I was off and running ... . I'm convinced if I had not discovered those Ativan tabs I would not have ordered that bottle of Ultram...
- Kinda? 27th January 2004
... Refreshed? You just dont get that with xanax or ativan or ambien. Stick with it - you will find now that...
... Wonderful to hear that you have not resorted to xanax, ativan , klonopin or ambien ........... just what you needed...
... benzos. Had I but known the dangers when I first took ativan ? So - I guess that is why I would go the way of c...
... somnambulant!!!!!!!! LOL When I crossed over from ativan - I started my taper at 30 mg valium and it took 8...
- When will I ever sleep? 26th January 2004
... not to use any of the sleeping pills like ambien, ativan etc etc. Makes sense? You have kicked the other...
- So far so good 25th January 2004
... not even the Benzos worked for me. (Including Ativan !! ) So I deceided the hell with it, and now I don...
... not even the Benzos worked for me. (Including Ativan !! ) So I deceided the hell with it, and now I don...
- Want to get off of Ativan after years................... 23rd January 2004
... welcome to the Board. I believe the way to get off of Ativan is to switch over to an equivlent dose of Valium, ... like how you already tried to taper straight off the Ativan . I believe a move like that can very easily send you ... the Board, and she has sucessfully stopped taking Ativan after using it for so many years. I will definately...
... I have been taking Ativan and Celexa for 9 years now. I have taken some type ... with just tapering but I am very worried about the Ativan . I have read terrible stories on this one. I take ... support and a plan. Thank you
Hello JufyJuice
Ativan is a benzodiazepine and highly addictive. It is a ... come off. Having said that I tapered off 3 mg of ativan very successfully - so dont worry - it can be done ... almost to the letter - and had a successful taper off ativan using valium.
Another great place is a site and ... site.
Take heart - you are right to want to get off ativan . Ativan should be prescribed for a max of between ... will have to face up to perhaps a year to taper off ativan - you have to reduce little by little......... there...
... discouraged - it is just so worth it to break free. Ativan is a soul destroying drug. Once you are into your...
- My story (now on day 6) 21st January 2004
... dependent on sleep aids of one sort or another - from ativan to ambien etc. This is your chance to be totally...
- Who's awake on this Graveyard Shift??? 15th January 2004
... until your brain has got itself sorted out. Taking ativan in the amounts which you have been taking will make...
... until your brain has got itself sorted out. Taking ativan in the amounts which you have been taking will make ... almost everyday, from my wife too, about taking the Ativan ! But she just says for me to lie down next to her ... am going back to sleep again, unless I take 2 or 3 Ativan ... The cycle begins again!!! So you see, I understand...
... almost everyday, from my wife too, about taking the Ativan ! But she just says for me to lie down next to her ... am going back to sleep again, unless I take 2 or 3 Ativan ... The cycle begins again!!! So you see, I understand ... yes - like you - I too would just take a handful of ativan - why take one when you can take 6? That's me to ... Well - led me to the place where I started to take ativan again - and that was so unnacceptable to my frazzled ... to lose? You feel dreadful just now while taking ativan - you know you are back into a "drugs cycle" - you ... bourne?
I was fortunate too in that I realised how bad ativan made me feel - the morning after taking ativan I always ... feel in the mornings after taking xanax, klonopin, ativan and the rest - and frankly, my dear, I dont believe...
... yes - like you - I too would just take a handful of ativan - why take one when you can take 6? That's me to ... Well - led me to the place where I started to take ativan again - and that was so unnacceptable to my frazzled ... to lose? You feel dreadful just now while taking ativan - you know you are back into a "drugs cycle" - you ... bourne?
I was fortunate too in that I realised how bad ativan made me feel - the morning after taking ativan I always ... feel in the mornings after taking xanax, klonopin, ativan and the rest - and frankly, my dear, I dont believe...
...
MY Pain Doctor told me to double up on the Ativan and the herbal stuff, and wait until this Tuesday...
