Drug Ratings for ATIVANAverage Rating: 3.3 (677 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATIVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | Being transported to hospital | Psychosis, Hallucinations, Aggressive Behavior, Complete Change Of Personality | DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG! Unless you want to spend the rest of your life in some type of hospital. It completely changed the behavior and mindset of 2 relatives, prolonging their hospital stays. One of these relatives without anxiety was given a "routine" shot of Ativan at the hospital and was unable to ever come home afterwards. If the doctor thinks your elderly relative has suddenly lost their mind, ask if they've been given Ativan. The side effects mimic those of Dementia/Alzheimers. Make it known that you don't want this drug, or you may also be given a "routine" shot of Ativan while staying at or being transported to a hospital. | F | 93 | 1 days once 1X O | 12/10/2010 | 1 | anxiety and panic attacks | I have been trying to get off of Ativan (all my doctors said I would have no problems doing that)and have been unable to do so. I have been taking .5 3 times per day for 2 years. I have had to recently take 2 .5 to stop the anxiety a couple of times. I wanted to stop this drug and be put on Paxil but so far I am not able to do that. Even my pharmacist said I would have no problem just stopping! | I do not like how I feel on this drug. I think because of my age they say I will not have any trouble stopping and I have tried several times to just take 2 per day and I will feel HORRID and have a panic attack. So start taking 3 per day again. This drug, for me, is highly addictive. | F | 91 | 2 days | 11/19/2006 | 4 | Anxiety,Pain,Muscle Cramps,Insomnia | Drowsiness and Fatigue when taking during the day. Taken at night for sleep, it works great. | I take it as needed. Never a problem with withdrawl or major side effects. Used to hear voices in my head telling me bad things. Now we have regular conversations and they finally make sense. I'd be lonely without it. | F | 88 | 20 years .5 - 2mg 2X D | 1/29/2012 | 1 | Dementia Anxiety | Halluciations, aggresive, | NEVER give this to a dementia patient that is on other dementia and anxiety medication. Father is currently taking Excelon and Seroquel. Hospital did not read med chart and did not continue with those two meds. Instead the P.A. ordered the Ativan and my dad became a completely different person. He saw green bottles on the ceiling, a little child that wasn't there and became aggresive with family members and nursing staff. If the medical staff had done their job and continued his regular daily medications, they never would have needed to give him Ativan. His charts now state to never give him this drug again and I intend to have a Med-Alert bracelet stating this as well. His Seroquel should have taken care of any anxiety he might have been feeling...stupid move by med staff. | M | 83 | 1 days 1X D | 1/24/2011 | 1 | anxiety, restlessness | complete shutdown, virtually comatose | 4 months after being given 3.75 mg (total over 48 hours), our father still can not walk. | M | 82 | 2 days .25-1 mg 2X D | 9/11/2010 | 1 | ANXIETY | MY ELDERLY FATHER TOOK THIS FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE I KNEW. He was making his own visits to the doctor. I am a nurse and knew about the dangers of it, so when I found out 2 years ago I tried to wean him down with the help of the pharmacist. My father was hooked and refused, but when he started falling I had had enough. We took his ativAn and brought it over to him several times a day and tried to wean him down. He slept 24 hours a day and only got up to eat and take his med. He became so deconditioned he could hardly walk. He became suicidal and very paranoid (the phone, the neighbours, etc) He fell again and we sent him to the hospital where he spent several weeks going through detox. It was horrible to watch! He then went to a nursing home where he fell the first day and developed some serious bloodclots in his leg. Due to this, and his deconditioning he doesn't walk at all anymore. His mind is now clear, he is awake all day, and could be home if he could walk. | M | 82 | 5 years 1 MG 3X D | 1/23/2012 | 1 | ordered by misinformed Hospice | closing of esophogus; dry mouth, more anxiety, memory loss, | Back to normal when I took myself off. Esophogus closed for 2 weeks before family physican found solution, almost died from dehydration | F | 82 | 18 days 2.5 2X D | 11/10/2012 | 4 | to make me sleep | slight drool in corner of mouth and lately some depression