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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| 5 | | 11/18/2004 | 5 | w | w | w | M | 2 days | 11/7/2004 | 5 | | 5/12/2004 | 5 | | 5/18/2004 | 5 | | 6/4/2004 | 5 | | 5/7/2004 | 5 | Insomnia | Almost no side effects | While Ambien (5 mg) could not help me to sleep just after my surgery, I started to take Ativan (0.5 mg)every night for about two months. During that two months period, Ativan really help me fall into sleep. I switched back to Ambien after two months recovery. | M | 2 months | 8/18/2009 | 5 | i am in anxiety ...... | 1 days 1 | 12/4/2013 | 5 | ptsd anxiety deppresion | A bit of a chemically feeling | I started taking ativan 3 months ago and it gave me energy i havnt had in a long time and confidence wich i deffianatly didnt have before taking this i take 2 2.5mg a day. I still need a couple of valium before bed. I dont understand why my pharmasist said ativan is the worst medication and hes seen people really fuck up on them. Iam an x addict for pills believe it or not but over the last 3 years have taken them properly. I can feel a kind of chemical feeling and sometimes i feel scetchy like ive been up for two nights. but it gets me through the days quiet well. But ive heard that they are very addictive i hope i can come off them wIth no withdrawals | F | 1 days 2.5mg | 1/20/2015 | 4 | anxiety | 1X D | 11/22/2014 | 4 | PTSD /sleep | None | I take Ativan sublingual and not generic named Lorazepam. I was told by a pharmacologist that many people can't take generic due to liver enzymes being different in everyone. I tried generic and what a difference between the two, many side side effects I read here. If you can permit yourself the trade names, it's worth every penny. While trade and generic names and their active ingredients are the same the other components aren't, and that's why people react to most of them. Email me with any question. I have a no substitute rule on meds. | F | 4 years 1mg 1X AN | 6/19/2014 | 4 | | 4/29/2004 | 4 | | 1/7/2004 | 4 | anxiety | tired in moring | M | 3 weeks | 10/8/2003 | 4 | | 1/6/2005 | 4 | | 2/17/2005 | 4 | Insomnia,Tension Headaches | No side effects | I found this pretty mild at 2.5mg.Works well for a couple of weeks then becomes like a placebo.Didn't work for my headaches which is the cause of my Insomnia/Depression. They would work very well for Anxiety,and/or Insomnia on it's own. I didn't find them addictive or dangerous as all the hype makes them out to be,and I tapered off in a couple of weeks. better than most of the Psychiatric pills(junk) out their, but still no substitute for healthy living and exercise,and they ain't going to cure anything | M | 4 months | 12/16/2006 | 3 | back problems | test headache | 1X D | 9/27/2012 | 3 | For primarily alcohol Withdrawl | Not much,but makes it easier to handle alcohol Withdrawl,it helps,3 out of 5 with anxiety 4 out of 5 with alcohol Withdrawl !!! | M | 10 days 1 MG | 6/5/2012 | 3 | | 5/5/2004 | 3 | | 6/24/2005 | 3 | | 6/24/2005 | 3 | tired | | 4/16/2009 | 2 | | 6/2/2007 | 2 | 1 days | 10/1/2016 | 1 | anxiety, panic attacks, nausea | This medication made me feel very dizzy, caused stomach upset, and all around unbalanced. This pill actually made me feel worse than better. It did nothing to make my body feel less nervous and anxious at all. | I do not recommend using this pill to treat anxiety at all. The only thing it will do is make you feel worse due to the bad side effects it has. | F | 1 days 2mg 2X D | 10/31/2013 | 1 | For insomnia | This did not help my insomnia at all. I started out at .5mg and ended up building a tolerance to it. It is very physically addictive. I went from .5mg to 2.5mg in a period of a few months. Even at the higher dose, it did nothing to help my insomnia. Withdrawal was not easy, even on a gradual taper, since it has a very short half life. I had severe stomach cramps, ringing in the ears, and night sweats as the taper progressed downward. I've been off Ativan for 7 weeks now and am still having tinnitus and night sweats. Be aware that it should only be taken short term for sleep disorders. Apparently my doctor wasn't aware of that. I've found Valium to be much more effective, and the long half life makes it easier to taper off. | I wouldn't take this drug again. | F | 4 months | 10/17/2008 | 1 | migraines,anxiety, depression, | had to be admitted to hospital detox unit for ativan addiction. HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!! (within 5-7 days of use)Withdrawing from this drug was the most painful experience of my life (unmedicated childbirth was easier) Causes rebound anxiety after continued use-ie-anxiety increased.I NEVER took this drug at higher than prescribed doses-followed