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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| 3 | Anxiety/Depression | Drowsiness | Worked wonders in the first several months. Eventually started having a roller coaster feeling. Would feel very depressed/anxious as med was wearing off. Switched to a longer acting benzo named Klonopin. | F | 29 | 10 months | 7/28/2001 | 5 | for anxiety | no side effects, back to normal. I can work out, do all my chores, am nicer to the family, and it just helps me from worrying about things that are not there or that I have no control over. It is the only drug that worked for me. I was on paxil for 5 yrs. wanted off that rollarcoaster, it changes your brain chemicals, and I just wanted something to calm me down from my negative thoughts. | F | 42 | | 10/9/2001 | 4 | Anxiety/panic | None worked first day and never took more than 1mg a day. down to .5mg a day 1 pill first thing in the morning. | There are withdrawl symptoms very much like anxiety , dropping down .5mg from my 1mg dose I took 6 weeks. I tried sooner but it was uncomfortable. | M | 37 | 1.5 years | 1/9/2002 | 4 | anxiety | none | BUT drug is highly addictive, as are all Benzodiazepines | M | 32 | 2 years | 4/5/2002 | 4 | Fear of Flying/Anxiety | Drowsiness. Also, I had a slight sensation which felt like I had cotton in my ears. | Worked great. Eased my anxiety and allowed me to fall asleep only to wake up and feel refreshed 2 hours later. I took .5 mg and that was perfect for me. Don't take on a daily basis but only in stressful situations. | M | 24 | | 5/10/2002 | 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 | 3 | Anxiety | none | I was given this drug to replace Klonopin which was making my hair fall out by the handful. I was taking 1 to 2 mg. of Klonopin and the doctor only gave me 0.5 of the Ativan twice a day. It really didn't have an effect on my anxiety at all. I think I need to take the same dose of Ativan I took of Klonopin. | F | 40 | 4 days | 6/7/2002 | 2 | Insomnia | Memory and concentraton became poor. Missed taking it one night and had terrible nitght sweats and night mares. | F | 44 | 6 months | 7/25/2002 | 2 | Insomnia | Memory and concentraton became poor. Missed taking it one night and had terrible nitght sweats and night mares. | F | 44 | 6 months | 7/25/2002 | 4 | panic attacks | F | 31 | 7 months | 7/30/2002 | 5 | on prozac,alleviate anxiety | take 1mg to sleep, .5mg during day for PMDD, if missed dose body aches, feel agitated | helps a great deal but makes me sleepy.. | F | 32 | 2 years | 9/4/2002 | 4 | anxiety | could only take .5 mg tabs. 1 mg tabs were too strong and I felt like I was a zombie | F | 44 | 7 years | 3/24/2003 | 5 | Anxiety | This pill is a lifesaver. It really calms me. The only side effect is a little drowsiness, but I only take .5mg. | F | 34 | 4 years | 6/10/2003 | 5 | anxiety, trouble sleeping, nausea | sleepiness | Works great even at very low doses (like .5 mg). I've been taking it off and on for 5 years now, and have never had to increase my dose, and have never had any | F | 37 | 5 years | 6/22/2003 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Panic Attacks | Sleepyness | I am taking this med as a PRN for panic attacks. I don't need it every day, but it is a great help when I do need it. It takes about 15 to 20 minutes to take affect. It has really helped me live a happy normal life. | M | 42 | 3 years | 8/19/2003 | 2 | anxiety | agitation | F | 33 | 7 days | 8/22/2003 | 5 | panic attacks | a little giddy until it kicks in | been a wonder drug! | M | 30 | 1.5 years | 9/21/2003 | 3 | Insomnia, waking in wee hours | No morning hangover after few days. | Not a very good sleep aid. after a few months begain to wake up at 4am. Recently swithced to Klonopin - a much better seep aid. Had no physical symptions when stopped taking. Dosage was 2mg at bedtime. For me higher dosages didn't make me sleep any better. | M | 52 | 5 months | 9/26/2003 | 4 | anxiety | tired in moring | M | 3 weeks | 10/8/2003 | 5 | anxiety | No noticeable side effects on this medication. | Taken occasionally over the past several years. Works well at easing my anxiety in as little as 20 minutes. I take 0.5 to 1mg PRN. Taken only when anxiety is excessive. Can be very addictive so I try not to take it often. | F | 36 | 3 years | 11/9/2003 | 1 | Was given it by my doctor for grief | Ativan is a horrible drug, and anyone looking for the REAL story about it should see: www.benzo.org.uk This is a VERY addictive drug, and one must taper off of it VERY slowly. NEVER EVER stop this drug suddenly, EVEN AFTER SHORT TERM USE. I was taking a | Do not take this drug or any other benzodiazepines...highly addictive. Not recommended for bereavement or trauma. Short-term use only, no longer than 3 weeks maximun. See the website, www.benzo.org.uk. Please read the Ashton Manual. | F | 41 | 11 months | 12/9/2003 | 4 | SLEEP | F | 33 | | 1/3/2004 | 4 | | 1/7/2004 | 4 | anxiety. pvc's | lethargy spike after 6 hours | effective for anxiety. | M | 35 | 2 days | 1/11/2004 | 5 | Panic Disorder/Anxiety | Drowsiness the first couple of days. | Wonderful drug. Takes about 15 min. to kick in - miracle drug for anxiety and panic. No withdrawl symptoms and did not become addicted or dependent. | F | 28 | 3 months | 2/3/2004 | 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 | Anxiety | Fatigue Loss