but think other reasons for the depression. I am also having trouble with my vision. | I use the computer a lot. I am or was an active Realtor until My son was injured very bad in an accident and then my daughter.The doctors did not think my son live but so far he is with us but not ok. My daughter had broken foot and wrist. I am really bad depressed at times and am wondering if maybe since I take such a small dose of ativan that my depression is due to the things happening in my family and I will very soon be having serious money problems and may loose my home. should I stop taking ativan. I do not take any other medications and take such a small dose of the ativan. I do not take it regular and have gone as much as 2 weeks without taking any but lately I am taking 1/2 of .5 every night to help me sleep where as before I would take maybe 2 or 3 times a week in the middle of the night. | F | 80 | 18 years 1/2 of 05 1X D | 4/5/2013 | 1 | ANXIETY WHILE HOSPITALIZED | MY MOTHER EXPERIENCED SEVERE HALLUCINATIONS AND WAS NOT PERMITTED TO BE LEFT ALONE. SHE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. | THE WORST SIDE EFFECTS, I WOULD REFUSE TREATMENT WITH THIS DRUG, IT SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE MARKET. | F | 78 | 1 days ? 2X D | 9/30/2010 | 5 | restless, aggitation | F | 77 | 18 days | 12/12/2007 | 5 | insomnia, anxiety, depression | none | This was a wonder drug for me and I slept good without waking up in the night with fears and anxiety. I have had to increase the dosage over time and the doctor is concerned and wants to switch me to xanax. | M | 76 | 5 years | 5/5/2008 | 5 | insomnia, anxiety | none | 0.5 mg at bedtime allows me to sleep without torturous dreams. A blessed relief! | F | 74 | 24 months | 4/26/2008 | 1 | a liquid replacement for Valium | Replaced Valium 10mg to a liquid form. Given 4 x day and my husband turned into a mean hateful man who could not speak due to shakiness garbled talking. He is a hospice patient who must have someone with him when gets out of bed or chair. What little walking capacity he has requires assistance. The Ativan made his ability a challenge, especially when he is irritable and in pain. I stopped Ativan and returned him to Valium and now i have my kind considerate loving Tommy nack. | M | 72 | 4 days 60 | 8/18/2016 | 5 | Cancer anxiety | None to think of. | 2 treatments for cancer... Anxiety was brutal. Panic attacks, lack of sleep, fear of cancer return, unable to enjoy my life. Took various ssnri, ssri, off label 8 different ones, only did they do nothing for anxiety but had numerous siicidal ideations, thought I wax crazy, stomachs problems, nausea created more anxiety 4 different psychiatrists 3 of which were not helpful at all except for CBT did help somewhat with aid from Ativan. Without it I'd be gone by now. | M | 71 | 4 years 2 mg | 4/8/2016 | 1 | depression | addicted taking as prescribed, then became out of control | Detox, hospitalization, for three months. NEVER USE THIS DRUG OR ANY BENZOS. ALMOST KILLED ME. | M | 71 | 12 months | 4/26/2008 | 5 | anxiety attacks | sleepiness | F | 70 | 4 months | 3/31/2005 | 5 | Chronic GAD | None to speak of | Without out it I'd not be here today. I've tried so many ssri's ssni's mood stablelizers I had suicidal ideations, horrible side effects, no help whatsoever. | M | 70 | 4 years 1 mg 1X D | 8/29/2015 | 1 | depression | Took for slight anxiety. Doctor mistook my growing anxiety for anxiety attacks. Really they were withdrawal. So he jacked up dosage, totally addicting me. Killer withdrawal. Three months in hospitals. Now AA every day. Brain messed. Still want to take Ativan ? | As addicting as crack. Use only if you want to die. | M | 70 | 200 days | 1/19/2008 | 1 | depression | Hghly addictive. My doctor kept increasing dosage, mistaking Adivan withdrawal for panic attacks. Got worse and worse. Two months in hospital. | Never use this drug under any circumstances. | M | 70 | 2 years | 10/14/2007 | 5 | anxiety,cardiac arrythmia | none noted | works in about 10/15 minutes when when palpatations are noted 1 or 2 .5 milligram doses / day | M | 69 | 14 months | 11/12/2008 | 5 | GAD following prostate cancer surge | None. Very effective as opposed to 5 SSRI's & 2 SSNI's. | M | 69 | 2 years 1mg Dailey | 3/30/2014 | 1 | uncle given it in er room | He died and had lung cancer,they gave to him because he was copding. | husband was also given iv for it it in er for breathing problems and went incoherent and sent on a breathing machine,this drug kills people luckily husband was ok.uncle wasnt i notice er with both of them wanted to know