...
MY Pain Doctor told me to double up on the Ativan and the herbal stuff, and wait until this Tuesday ... there?
Good god - kinda - if you double up on your ativan you will be taking about 50 a night? Coma should...
... there?
Good god - kinda - if you double up on your ativan you will be taking about 50 a night? Coma should...
... started to feel drousy (Mind you, without taking any Ativan ), and lo and behold, I began to nod off. She said...
... started to feel drousy (Mind you, without taking any Ativan ), and lo and behold, I began to nod off. She said...
... all early this morning, so I broke down and took 2 Ativan pills (Don't tell yinksy) and fell asleep from about...
... all early this morning, so I broke down and took 2 Ativan pills (Don't tell yinksy) and fell asleep from about...
...
The Doctor and I deceided, to stop the ATIVAN . It wasn't doing anything for me anyway , and why...
... not to take any medication at all. Includings the Ativan or any thing else. I will let my insomnia cure itself...
... haven't slept either.... I figured what the heck, the Ativan wasn't working for me anymore, no matter what the...
... I could just stop taking everything (Including the Ativan ). I then went to my primary care doc, and he did...
... not to take any medication at all. Includings the Ativan or any thing else. I will let my insomnia will cure...
... sleep. i can pay the price . i wonder if itsthe ativan ???? u go get some sleep...
... sleep. i can pay the price . i wonder if itsthe ativan ???? u go get some sleep
Kinda,
I would say that...
... made absolutely certain that you can just stop the ativan dead? Ashton says you can be addicted to it after ... the pharmas - to sell benzos - especially klonopin, ativan and the winner by miles...... xanax!!! Valium makes...
... be the result of withdrawing from the klonopin and ativan ? Only you know what drugs and in what amounts you ... what you do.
If you have not become dependent on ativan /klonopin then you should be able to discontinue their...
- I had to take one! 13th January 2004
... Hope you get some sleep- are you still taking the Ativan ? Sleep deprivation is a killer! Keep on keeping...
- Gonna be an all nighter.anyone there/// 12th January 2004
... orgiveness thing might sink in a little.
I do hope the Ativan kicks in for you soon, sometimes it just sneaks up...
... that post, and then fall off on you. I guess 4mg of Ativan couldn't hold out against me being phsisically tired...
... Hey Thomas
You still up? If you have 4 mg ativan in your system - then I doubt! You are soooooo bad...
... orgiveness thing might sink in a little.
I do hope the Ativan kicks in for you soon, sometimes it just sneaks up ... writing that post of mine and then ,like you said ,the Ativan snuck up on me . But I would have thought 4mg. of ... Ativan should of had me laid out on the couch for alot longer ... alot of people ,including my own doctor that this Ativan is some kind of heavy- duty drug, if taken at only...
... insomnia. But - I know the hard way about benzos and ativan is my speciality! Such power in such a wee pill. ... to be aware? Funnily enough - I never found that ativan gave me sleep - just let me pass out for a few hours...
... tail between my legs) I did end up taking 4mg. of Ativan right after putting this first post out. I was wide...
... that post, and then fall off on you. I guess 4mg of Ativan couldn't hold out against me being phsisically tired...
... about all this with somebody). But right now, the Ativan is kicking in, and I am feeling groggy....
...
... about all this with somebody). But right now, the Ativan is kicking in, and I am feeling groggy....
...
... back to bed. After that I went and took another pill ( Ativan , Now that makes 6mg. since about midnight!!!). That ... Thomas really does believe what she has told ne about Ativan and the other Benzos being so addictive. And believe ... today. I don't know what the maxium is for taking Ativan in one night.????
Okay, lets see if...
... back to bed. After that I went and took another pill ( Ativan , Now that makes 6mg. since about midnight!!!). That ... Thomas really does believe what she has told ne about Ativan and the other Benzos being so addictive. And believe ... today. I don't know what the maxium is for taking Ativan in one night.????