docs directions ALWAYS. Because it involves the same receptors in the brain as alcohol,began self-medicating with alcohol in between doses. Increases depression. | Had to be hospitalized to detox because of the potential of seizures,cardiovascular complications,even death. The withdrawal is horrendous- worst pain physically ive ever experiened! every muscle in my body cramped- chest pain- unbelievable shaking- insomnia. this drug is POISON!! it took my life away. im grateful i didnt die/and to have my life back | F | | 11/13/2004 | 1 | anxiety | tolerance, needed to take more, this drug is HIGHLY addictive. It ruined my life. | 52 | M | 3 years | 8/19/2008 | 1 | | 1/22/2006 | 5 | honestly because i was bord | ADDICTIVE! sweating restlesness itching all over total bliss | I took about 5-6 pills at a time, and loved it. i was taking hydrocodone for about 2 monthes, but when my supply (and money) ran out, i had a terrible withdrawl experiance. I would sweat like crazy and i felt like shit, for weeks. And for that time, i would do anything to get more. I was really addicted, and i still am. But worst of all, i recently hurt my back, and now my need for hydrocodone it greater than ever. dont take this unless you actually need it cause you WILL get addicted, and it can only make your life hell | F | 15 | 2 months | 10/28/2007 | 5 | OCD anxiety | My 16 year old son took it and had absolutely NONE | Ativan is a wonderful drug. I would recommend as low affective dose as possible. This stuff gave our family back our lives, more importantly my son. This is NOT ADDICTIVE if used to bring yourself up to normal levels. It is ONLY ADDICTIVE if it goes beyond normal levels and is used for a | M | 16 | 1 days | 11/24/2004 | 5 | Panic Attacks | mild tolerance | Excellent drug! It works better than Valium (Diazepam) but be warned it is addictive. Did you know that 1mg of Lorazepam is the same as 10mg Valium? So the people who are taking 5mgs Lorazepam are actually taking the equivalent of 50mgs Valium!! It also helps my OCD. | M | 16 | | 6/25/2003 | 4 | Taken for recreational use | I had just started taking it. Before this, I was an Ultram user. I was up to 450mg per day, which was almost 5x regular dose. I'm 16 and unfortunately I like to experiment with these drugs, The ironic thing is, I want to be a Pharmacist. Anyways, Ativan has made me feel very "light" and I had some very weird dreams. It makes music sound better. It's not too great really! | I'm not going to continue taking them, or anything else. But for you people looking how the recreational usage is, then i'll tell you. If you have no tolerance, honestly just try about 2mg. If you have tolerance, take 4-6m. If you don't feel as good as you want, you can SLIGHTLY increase the amount (.5) I hope you enjoy. Just remember, drugs don't need to make you happy. I got a gf last week, quit Ultram, and I feel awesome. | M | 16 | 3 days 6mg 2X D | 3/17/2013 | 4 | Anxiety | sleppyness | It helps lots Not to addicting and lasts a decent amount of time. | M | 16 | 3 months | 2/6/2007 | 3 | Sleep | People on this site get surprised when they take this drug for 10 years straight and then try and come off cold turkey and get withdrawals.... Do not take more than twice a week and you will be fine. Take it every day and you will obviously screw yourself up. Works great though for sleep. Just be very careful and take as little as possible as infrequently as possible. ANDDDDDD yeahhh. | M | 16 | 1X D | 10/5/2013 | 5 | Anxiety | "out of it" feeling after taking it 1MG | It worked. I really liked it. I took it AS NEEDED becuase of the addictive properties. | M | 17 | 3 months | 9/13/2007 | 4 | occasionally for OCD caused anxiety | Derealization, increased any OCD I was experienceing, drowsiness | I've only taken it on occasion, but other then the side effects it helped calm my anxiety down and helped me sleep well | M | 17 | 8 months | 1/3/2008 | 4 | anxiety | slight dizziness, lowered alcohol tolerance, memory loss | this medicine was amazing for treating my anxiety. i use ativan along with zoloft and though i still find it necessary to take after six months my anxiety attacks are less severe and i need less of the pills. tried to take along with buspar as well but that medicine gave me very bad side effects | F | 17 | 6 months | 1/7/2008 | 5 | insomnia | it let me sleep at night | dr. warned me against taking it for more than 5 nights in a row, I'm on night 3 but it's helped me sleep at night. No problems waking up in the morning. | F | 18 | 3 days | 3/31/2005 | 5 | Generalized anxiety disorder-Panic | M | 18 | 6 months | 12/15/2004 | 4 | insomnia, anxiety | fatigue, rapid tolerance, and jitters when i did not get the next dose | Works well, but tolerance sucks. I