if they need a breathing machine would it be ok to hook them to one,now i think to myself,wtf they know its bad but 1 nurse told me its all the got in er room for lung situations thats bull in my opinion. | M | 69 | 1 days iv 1X D | 11/3/2011 | 5 | None | M | 68 | 1MG 1X AN | 12/2/2011 | 5 | Panic attack | I experienced panic attacks severe at about 30. Worked very well. I am now 68. So I have taken this med for over 35 years. I have over 500 scuba dives, jumped out of air planes, made over 200 speeches and worked on ambulance for two years. No side effects at all. I take 1 mg x day. The only problem is getting off fast. I was on 3 Mg a day now 1 mg. it caused my heart to skip withdrawing. My cardio Doc said "why quit". Really. I have probably been on this med as long as anyone. No ill effects. It does have a bad effect I have seen in about 1 in 10 people I know. They became very agitated. Also I don't use this for sleep. I have no other illness and take no other meds. If you can't sleep try over the counter Unisom. This is an over the counter med and works very well. Give it a chance. | M | 68 | 10 years 2 | 4/19/2016 | 3 | Poststroke insomnia and anxiety | Not effective for insomnia,OK for anxiety.Taken in the evening, morning anxiety and depression.At 1,5MG confusion,brain fog. | F | 68 | 3 months 1-1,5 MG | 5/25/2016 | 1 | Severe anxiety and panic attacks | Worked well in the beginning. Then began to have rebound anxiety, Felt worse than ever and now trying to withdraw which is Hell | Outlaw this drug | F | 68 | 3 months 3 mg | 8/1/2016 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic disorder | This pill helps me a lot. It calms me and takes away my wild thoughts. It starts working in 15 minutes after I take one. | I did take 2mg for awhile but it made me sleepy. I take 1mg per day only when I need it. There are times I do not take any for several weeks. I do not need this pill all the time, but when I do it works wonders. | M | 67 | 18 years | 7/20/2003 | 4 | nausea caused by depression/anxiety | drowiness but manageable | I already take an antidepressant for depression, however, ativan helps settle for stomach so I can eat. Unlike many others, I have not gained weight. In fact, I would lose weight if not for the ativan's calming effect. I take 1mg at bedtime and sleep real well. Before I couldn't go to sleep, or if I did, I would wake up every couple hours. I depend on Ativan to help me eat, sleep and try to live a normal life. | F | 67 | 2 years | 8/1/2007 | 5 | Anxiety, AM panic attacks, insomnia | Nothing major | I've been taking Ativan for a number of years and it is the only medication of its category that did not make me dizzy, sluggish, zombie-like. I take 1 or 2 mg. once or twice a day, or sometimes only at night to sleep, or only in the morning when my anxiety/panic is at its worse. I'd be lost without this drug. | F | 66 | 8 years | 12/29/2008 | 5 | fear and anxiety and depression | none. Allows good sleep in 30 minutes, if I take it when I cannot fall asleep. But I take 0.5mg in the am, to stop my anxiety and chattering teeth symptom. Then I feel strong and positive. | The best miracle drug for me to solve my life crisis fears. I take many other physical medicines (not for anxiety) | M | 66 | 9 months | 8/4/2006 | 5 | Panic Attacks | I rated Ativan on this site some 4 years ago. I have taken this medication for some 35 years for panic attacks. For 30 years I took 3 mg a day slowly cutting back to 1 mg. They did the job. Never had a panic attack again. I have never had any reaction at all. I have flown airplanes, jumped out of planes, scuba dived for 15 years with over 500 dives, rode Harley's for 20 years and gave over 1000 presentations, and have been a lead medic on an ambulance and have never had any side affects. I have my blood checked every 6 months and have no ill side affects. I do work out every day running walking and lifting weights. If you have any questions please ask. | M | 66 | 10 years 1 mg | 8/20/2014 | 1 | anxiety and chemo | I was depressed to the point of uncontrollable crying, daily suicidal thoughts, not talking to best friend for 6 months, brain fog, flu-like feeling, difficulty breathing, fatigue. I thought it was from the chemo. Not True It caused neuropathy in my fingers and toes to not go away. It can take up to a year to get mental function back, if ever. Takes 6 weeks to clear body. Addictive. I stopped due to news about Ativan and dementia from long term use. My brain felt better in 3 days. The 5th day I thought I would die from the withdrawal symptoms. You can go into convulsions I found out later. | I