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EuphoricallyContent
Junior Member
Registered: February 2019
Location: USA
Posts: 14
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Fri April 5, 2019
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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Very subtle feelings of relaxation.
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The effects were barely noticeable and did not do its job.
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I was prescribed this medication as a backup if I got into a blackout rage, frankly, it did not help anything.
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gevanhee
New Member
Registered: September 2015
Location: Canada
Posts: 8
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Fri January 18, 2019
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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When needed, great.
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None
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Very helpful.
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whimsyalley
New Member
Registered: December 2015
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 10
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Fri October 12, 2018
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $2.00| Rating: 8
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Less anxiety and fewer panic attacks
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Short term memory affects sometimes
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I have been taking Ativan for years. It has helped me control my anxiety issues and panic attacks. It is supposed to be addictive buy I have never increased my dose from original 1 mg 3 times a day.
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ToeJam
Magnate
Registered: September 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 2605
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Mon January 15, 2018
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Works when Diazapam did not
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I get this via NHS prescription and for a medication that I take only when I need to, it is brilliant.Having autism, (and this seems to be the case with some with the condition), diazapam did nothing. As such, it was a welcome relief that lorazapam filled that space in times of anxiety.
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Turtlesoup
Grand Member
Registered: October 2014
Location: Alaska
Posts: 862
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Sat January 14, 2017
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Helps with acute symptoms
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Sedating, potentially habit forming
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Have taken low doses occasionally for acute symptoms-it works well but seems like many become dependence on it
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spring2014
Grand Member
Registered: September 2014
Location: somewhere between hell and back over the rainbow
Posts: 834
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Mon August 17, 2015
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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none
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made my anxiety worse
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never did like ativan it my anxiety level worse and this is hard for me to remember my therapist knew what I was talking about when I told her that i can't remember the one that begins with an "A" she knew what I was talking about. never did like it my psychiatrist wanted to put me on it when I had my ultrasound done on my uterus back in may I told her no on this one.
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xxKaneLovesZoexx
Member
Registered: May 2011
Location: England
Posts: 107
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Fri July 10, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 6
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Central nervous system relaxes.
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"Retardation" of the body.
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As Lorazepam is commonly given to treat irritability in mood, anxiety and some aggressive attributes, it not only slows down the body but also slows down the brain enough for the person to calm and to go back into a normal state. For example, I personally walk about when I am having an episode or become increasingly talkative, the second the Lorazepam is effective I sit down or lay down, my pacing around becomes non existent and my speech slows down and becomes less rushed.
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Erik456
Member
Registered: May 2015
Location: LA
Posts: 79
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Wed May 20, 2015
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 0
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PROS:
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it works
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none
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I often get proposed pills by using americantrustpills (seriously, this place sucks) without danger. Unfortunately I use to take plenty of it so low price is extremely important for me.
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Fastidious Raptor
New Member
Registered: June 2012
Location: Sonoma County, Ca
Posts: 9
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Wed December 3, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Effective for acute onset anxiety/ panic attacks/irritability/ mania
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None observed
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I like that lorazepam doesn't make me feel hung over when I wake up after taking it.
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livex21
Newly Joined
Registered: August 2014
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2
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Thu September 11, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Does wonders for anxiety
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None experienced
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Atvian works great for me. I've always been hesitant about medication, esp. because of my bad experience with Zoloft (different type of med., I know, but I was still iffy). Anyway, Ativan works wonders - I take one (.5mg) when I'm either experiencing bad anxiety that I fear might lead to an anxiety attack, or if I'm currently having an attack. Works fast, calms me down like I never even had anxiety in the first place, and lasts for at least several hours. I do make sure that I only take them as needed though, and usually a max of a couple of times a week because I'm aware it can be addicting. I'm also working with my therapist on ways to alleviate my anxiety without having to rely solely on medication, so this way I'm not tempted to take it more often if I'm feeling extremely stressed and anxious.