of care | Works well. I really have no complaints. | F | 22 | 2 years | 3/22/2004 | 4 | | 4/29/2004 | 3 | | 5/5/2004 | 5 | | 5/7/2004 | 5 | Anxiety | NONE | WONDERFUL ANXIETY MEDICATION | M | 38 | 5 years | 5/9/2004 | 5 | | 5/12/2004 | 5 | | 5/18/2004 | 3 | Panic Attacks | Sleepiness and dizziness. Take 1 hour to take effect for me. | My doctor keeps warning me of the very addictive nature of this stuff, so I've been instructed only to take it when needed. It tends to dim the sensations, but I know the original problem is still there, lurking underneath. It's just muted somehow. But in the middle of a full-blown attack, I'm glad to have the volume turned down. | M | 37 | 40 days | 5/20/2004 | 1 | anxiety | Ativan feels like alcohol, with fewer side effects and less sleepiness. I'm immune to it - can take 10mg and will just feel somewhat, relaxed. | ADDICTIVE, big time. | M | 25 | 6 months | 5/25/2004 | 5 | Sleep | F | 47 | 3 years | 6/1/2004 | 5 | | 6/4/2004 | 4 | anxiety | hands and arm feel swollen, without being swollen ach and tingle and sometimes numb. | F | 61 | | 7/23/2004 | 5 | anxiety | muscle cramps,hands and feet feel full and hot | F | 61 | 1 years | 8/12/2004 | 3 | anxiety | M | 35 | 5 years | 8/14/2004 | 4 | anxiety | Not sure if I am getting side effects. I am only taking one tablet of .5mg at night to help sleep, prior to that I took during daytime as needed but sparingly. | M | 54 | 6 weeks | 8/25/2004 | 3 | anxiety | sleepiness, at first a little giddy, but then what i trry to say starts making no sense, easily confused. unstable walking, blurred vision if i look away too fast or concentrate too hard. i'm only on it temporarily for extreme anxiety (attacks 1+ hours). | It's a good temporary fix for rehabititating anxiety, but not long term. | F | 22 | 4 days | 8/28/2004 | 5 | shakes, benzohead, breathlessness, jerks. | I have on 3-4 mg of ativan per day for 2 years. I am not bashing the med. I worked really well in relieving the anxeity/panic disorder. I tried stopping this medicine recentely and had horrible withdrawl symptoms. I am now trying to taper real slow off of this stuff. | M | 44 | 2 years | 9/5/2004 | 5 | percocet withdrawal | None | After a C-section, Percocet screwed me up. I stopped taking it and stopped sleeping. New mother, breastfeeding, no sleep (4 days), high anxiety. I actually thought I was dying. I took just half a pill of Ativan and slept for four hours and felt amazing when I woke up! I didn't take any more but that's all it took for me to start sleeping again. | F | 28 | 1 times | 9/10/2004 | 5 | anxiety/panic attacks | None that I can think of. | This drug is AMAZING!! It has literally saved my life. It cuts right through anxiety and panic attacks. You can even let them dissolve under your tongue for quicker absorbtion. They are great when you need just a pinch of a tranquilizer to get you through the day. | M | 28 | 4 months | 9/16/2004 | 3 | Other Meds Side Effects | When I havent taken it I feel anxious and Jittery | F | 28 | 6 months | 9/21/2004 | 5 | For nervousness | None. | Dosage was 2 pills, taken prior to a procedure. Greatly decreased nervousness and enabled sleep after procedure. | F | 34 | 1 days | 9/28/2004 | 2 | Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia | None. | It always surprises me when I hear others with panic attacks rave about how well this worked for them. I took up to 1.5 mg on various occasions and could never tell if it had actually | F | 32 | 5 times | 10/15/2004 | 2 | Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia | None. | It always surprises me when I hear others with panic attacks rave about how well this worked for them. I took up to 1.5 mg on various occasions and could never tell if it had actually | F | 32 | 5 times | 10/15/2004 | 5 | w | w | w | M | 2 days | 11/7/2004 | 4 | Panic attacks | a little sleepiness at first, that's all. | I works excellent for panic attacks BBBUUTTT be warned: It is VERY addictive! I've been on the lowest dost once/day for 7 weeks and I'm already having horrible withdrawal symptoms from tolerance. I am trying to stop before it get's worse. Don't take it regularly for more than a month, please!! | F | 21 | 7 weeks | 11/9/2004 | 3 | anxiety | None. No differance between brand name and generic. | Almost as good as diazepam (valium), but it just wasn't strong enough to do anything to help that well. < I'm pretty high strung. | M | 23 | 2 weeks | 11/9/2004 | 3 | IBS Induced Anxiety | Insomnia | Took 1 to 2 mgs a day for 7 months. Because it caused insomnia I went to 1 mg a day for last 2 months. Works well for anxiety. Stoppped usage, after 2 months of 1 mg a day. 8 days now and no withdrawl problems could be cause of low dosages. | 51 | 7 months | 11/10/2004 | 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 | 5 | anxiety disorder, panic attack | sleepy when taken at night, but when I get real stressed it helps calm me down and prevents me from having panic attacks | F | 47 | 15 years | 11/15/2004 | 5 | | 11/18/2004 | 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 | anxiety attacks | dry mouth and drowsiness. | great stuff. it seems to be doing it's job without interfering in the rest of my life. I take it on an as-needed basis to stop an anxiety attack before it gets out of hand. It's worked twice so far. Just the way they say it should work. | F | 36 | 2 months | 11/21/2004 |