wanted to die every day. I prayed for it. I stopped on September 10, 2014. I read it is more difficult to get off than opiates. | F | 66 | 2 years 1 1X D | 9/17/2014 | 1 | M | 66 | 13 years | 4/11/2005 | 1 | stress | dizzy, off balance | M | 65 | 5 times .25 1X AN | 1/1/2011 | 5 | to stay asleep | No known side effects | I accidentally quit taking it while on vacation. I thought I had it with me and did not, but didn't realize it for 10 days. I really did not have any side effects by quitting cold turkey after taking it daily for 15 years. I was also a daily beer drinker for 30 years and quit that cold turkey, too. Lucky I guess. | M | 64 | 15 years | 6/13/2008 | 5 | Panic Attack | None | In my 30s had severe panic attacks when having to give speaches..I had never had this problem before..my job was giving speeches..so I found Ativan..this drug kept me from having panic attacks for 30 years. I watched the amount I took and was careful never to exceed 3 mg 3 pills in the morning. I never fet I had to take more than that. It takes sometime to get off Ativan. It does not cure panic attacks. It keeps you from getting them. After 30 years I decided I wanted off these pills and I would drop the dosage down to 2 then 1 then off..I had no more panic attacks maybe due to my system changing over the years. The problem that it did cause was that after stopping this drug I would develop heart dysrhythems. They felt pretty severe so I went to the cardiac Dr had many tests and nothing was found..the skipping stopped as soon as I began the Ativan. So now I take 2 mg to 1 mg every day. This will stop your panic attacks..I found nothing else that did the job. I run 3 miles a day and have for years..no adverse affects..good luck with your panic attacks..they themselves can be life wrecking.. | M | 63 | 30 years 3 mg 1X D | 8/14/2011 | 1 | sleep | Over 50 side effects both mental and physical. Too numerous to list here. | This stuff nearly destroyed my life. It has been just over 1 year since I took it and I am still as sick as a dog 24/7. I had just over 50 side effects and am now down to 20. Avoid this drug and all benzodiazepines like the plague. You have no idea what a horror story this has been. | M | 63 | 11 days 1 mg 1X D | 11/3/2012 | 1 | Too much alcohol | I am just now experiencing anxiety, dizziness, weak legs, feels like someone numbed my brain. My stomach not okay, I am afraid how long it will take to get out of my system. | Ativan is poison. I will never take it again. | F | 63 | 3 days unsure in | 1/20/2017 | 5 | Anxiety | None other then the physiological urge to take the Ativan. | Due to some health issues, I was having a high level of anxiety daily which also led to some depression. Ativan was fast acting and helped calm me down when the anxiety felt unbearable. It did not really help me sleep. I started taking Melatonin for sleep and then I was able to stop taking the Ativan. I'm glad I never started taking the antidepressants the doctors had prescribed. | M | 62 | 2 months .5mg 1X D | 6/6/2016 | 5 | To stop seizures | Food taste different | M | 62 | 1 days 20mg | 1/14/2016 | 4 | Anxiety and panic attacks | A great "washing over" of the panic thoughts after taking 1mg in the morning. Very very difficult to taper off. Have been on 3-5 mg/day for about 4 years. Some memory disruption; but nothing major. It really works great for stopping my panic attack thinking. | Sometimes causes an increase in sexual desire....strange, but nice. I worry though about comming off of it. My doctor says I am in a constant state of minor withdrawal when tapering off. Sooo be carefull when you decrease!!! Maybe a bit of Valium would help with the withdrawal as it stays in your system longer. | M | 62 | 4 years | 3/25/2009 | 1 | Anxiety/Stress | As I built tolerance I became more agitated earlier each day. I didn't realize what was happening to me. I decided to quit cold turkey which was a huge mistake. I was with a customer at lunch and blacked out an had seizures. Was taken to ER where they gave me Ativan and everything was fine. Obviously I was addicted but had NO clue until that day. It took me months to get "off" this drug with the help of the Ashton manual and a forum which has since been closed. This experience was one of the worst of my life but I'm one of the lucky ones. | I kicked my doctor prescribed addiction several years ago. I follow this web site occasionally to see how others are faring. I believe this drug class, including Ativan, Xanax, Valium and so on is one of the most serious drug problems in America (and maybe the world). These drugs are being prescribed