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badwolf76
Member
Registered: January 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 29
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Wed July 9, 2014
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $15.00| Rating: 6
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fast-acting, covered under most insurance(s), relatively inexpensive
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loses affect when taking for long periods of time, habit forming, although I've no problem going without
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I've taken Ativan mainly for anxiety. As of the past few months I've been taking it at bed time and usually mid-sleep to due to waking up with anxiety.
It does seem to lose it's affect. This results in taking more than the prescribed dose. However, my doctor has told me that taking a little more than prescribed when necessary is okay.
In regards to dependency; this has not been an issue for me. I've taken Ativan on and off for years and I've never had withdrawal. I am also very cautious about taking something with the risk of addiction. So, I try my best to not take it daily and if things are going well; I really don't feel the urge or need to take it.
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GlaringofGrimalkins
Junior Member
Registered: September 2013
Posts: 7
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Mon September 23, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Good for getting off booze.
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Hard to acquire.
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Very good benzo.
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Thu May 2, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 9
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worked very well for anxiety til it pooped out on me
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poop out after certain dosage over time; could cause some drowsiness
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Worked best for anxiety as far as any med I have taken.
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doyoutrustme
Poohbah
Registered: June 2012
Posts: 1384
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Thu May 2, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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gets rid of anxiety fast, but also very drowsy.
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Dave21
Member
Registered: March 2007
Location: Toronto, Ca
Posts: 24
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Mon January 14, 2013
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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side-effects,calm/serenity.
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will 'stop' your workday??
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My clonazapam was running low on effect\side.So i've taken this for small panic-attacks!!
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PsychoSpaceman
New Member
Registered: August 2011
Posts: 4
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Wed May 30, 2012
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $4.00| Rating: 8
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Very effective for anmxiety. panic, and severe agitation. Insignificant side effects. Effects don't last too long, a good thing in some instances
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Shorter duration of action than clonazepam or diazepam. a bad thing for prolonged anxiety. Can be habit forming.
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Very effective for panic and generalized anxiety disorder. Probably slightly more effecti8ve than alprazolam and diazepam for anxiety. Of the benzodiazepines I have used, only temazepam, nitrazepam, and clonazepam were as powerful for treating anxiety and the temazepam and nitrazepam were a bit too sedating to use during the day.
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shanbug15
Junior Member
Registered: July 2011
Location: dixon, ca
Posts: 7
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Thu August 4, 2011
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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works fast and lasts also doesnt make you loopy
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addictive, withdraw is bad
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the only negative is i have been on it for 3 and 1//2 years 3mg a day so if i miss 1 day i have withdraw starting
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erin654
Junior Member
Registered: May 2011
Location: Orem, UT, USA
Posts: 16
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Sat May 21, 2011
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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When I was prescribed Ativan, I was told to take it 3x daily. If I took the medicine even 20 minutes later than usual I felt just awful! I later found out that Ativan is supposed to be taken AS NEEDED. I guess my doctor was a twit.