wish I did not need it, but I am a severe insomniac.:-) | F | 18 | 1 years | 3/19/2004 | 4 | bipolar II, insomnia | dizziness, mild confusion, sleepiness | Helps greatly with insomnia, but if I take it during the day I feel strange. If not for this drug I would probably never sleep. | F | 18 | 1 months | 9/18/2007 | 4 | Panic attack | I felt kind of spacey and loopy at first when the nurse put the Ativan into my IV but there were no significant adverse effects. It got rid of my intense anxiety so i could breathe. | Ativan and other medicines like it can have a potential to make you addicted so don't take more than your doctor tells you to. | F | 18 | 1 days 1 mg IV | 11/24/2016 | 2 | Severe social anxiety disorder | Drowsiness att first, but faded | Anxiolytic effect is very minor. Didn't give me any side effects, but pretty weak. I prefer Klonopin | M | 18 | 5 months 2 1X D | 1/1/2013 | 1 | Panic attacks and agoraphobia | Serious addiction, a weird sense of reality, muscle pain when withdrawing, insomnia. | This drug is **HIGHLY ADDICTIVE** much more so than Diazepam (Valium). A few years ago I gave this drug a 5 rating but what I didn’t realise then is how addicted I was. 1mg of Lorazepam is the equivalent of 10mg Diazepam. | M | 18 | 12 months | 1/12/2006 | 1 | Panic disorder. | I experienced really great feelings of releif while I was on this medication but as soon as I got off of it after three weeks use I went into horrible withdrawal. I started out at three miligrams a day. I suffered relentlessly and was taken to the emergency room countless times for cardiovascualr problems. STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG! | Awful drug. Please never take this. | M | 18 | 3 weeks | 4/19/2009 | 5 | Panic attacks, social anxiety | None. | I need a relatively high dose of this medication for my particular symptoms of panic/anxiety. SSRI/SNRI's do not do ANYTHING...and I have an ongoing worry generalised. I take 6 mg everyday. And to be honest, I love it. I'll take 2-3 if I need to calm down before a test, but its so much fun and addictive. I feel all aroused at 10 mg (max), a little loopy, but functional, not drunk in the least. I'll just lie in bed enjoying myself...and then conk out. Word. | M | 19 | 5 months | 1/29/2007 | 5 | Insomnia due to Anxiety | None | If you're using these to sleep they are a God-send. I kid you not, I love, love these little guys. I'd take 1mg and it would knock me out in three minutes flat. I try not to take them too often, since they can be addictive...I only take them when I HAVE to. | F | 19 | 2 days | 6/6/2006 | 4 | anxiety | sleepiness, hangover, slight personality change | U kind of get used to it, and your normal outgoing personality starts to come through, which is good. Dont take this and try and play sport soon after!!!!!!! U might as well not play, as it basicaly makes u useless with a complete lack of motivation! I took one before sport one night, and i might as well have skipped training, loss of coordination when on this drug is crazy, so if you can just take Ativan at night this might be a good move!! Anyway, just some things i thought i would share, hope i dont bore anyon | M | 19 | 20 days | 4/18/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | insomnia and anxiety upon withdrawal | For a short-term, as needed thing Ativan is great. when I was freaking out to the point I'd convinced myself I couldn't talk it snapped me out of it in less than an hour. I still couldn't function perfectly on it (I eventually had to go on an SSRI) but it helped in the moment. I didn't get addicted or have any serious withdrawal from it and at one point I was taking it every day for about a month. | F | 19 | 5 months 0.5 mg 1X AN | 8/25/2011 | 4 | anxiety | sleepiness, hangover, slight personality change | This drug is great at reducing the anxiety i feel, i was taking this drug for 20 days, once a night, in 1mg tablets. I often take it with tea, but the rest of the night you are completely 'zoned' out. Have been off for over a week now, no real side effects, apart from crazy feelings 2 days after going off it. Felt real out of it, like couldnt even focus on conversations with people. It is a great drug, as mentioned, for treating slight anxiety problems, as in my case, and i think I will take this for a little bit longer as it really helped me, although this may be an addicted user talking, my body may be telling me to go back on it due to addiction?? The craziest experience while on it was with sleeping. Dreams were crazy, very alive and very real. In one dream i felt myself dying, and when i woke up, i was still in dream world trying to get up off a floor!! Weird as experience believe me!! When first taking Ativan, you feel extremely 'numb' to