to millions of people, many of whom have very bad experiences as they build tolerance and become addicted. Do a Google search and read the stories for yourself. MANY lives have been devastated by this drug and others. Some people can take these drugs without problems but through my own experience and communications with others many cannot. | M | 62 | 8 months 1 mg 1X D | 4/3/2015 | 5 | Anxiety | Sleepiness at first but wore of after a few days, otherwise none. Doesn't affect me at all. | I know some people have had big problems with tranquillizers but I honestly believe Ativan has enabled me to live a happy, creative life while coping with a husband with ADD and daughter with ADHD/OCD,and multiple mental health problems. At first I wanted to just take it when I was stressed but was persuaded by my doctor that it would be more effective if I took it daily. I was assured it was not addictive! This was in the 70s.I do get withdrawal effects if I don't take it but I have never had any need to increase the dose from the minimum of I mg daily. My doctors have agreed to leave me on it. Sometimes I get really stressed and knowing that relief will come when I take that pill at about 5.30 is what gets me through. I even feel more creative after taking it! It hasn't affected me detrementally in any way. Having said that it didn't suit my daughter at all and she started increasing the dose and had to be weaned of. It maddens me that because this drug has had a bad effect on som | F | 61 | 32 years | 3/5/2009 | 5 | anxiety | muscle cramps,hands and feet feel full and hot | F | 61 | 1 years | 8/12/2004 | 5 | anxiety | hands and feet feel full and hot, sweating , muscle aches aand trembling | it has saved me from killing myself | F | 61 | 1 years | 11/20/2004 | 5 | temporary stress | none | I find it helps me have a good nights sleep and stops me worrying.I only take i tablet 5 days a week. not on weekends. | M | 61 | 120 days | 11/8/2005 | 4 | anxiety | hands and arm feel swollen, without being swollen ach and tingle and sometimes numb. | F | 61 | | 7/23/2004 | 4 | Ativan works really great for my anxiety. I'm leaving my house more. I'm working part time again. | The only problem that I have ran into has been my regular Pharmacy all of a sudden decided they would not fill the prescription even after calling the psychiatrist. My regular psychiatrist decided to move away and I started seeing another psychiatrist but with the same group. The pharmacist called this doctor shopping. | F | 61 | 7 months 0.5 3X D | 5/22/2016 | 2 | Anxiety Disorder(s) | Headaches that I attribute to the new medication because I did not get them until I started taking the Ativan and get a headache each time I take it | I was taking Xanax for ten years. It worked like a charm. Then about 6 months ago it stopped working for me. Shrink said I may have become "sensitized" to the Xanax - he says that can happen with benzos. The Ativan is doing absolutely nothing for me. | M | 61 | 28 days 2MG 2X D | 3/24/2010 | 1 | labrynthitis | At first, all I did was sleep. I was given this drug for labrynthitis, which it was found later I never had. The ent told me nothing about this med. Several times I did not take it to see how my labrynthitis was, I got extremely ill, but did not know it was due to withdrawal. After 6 weeks I was dependent but had to stop it for tests. I got deathly ill, shakes, couldn't walk without holding on to the wall, diarreah, anxiety, mood swings. | After 2 weeks off the drug, my doctor told me it couldn't be the withdrawal causing my issues and I was subjected to numerous tests which all came back normal. This started me on a downward spiral of being handed so many medications to deal with my "anxiety", with many horrific side effects. It wasn't until after much research and study that I found out my health problems were due to taking benzo medications. I am still in the healing process today, 20 weeks off benzos. | F | 61 | 6 weeks 1mg 2X D | 10/29/2011 | 1 | anxiety due to PTSD issues | I was never told by anyone about the side effects of Ativan and blindly followed my doctor's orders. It worked wonderfully at first, but then I started experiencing interdose withdrawal symptoms pretty quickly, which I thought were just continuing anxieties about my medical situation. I was taking it "as needed," which I know now to be another path to addiction even though I didn't take it every day. 10 months later, I was out walking and experienced extreme dizziness. I thought I was having a stroke. This happened twice, and searching online, I realized I was addicted. This drug was very difficult