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crazypurple12
New Member
Registered: January 2007
Location: Beantown
Posts: 4
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Mon December 13, 2010
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $1.00| Rating: 5
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help me mind calm also help my ear ringing
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depend on it for long time
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yes for long time i do remmy i did stop whole summer but i got fire in my old apt like trauma
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josh14
Member
Registered: March 2009
Location: nm
Posts: 30
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Sat December 11, 2010
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 5
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controls my anxiety/panic attacks
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you will be more sleepy and it is highly addictive
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ok, ive been taking ativan for about 5 years. was prescribed to help with my panic/anxiety attacks. i started out taking 1mg twice a day. took it for 3 months daily and then i decided i wanted to come off of it. i had to miss work and did not sleep foron 3 days till i finally couldn't take the panic/anxiety constant feeling so i called the doctor for the refill. then ive went to taking 3mgs a day to what im taking now which is 1mg in the morning only and 1 in the evening if i need it. i would say yes it does work well for anxiety/panic attacks. depending on your tolerance of the medication its better to take it before the panic or anxiety attack reaches its high. i was actually able to succesfully stop taking ativan after almost 2 years only because the pd prescribed a withdrawal drug to counter the severe withdrawal effects. and to my surprise that actually worked, although i can't remember that drug he game me to take for 2 weeks after gradualing coming off the ativan. so i stayed off of it for almost 1 year, and now have been back on it for 3 years. one suggestion i would give is something i wish i would have done. everyones different. but, when i look back i probably could have coped only taking it when the panic/anxiety attacks would get bad. instead i was so fed up with the attacks i just started taking it daily immediately just so i wouldn't have to deal with anymore attacks at all. well so then i became completely dependent on it. which i don't like. so if you can manage to function by taking it like 3 or 4 times a week instead of everyday i would try that to keep from getting totally dependent on it. Goodluck, God bless, josh
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Sultrysorrow
Member
Registered: October 2007
Location: Arizona
Posts: 77
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Tue September 14, 2010
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $8.50| Rating: 8
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Currently taking it for Anxiety and sedative help
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Nothing yet
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Calming effect, relaxing, slight euphoria.. I'll take these effects over hard liquor any day.
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Sultrysorrow
Member
Registered: October 2007
Location: Arizona
Posts: 77
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Wed August 18, 2010
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Works great for alcohol detox and withdrawl
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Prepare to see things in slow motion lol!!!
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You'll get a lot of funny looks from your friends and co-workers while on this smack..
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mhswarriors
Newly Joined
Registered: June 2010
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Wed June 16, 2010
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $9.00| Rating: 10
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works well
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none so far
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I have been on this for 3 days and it's great. I take .5 mg as needed during the day. Day 1 i took 1 mg, Day 2, .5, then today 1 mg. It works to calm you down.
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Ultimata49
Newly Joined
Registered: June 2010
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Tue June 15, 2010
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 4
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Fast acting
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Doesnt always work, not as strong as some others
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I have anxiety and would take this as needed. when i took it i took it when i felt anxious. sometimes it would work and sometimes it would do nothing. in severe situations it worked but in bad (not as bad as severe) situations it was luck of the draw. Have now switched to klonopin.
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nebulosity
Newly Joined
Registered: April 2010
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Sat April 17, 2010
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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It completely stops panic attacks in 15-20 minutes for me at 0.5mg dose. NO SIDE EFFECTS when taken as directed.
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While Ativan didn't make me drowsy, it did make it near impossible to employ problem solving skills for a technical problem (i.e. research, homework, etc). For "pinchy" anxiety related skin/arm/leg pain, it did nothing, even at a 1mg dose.
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Like I said, it completely stops panic attacks in 15-20 minutes for me at 0.5mg dose. It doesn't make me drowsy AT ALL. Instead of making you feel "better" it simply stops extreme emotions so that you're okay -- so that can have an important conversation, give a presentation, function coherently at work, etc. The way I describe it, it's good for stopping hysterical crying, but for steady, bothersome anxiety, Ativan did nothing for me. It only did something when I was having an emotional breakdown (panic attack). And even after it helped me get control of the panic attack, 30% of the lingering anxiety was still there. That's when you talk to your doctor about some other medication to manage the steady anxiety.
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phoenix47baby
Grand Member
Registered: September 2009
Location: Southern California
Posts: 619
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Tue November 17, 2009
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $30.00| Rating: 10
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good tranquilizer
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addictive
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garretis4real
Newly Joined
Registered: October 2009
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Tue October 20, 2009
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $9.77| Rating: 1
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That I switched to a different medication
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Drowsiness, headache, dizziness, nausea, and weakness.
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OH BOY! If you are thinking about taking Ativan, please consider something else. As you can tell in my cons that I will never take Ativan again. Just please listen to me and "DON'T" take it. You do not need the sickness I got.