Okay, lets see if ... up on talking, ok if my memory serves me correctly Ativan is Lorazepam and is used as an Anti-anxiety agent ... tension or prior to surgery to relief the anxiety. Ativan is also be used to help in the prevention of severe ... I had some back then when I went thought my DT's. Ativan is a CLASS: 3-Hydroxy Benzodiazepine, yeah me I haven ... taking 100 mg. does this help you better then the Ativan or have you been taking them in combination as you ... probably going to take one this morning since the Ativan isn't working? I don't like people taking Trazodone ... habit forming. I don't really like you mixing the Ativan and the Trazodone as the Trazodone can make the affects ... of the Ativan intensify. Please see you doctor and you and him sit ... sedative, you body might have built up a tolerance to the Ativan if you have been taking it for a long time.
Yes,...
- yinsky, I hope the sun is always on your face... 11th January 2004
... don't get too upset with me, but I took another Ativan , and its beginning to kick in. Post back when you...
- Why are oxys so "exuberant"--and morphine-based "MsContins" so "Morose" 9th January 2004
... swimming when it was 60.......did you mean to type.. ativan ...if you did it is not an opiate but a benzo........
... couple of months. By the way--my cousin's pill is not Ativan ...it's a morphine based time-release capsule--very...
- Riotgirl??????? 9th January 2004
... Riot
Yes - I did an Ashton taper - changed from 2 mg ativan to 20 mg of valium (diazepam) and tapered down - it ... medic. I am simply someone who became dependent on ativan thro no fault of my own (not consciously) - and found...
... lately..hope you had a good holiday.
Im on 2mgs. ativan ..i don't abuse but if i don't take it-i get very agitated...
... download then read the "Ashton Manual"
I too was on 2 mg ativan on doctors orders - never abused - was dependent and ... absolutely no anxiety now (unlike when I was taking ativan - I was always anxious). I think these are just appalling...
... download then read the "Ashton Manual"
I too was on 2 mg ativan on doctors orders - never abused - was dependent and ... absolutely no anxiety now (unlike when I was taking ativan - I was always anxious). I think these are just appalling...
... happened here.
Much the same happened to me. At first ativan helped -then in time - I became tolerant and the drug ... etc - and I know now that it was all CAUSED by the ativan . It was actually causing all the effects for which...
- Need Xanax withdrawal plan 7th January 2004
... great care in tapering off. I myself tapered off ativan (another benzo) last year by replacing it with valium...
... great care in tapering off. I myself tapered off ativan (another benzo) last year by replacing it with valium...
- Another Mom Needing Help 5th January 2004
... for you..im a mom/recovering addict too.On suboxone.. ativan other psych meds..doing the best i can.As we all are...
... addiction since 1982! But I formed another addiction to ativan in 2000 - became addicted thro no fault of my own ... followed my doctors orders - no abuse involved - took ativan 1-2 mg per night for sleep/anxiety as needed for about...
- Lomotil..tell me what you know about it!!.. 4th January 2004
... many she's taking? I wonder if it's the Ambien or Ativan that's making her act like this? I really wish I...
- Somas And Benzo's 2nd January 2004
... And about the benzo's all of them are an opie. from ativan to xanxe when it was time for me to start taking them...
- John 3:16 how are you doing???? 1st January 2004
... pretty down after an 8 month taper off lorazepam ( ativan ) this August - an addiction caused entirely by my...
- Feel Worse Than Ever 30th December 2003
... detox itself wasn't too bad. he was drugged up on ativan the first couple of days so he would sleep through...
... then developed another addiction - 3 years ago -to ativan . ( a dreaded benzo) I blame my doctor for being so ... help + expert medical help - got clean. My 3 mg of ativan were changed to 30 mg valium and I tapered off slowly...
- Giving Up On Trazodone !!!! 30th December 2003
... benzos? Viz, xanax and klonopin?