for me due to its short half-life and the anxiety it caused (much more than the original anxiety I had), and I chose to go through an online tapering program, Point of Return, rather than up the dose. Best choice I could have ever made even though it was still very difficult on a slow taper, as I switched to Klonopin with its longer half-life. Klonopin caused extreme dp/dr issues. | F | 61 | 10 months .5-1mg. 2X D | 3/14/2014 | 5 | Nothing but slight sedation | Don't listen to fools who abuse this drug and then come on here and complain about it! Dont take it everyday-period!!! Lorazepam like many drugs causes the body/brain to become dependent if taken all the time. This stuff is GOLD for those of us with anxiety/panic disorders-but please treat this drug with the respect it deserves-learn to only use it when absolutely necessary not because you feel a little edgy. And to the docs out there- please tell your patients to use this drug properly. | M | 60 | 30 years 1 1X D | 3/19/2011 | 5 | Occasional Panic Attacks | None | I've suffered with anxiety for 40 years. In the 70s I was taking Valium, quit cold turkey (which they didn't know was a no-no) which increased the anxiety. I learned how to cope with it without medication. I was given Ativan 7 years ago while in the hospital dealing with ulcerative colitis. I break the .5 in half and never take more than that. Ever. I don't take it every day. Mild anxiety is a normal human condition; every gets it now and then. One should be able to cope with that using one's own inner strength. Many people commenting here could be on other meds that are contraindicated for Ativan. And, I have to say, I am shocked at some of the dosages. But to each his/her own. For me, .25 PRN works. I've gone months without taking it. No problems. I take no other meds. | F | 60 | 7 years .25 PRN 1X AN | 7/7/2012 | 5 | anxiety | None | Works For Me | M | 60 | | 5/3/2007 | 5 | Muscle relaxant | None. | Doctor prescribed Ativan for spasms due to arthritis in my neck. Valium was the only thing that had worked well years ago, and she preferred I try this. Mostly it just helps me sleep well so the spasm relaxes away, usually in one night. Rx was for 1mg, but I found a half works just as well, and I only take it as needed - 1-2 times weekly - not often enough to worry about addiction (tho "every night" is certainly tempting!) Husband is retired pharmacist and warned me about addiction. Can't imagine a doctor not monitoring the use of Ativan so all of those who have spoken before me would not have all these problems! | F | 60 | 6 months | 4/24/2008 | 4 | Anxiety | I have had no side effects | I have been taking 0.5mg for about 7years with no problems,but I never thought about any problems getting off it if I wanted to. I have heard that on this small a dosage there should be no major withdrawl problems, does anyone out there know if this is true, I've read alot on this and it seems like the worst withdrawal side effects are from people who have taken very large doses for a long time. Any info would be greatly appreciated. | F | 60 | 7 years | 2/22/2008 | 4 | Insomnia | 90% of the time this drug works very well for me. I can actually get 5 to 7 hours of sleep. Had to increases dosage, but still find that 10% of the time, it does not help me sleep. Still, am satisfied with this drug and have experienced no side effects. | F | 60 | 7 years | 7/9/2008 | 4 | Insomnia | I want to stop taking this drug but withdrawal is horrible. I ordered my refill by mail and ran out before I received it. Like the worst case of flu I've ever experienced. I'm addicted and am afraid to stop the medication. | F | 60 | 4 years | 9/20/2007 | 4 | Panic and anxiety disorder | None they just keep me calm and no anxiety | F | 60 | 10 years 1mg | 2/14/2016 | 1 | Insomnia | For several years Ativan worked well in helping me get to sleep (2mg), then getting me back to sleep when I woke up at 4 am.(1mg), until I went into tolerance withdrawal, a truly hellish experience. Have not been able to sleep more than a few hours each night, and now have debilitating anxiety attacks during the day. Each morning I wake up on the Cortisol Express and cannot calm down. Only higher doses can stop it, and now that I'm trying to taper off this terrible drug, the withdrawal has been horrific, with worse insomnia and panic than what caused me to take it in the first place. | Don't even start benzodiazepines, because getting off them is worse than anyone could possibly imagine. Once you develop tolerance withdrawal it will be too late to prevent this hell. | F | 60 | 4 years 3 mg | 4/2/2016 |