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sunnyday
Junior Member
Registered: May 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 16
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Wed June 3, 2009
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 9
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works fast, helps me sleep
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none
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I use it for sleep, no other sleeping med worked for me.
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Elysium
Where the HELL are we?
Registered: March 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3342
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Thu May 28, 2009
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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PROS:
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Oral may be used sub-lingual as well, relatively short lasting.
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Easy to become dependent on this med.
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This medication is a God sent!! I only use 1-2mg's per day, yet when I need it, I need it and it works well to help ease my anxiety and keep me in a safer and healthier place.
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mffnewjersey
Newly Joined
Registered: February 2009
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Fri March 6, 2009
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 10
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stops anxiety and panic attacks RIGHT AWAY
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none
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Love it, when I need it.
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cgniech
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2008
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Wed February 11, 2009
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 6
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it got rid of anxious feelings!
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drowsiness, forgetfulness
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Ativan relieved me of anxious feelings but did not get rid of the thoughts thayt were causing my anxiety. It made me feel loopy. I got very drows and spacedy out and couldn't do much of anything, which sucked because i always took it in daytime. 1 milligram was too much for me, i had to cut it into half or quarters because the side effects were too strong.
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gordonsetter
Member
Registered: November 2008
Location: Indiana
Posts: 27
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Wed December 10, 2008
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $67.00| Rating: 5
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PROS:
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reduced panic attacks
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drowiness
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Ativan reduced my panic attacks but didn't totally stop them
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nightbird
Grand Magnate
Registered: January 2008
Posts: 4178
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Tue July 8, 2008
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 0
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it works, but doesn't last long, and if taken under tongue, better for your liver
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the body and headaches from missed doses is extremely uncomfortable
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This drug helps me with panic attacks and general anxiety @2mg. twice a day.
If I were to get off this medication, I would want to do it in a hospital because from what I have already experienced by missing a few doses, with head and ear aches that are horrid, to body and leg aches, after 3 years, I'm going to get off it the correct way... when there is a better replacement for it, of course.
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modernmaster
Newly Joined
Registered: May 2008
Location: Central,va
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Sun June 29, 2008
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Fast acting, short half life, easy on body organs
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withdraw is very bad, watch your driving
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Ativan one of my first legal drugs, no more paper bags for panic attacks.
I have been on it about 7 years. It can be used as powdered alcohol,as I did
Now I take as told. The benefits out weight the drawbacks.I have noticed this month that walmarts lorazepam is about 33% less potient then my new pharmcy.
This is from my experience only! as an alcoholic in recovery. 4 years, 3 slips
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Sandra28
Newly Joined
Registered: April 2008
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Mon April 21, 2008
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Calms me down within 2 hours
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none that I am aware of. Only take it when needed!
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Good drug if you can only take it as needed. Useful for Menopause and the mood anxiety swings!
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puckyjan56
Member
Registered: December 2007
Location: nc, usa
Posts: 334
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Sat March 8, 2008
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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helps me calm down and to sleep much better
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just a little drowsy
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I take 2mg of lorazepam and ambien at night w/seroquel. Most of the time I sleep but I don't hear anything or anyone after I am asleep. That's kind of worrisome to me. I do not babysit if I have taken it, I don't want to take any chances w/the kids. Better to be safe.
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Rascal
New Member
Registered: December 2007
Posts: 2
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Sat January 5, 2008
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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great for gad
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mind fog
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it is helping me with anxiety.
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BelleSomnium
Newly Joined
Registered: December 2007
Location: South Carolina
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Sun December 23, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Decreased anxiety
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Confusion
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Lorazepam is very good for calming and relaxing anxiety. It does cause a bit of confusion and sedation, but all medications of this type do. I would definitely use it again if I needed to.