I tapered off ativan this year by first substituting valium (longer half ... to come down from 30 mg valium (equivalent to 3 mg ativan or1.5 mg of xanax or 1.5 mg of klonopin).
It was...
... I don't know how Ativan will help, except cause more dependancy...it is in...
... benzos? Viz, xanax and klonopin?
I tapered off ativan this year by first substituting valium (longer half ... to come down from 30 mg valium (equivalent to 3 mg ativan or1.5 mg of xanax or 1.5 mg of klonopin).
It was ... be giving me severe head aches he suggested triing ativan (lorazepam,1mg.). take two at bedtime. He only called...
... doctor? So you are free now of all the benzos from ativan to xanax etc. WONDERFUL! Only the celexa to taper...
... doctor? So you are free now of all the benzos from ativan to xanax etc. WONDERFUL! Only the celexa to taper...
... Pain Doctor deceided to try me on a 5 day trial of Ativan . Take 2 pills right before what would be considered...
... get some sleep. Did you call your doc for some more Ativan ? I will probably be up alot during the night these...
... I want to say is - if you can - steer clear of the ativan /xanax/klonopin. These benzos are so addictive - even ... in small doses. I took ativan as preseribed at 1 mg at night for sleep for 2 years...
... and he called into the pharmacy a 5 day script of Ativan (1mg.) Only 5 pills, to take 1 at bedtime tonigh none ... happening. But as so many people have already stated, this Ativan stuff is very addictive, and he is rightfully concerned...
... got another 5 day script called in to the pharmacy. Ativan (1mg.) to take one, every other night, and see what...
... Hey Kinda,
Just checking in on you today- the Ativan is in the same "family" as the Xanax- I have to take...
... up with the zombie phase a bit longer? I had used ativan for some years - only 1 mg per night for sleep - never...
... are you? Did you sleep last night? How many more Ativan do you have left- do you sleep on those? Let me know...
... stinking tired of it, that Ijust now gave in and took a Ativan pill, so I expect to get kinda sleepy soon. In my...
- TRAZODONE---Does anyone know about it???? 26th December 2003
... sedating(hangover,yuck!)
The other meds im on:zoloft/ ativan /suboxone/abilify..
Ive been cutting down on all my ... anti-depressant..so the zoloft isn't that nessecery. Ativan (oh,doctor please don't take my ativan away..lol) is...
... to not respond to the light-weight sleeping meds. Ativan (lorazepam) is often prescribed for short-term insomnia...
- Abusing suboxone? 20th December 2003
... you should talk to your doctor about switching to Ativan or Xanax?
Michelle - I've been thinking about you...
- Froggirl..are you ok? 12th December 2003
... klonipin left~ didn't your doc give you that or was it ativan ? I know these are addictive but they also can be...
- Anyone familiar with Clorpromazine? 8th December 2003
... Withdrawel symptoms. They are:
[SIZE=7]Lorazepam ( Ativan ) 1 MG
Ibuprofen 400 MG
Chlorpromazine 25 MG.[/SIZE...
- Hydrocodone withdrawel treatment plan...will it work? 8th December 2003
... has with them. Here they are:
[SIZE=7]Lorazepam ( Ativan ) 1 MG
Ibuprofen 400 MG
Chlorpromazine 25 MG.[/SIZE...
... Ativan is a benzodiazepine, a little weaker than Xanax. ...
... RLA (Arms)
Chlorpromazine is used for nausea.
Ativan will help with relaxing and maybe make you sleepy ... I preferred valium but its from the same group as Ativan .
Ibuprofen helps with aches and pains
Melatonin...
... sweetie, proud of you but a little worried about the ativan it it a sister to xanax it is a lot less potanit but...
... hey, girl! I thought about what you said about the Ativan , and I am trying to coldturkey that too! the last...
- need advice for in-patient detox (buprenex ) 5th December 2003
... detox medically (using clonidine, sleeping pills, ativan , etc) and then on the 3rd day to be given suboxone...
