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 | 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 | 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 | 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, 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | panic attacks | F | 31 | 7 months | 7/30/2002 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | anxiety | none | BUT drug is highly addictive, as are all Benzodiazepines | M | 32 | 2 years | 4/5/2002 | 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 | 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 | 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 |