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WoahMan
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2007
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Sun November 4, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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PROS:
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great anti-anexity agent, good for agiation
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CONS:
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drunk feeling, amnesia
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Ativan is great for anxiety. I've tried Xanax and Valium once before with no luck. Xanax helped with extreme anxitey though. I notice for me ativan takes about a hour to kick in. Sometimes it's amnesiac effects make me forget that i even took it. I take 1mg two times a day, for social phobia and anxiety from work if needed. No need to take any at night since the daily dose usually makes me drowsy by the end of the day. Not to mention a hard day at work. It doesn't effect my work ethics at this dose, thought sometimes i forget where i put things.
It is a longer lasting Benzodiazepin, unlike xanax or valium which usually lasts 2 hours at max. Ativan lasts about four to six hours for me, sometimes only having to take 1mg a day. One thing i notice is that if i do take it at night sometimes for insomnia, in the morning it is hard to get up. What i do is drink some coffee, for some reason it cancels some of the effects of ativan. So far this is the only benzo that has worked for my anxiety when needed. Xanax was good but was short acting and i think would be way more addicting since it has a short half-life, so i wanted to stop taking it. Ativan was a good replacement my pdoc said.
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BerBer
Newly Joined
Registered: September 2007
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Sun September 2, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Stops panic attacks
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Forgetfulness, lowered inhibitions
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Taking these has helped keep me in school when I was about to drop out because of the panic attacks I was having. No real complaints except when I take it I tend to feel a little like I'm high or drunk only in the way where I'm not afraid to say what ever comes to mind. I guess thats just because it is so relaxing that you don't feel like you have to worry about what you say.
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ChipsAhoy
Member
Registered: August 2007
Location: Minneapolis MN
Posts: 25
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Fri August 31, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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PROS:
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fast-acting; effective; minimal side effects
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few side effects (drowsiness, amnesia)
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i have had a pretty good experience with Lorazepam since i first started using it 2 years ago. i find that it takes about 2 hours to take full effect and the half-life is about 12 hours, so if you take 2-3 mg at least some of the effect will be with you for the whole day, at least in my case. i have been taking it for social phobia, and i find that it is very effective in reducing the amount of anxiety that i experience in social situations. it is also helpful for depression. sometimes i will take a few when i become very depressed and it is usually enough to elate my mood for the rest of the day (at least in my experience, please remember that it will act differently in everybody). my psychiatrist said that it is a fairly safe medication to take. the tolerance starts building up if you take it for a period for longer than four months so be sure to keep in contact with your therapist or your psychiatrist to report how you feel. if you take just a couple a week my psychiatrist said that there should be no problem with addiction and doses much higher than that are required for a tolerance to begin to build up. some of the side effects that i experienced on this medication are drowsiness, lethargy, and amnesia. they were all pretty mild and were not a big deal. the most notable was the amnesia. once that Lorazepam wears off you may find it hard to remember some of the details of what occurred during your experience on the Lorazepam. it also tends to make me moderately drowsy but that side effect is not too difficult to cope with for me. my psychiatrist said that this drug also tends to cause dis inhibition, much the way that alcohol does. i would recommend this drug for anybody who has been diagnosed with any type of anxiety disorder. ask your doctor about it and see if she thinks that you are a good candidate for this medication.
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xd42
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Registered: August 2007
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Sun August 26, 2007
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good anxiety reduction
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addictive, can zonk you out sometimes
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I've found this drug (.5mg) can be a savior during times of severe anxiety. I take this only when I've having a really bad time with anxiety as I'm afraid of its addictive potential. I usually tolerate the medicine well but there have been a few times I took it and it really zonked me out, kinda like a strong cold medicine. Zonked out is better than an anxiety attack though.
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buzzie
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Registered: March 2006
Location: Southern CA
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Thu August 2, 2007
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Total Spent: $10.00| Rating: 8
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Takes my anxiety away and helps with PMS
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Addicting been on it for 13 years (not everday)
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Excellent for me with a panic attack, anxiety, pms, and anger issues.