the world. | M | 19 | 20 days | 4/18/2007 | 3 | insomnia and anxiety | addiction, memory problems | Works extremely well for anxiety and insomnia, however you'll have to keep increasing the doses as your body adjusts to the amount you are taking. When it wears off I feel more anxious than I had been before I took it. Highly addictive, be careful. I have very mixed feelings about this drug. I'm currently trying to switch to klonopin, which has a longer half life so you don't need to take it as often. | F | 19 | 15 months | 11/28/2008 | 5 | panic disorder | drowsiness, mild sedating feeling | I initially felt really tired and sleepy for about a week-and-a-half (I was also taking Ativan with an anti-depressant). Overall, it was a great short term, fast acting medication that helped alleviate my many panic attacks :) | F | 20 | 40 days | 6/2/2002 | 5 | Panic/Anxiety disorder | Not much. Some drowsiness, but that could just be the panic wearing off. It seems to be the miracle cure for everything anxiety related. | There is a lot of warning about ativan being habit forming. I don't doubt that it is. But if you're smart about it you can use it sensibly. I've been on this drug as needed for five years or so now without a problem. You just have to use it only when you absolutely need it. If you find you're taking it regularly you might want to talk to your doctor about changing any other anti anxiety meds you may be on (like Zoloft, or Paxil). Don't compensate for more anxiety by taking more ativan. All you have to do is be careful and this drug can be a great help. | F | 20 | 5 years | 2/24/2006 | 5 | GAD, anxiety attacks, insomnia | Sleeping through alarm, very slight memory loss, frequent drug cravings (which may be my subconscious response to the fact that it works very well and I am very anxious) | I usually take 0.5 mg orally or sublingually on an as needed basis, though I have also taken 1 mg. I have used lorazepam up to 7 times in one week, but I try to rely on it less. When I have a very bad anxiety attack, it seems to take forever to kick in, sometimes more than an hour. It always works eventually, and it works quite well. I have taken it before final exams and long drives with very favorable results - both of those things used to give me panic attacks, and both of them require an alert mind. It is not really sedating for me, unless I have been unable to sleep for the past 36 hours because of anxiety. The cravings are very troubling but I always successfully resist them, and I haven't noticed any withdrawal effects. | M | 20 | 7 months | 1/15/2007 | 5 | Panic Disorder, GAD | A bit of sleepiness | I f***ing LOVE Ativan. I've been on EVERYTHING for my panic disorder... all the SSRIs, Effexor, trileptal, gabapentin, buspar, propranolol, lamictal, betaxtol, prazosin with no luck but this medication works. No side effects except some sleepiness. When I took Ativan it was the most normal I'd felt in a long time, and it lasts for a good 8-12 hours too. I was only given it for exams though, and as if now I'm stuck with buspar again which does nothing for me but make me sick to my stomach. My doctor refuses to give to me again because of the risk of addiction, but I've tried everything else and some of the other meds he's put me on have had some dangerous side effects that have almost killed me. Go figure. | F | 20 | 2 days 0.5 1X D | 12/29/2015 | 4 | Panic Disorder | Euphoria; occasional disconnected feeling; blackouts; clumsiness. | Ativan helped me a great deal when I was first diagnosed with panic disorder, a little over a year ago. It worked very quickly and effectively, and I took 1.5 mg/day for the first month until my SSRI (Lexapro) started to kick in. I later lowered the dosage to 2x/day, but often took less. I eventually switched to Klonopin, but after several attempts to wean myself off I'm still taking about .5 mg/day (=1mg Ativan) 6 months later. I plan to switch to Valium soon so I can cut my dose further. A great drug but be careful, it is habit-forming and physically addictive. | M | 20 | 7 months | 10/22/2008 | 4 | anxiety | I just get a slight hung over feeling in the morning and some times wake up feeling a little stomach sick. | It has helped my anxiety a lot. I really like this med | F | 20 | 1 months | 11/2/2007 | 3 | anxiety, ganja withdrawl ,insomnia | memory loss at larger doses 3mgs or so for me, sleepiness, relief of anxiety, and a slight drunken feeling | it helps to dull anxious feelings, not strong in potency compared to other Benzodiazepines but still effective at a low dose for me (1mg), i only take it at night and continue to smoke weed but have cut back some, it makes me sleepy some, not as strong as alprazolam and clonazepam | M | 20 | 1 months | 11/20/2007 |