Was having really bad panick attacks and constant anxiety. I still feel I was having a nervous break down. Was put on different medswhich made me worse, thought I was going crazy. Couldn't drive, was agoraphobic, and really deppressed. I thought I was crazy then a doc gave me ativan and within 30 minutes I felt totally "normal" started to cry cuz it triped me out to feel so normal. It got me back out driving when I could not drive across the street. I try not to take everyday and I weaned myself to a much lower dosage. Sometimes I get really bummed out on being on this med for so long and my doctor would always tell me why make yourself suffer if it works. That is true and yes it is addicting but so is food, coffee, cigs, alchol, etc.....
It did help me big time and the biggest plus is my kids didn't have to see me freak out all the time. It has helped me function along with an anti-deppresent. The only thing that sucks is yes it's addicting.
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Nighthawk1979
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Registered: May 2007
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Fast acting and works well. I've found the name brand is better than the generic
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Works well and works rapidly. I take it more during the daythan at night - a lower dose helps with the drowsiness.
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DoubtingThomasina
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Registered: April 2007
Location: North Dakota, ASA
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My favorite anti-anxiety med!
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Dependency is inevitable if not weaned off.
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For people with anxiety disorders, this pill is a godsend. However, use only when needed; such as agitation, irritation, obsessive compulsive, racing thoughts, panic attacks etc. Do not use as a sleeping aid unless prescribed by a physician. Avoid staying on the medication for more than one month. For me, I keep a stash of 15 pills for emergencies only (e.g panic attack).
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leenie41
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Registered: March 2007
Location: pa
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helped me sleep
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didn't do much for my anxiety, very, very addictive
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I was put on this with zoloft, and paxil. I did need it, not for panic attacks, but for extreme, and constant anxiety. It may have helped somewhat, but overall, no it did not! Will make you drowsy, but as far as for anxiety, not worth it, just very addictive, and that's a high price to pay for a pill that doesn't do it's job.
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The_Matrix
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Registered: February 2007
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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works quickly, effective, relatively safe
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i found this drug very effective for anxiety. it would kick in 30-45 minutes after i took it and the effect would last from 3-5 hours. i took it for GAD
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loupopeye22
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Registered: March 2007
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reduced agitation
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would recommend for people who become either panic attack or agitation, then this ativan would alleviate this nasty symptoms. While I was in hospital I couldn't sleep and desperately to abscond from the unit and go to the lake in the middle of the windy night but I was given that meds and didn't think it would work. However, it calmed me down gently and sleep soundly without any problem.
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Juliana
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 887
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instant anxiety relief
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drowsiness and blackouts
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I took Ativan to calm myself down so I was able to fly multiple times this summer. I had recently recovered from a 3 year bout with agoraphobia and was still suffering from occasional panic attacks and anxiety.
I hadn't flown in 10 years and was phobic about being trapped somewhere I couldn't leave. I was also afraid of being in a large, crowded airport and having to stand in lines. Ativan calmed me down enough to do all of these things with ease.
It helped me overcome some of those phobias and I gained a lot of confidence. I am now able to fly without taking any drugs.
I've been told that Ativan can be addictive, but I didn't take it on a regular basis. I took about 20 tablets in total during my summer travels and haven't taken it since. It worked extremely well for me.
As for side effects: I have no memory or limited memory of some of my experiences while I was taking Ativan. There are entire flights that are totally blacked out in my memory. Other flights are just a blur. I remember bits and pieces but not the whole experience. I can't imagine functioning at work or handling daily tasks requiring focus while on this medication. It's difficult to form thoughts clearly and I found that things were getting stuck on the tip of my tongue while I was speaking. I felt very SLOW. Fortunately, the effects of the medication wear off quite quickly.
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Thomi
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Registered: February 2007
Location: Maine
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Helps ease my anxiety and helps me sleep
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can be habit forming
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I take it as needed to ease my anxiety and to help me sleep. This med is the best by far in helping with anxiety. It can be habit forming but since I don't use it everyday, I have not had that problem.
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