ATIVAN Reviews (LORAZEPAM)Average Rating: 3.3 (709 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ATIVAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATIVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Anxiety | Drug is highly addictive especially if you have an addictive personality. After slowly removing myself off the drug with a gradual decrease of a period of 4weeks mentally I feel fine,physically not so much. I have been getting abdominal cramps and given that I already have issues with my stomach it adds to it. When I thought back when I first started taking it I remembered my bowel movements started to increase significantly, now being off the drug I notice they have decreased quite a bit. Make sure when coming off this drug you have a solid support system as you don't know how you may react. | F | 35 | 10 months 1-2mg | 6/17/2015 | 1 | insomnia | Vision disturbances, dependence, between dose withdrawal symptoms, burning skin, chest pain, shallow breathing | do not take this medicine for any reason. It's evil and creates dependency. Luckily I jumped off after not having been told by doctors just how dependent one could become. | M | 44 | 2 months 3-4 | 5/9/2015 | 2 | anxiety and panic disorder | Diarrhea and brain foggy then depression | In the long ryn it made my anxiety way way worse. | F | 35 | 1 years 1-2mg a da | 5/7/2015 | 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 day | 4/3/2015 | 1 | generalize anxiety disorder | Aches and pains everywhere I'm began to start to taper off dropped 50percent for two to 3weeks then went to1mg going on second week hell | Please if someone reads this I need help with taper feels like I'm dying woke up this morning hardly could walk | M | 42 | 4 months 3mg | 3/30/2015 | 4 | stress | Getting agitated day after I take a dose. | I take Ativan 1mg. maybe once a week, maybe 2 times in a week. I was prescribed it for stress, but I found it to be great in the evening to help me ease in to a nice sleep, which is has. I was taking Ambien prior, but found the ativan much more pleasant to take than Ambien.. The issue I'm having with this drug is that I have noticed a pattern whereby, the very next day after taking the drug the night before, I get agitated, and I end up provoking an absolute fight with my husband on things I wouldn't ordinarily even pay attention to. It happens every time. I wonder if anyone else has had this experience. It makes me afraid to take ativan at night knowing I'm going to be irritable the next day. Otherwise, I love this drug for sleep. I would never take this drug every day, and certainly never take more than 1mg. Is this a side effect other people have experienced? | F | 54 | 2 months 1 1X W | 3/25/2015 | 1 | For anxiety | Shakes, muscle aches, insomnia, nauseousness, extreme anxiety, depression, buzzing in my ears, heart palps, shortness of breath. | I would not recommend taking this drug. I was on .5mg for only 2 weeks for my anxiety attacks. Yes, it worked at night so I could sleep peacefully, but once I stopped taking it, the withdrawals began horrifically and that's just from 2 WEEKS!!! I wish my doctor never would have prescribed this to me. She did tell me that it was highly addictive and for that reason she was just going to give me enough for a couple weeks to calm my nerves. She did not explain to me what could happen to you if you just stop taking it cold turkey. I understand that everybody is different and some may not even experience withdrawals from ativan only after a few weeks, but like I said... everybody is different and she still should have explained to me what could happen. My body reacted very badly to this drug. I'm now just starting to feel a little better. The last few days were excruciating for me. The anxiety attacks came on so intense. I could not sit still from the shakes, I constantly felt nauseous, I was having digestive problems, I could not sleep at all! I was awake for 24 hours and being awake that long is just going to feed into your anxiety. I was so restless, I had absolutely no appetite. If I even tried to put food to my mouth, I felt like I was automatically going to vomit. I had a racing heart, and I cried uncontrollably, I also had buzzing in my ears. My muscles started to ache so bad from constantly shaking and being so tense. The worst part was definitely the anxiety that came on | F | 25 | 2 weeks .5 mg | 2/12/2015 | 5 | Help the withdraw affects of opioid | I can't stop going to the bathroom,my rectum is raw. I go 5 times a day.. | They help with the withdraw affects but should I stop the Ativan. | M | 39 | 1 weeks 2mg a day | 1/31/2015 | 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 | 1 | Panic/insomnia | Intradose withdrawals began within days, experienced somnolence, crying off and on all day, depression, suicidal thoughts, no motivation for anything, wanted to hide away from the world. | I was given Ativan after an ER visit for heart palpitations, told the physician I could use something to get some sleep and get back on track since I was having anxiety and difficulty coping with events in my life. Big mistake! I began taking .5 mg to sleep. First three nights it worked great. Then in the morning I felt a bit "off" and felt like it would be okay if I took a quarter of one (.25 mg). I did this for several days in a row (.50 at night, .25 in the morning) and quickly began having crying spells during the day. I know what it is to be depressed but this was a very deep depression that just came up so quickly out of nowhere. I ended up acting psycho with an ex boyfriend and also drank at a party and raged on some people there (granted they WERE real jerks but still, not my style). I was afraid to cut back because I felt like I didn't want to live as it was, but I am now on day 2 of having cut out the morning dose, and tonight I'm going to cut the .50 in half. I've been taking loads of niacin (NOT the non-flushing kind), I'm taking about 6 100mg pills a day spaced out with food, this has had a calming effect on me so I'm not taking anything out on anyone. I'm just keeping to myself, unable to get out of bed really, crying up a storm over silly things, worst than when I was pregnant. Feeling that life has no meaning. I've always been sensitive to pills but never like this! I got off Vicodins with so much less trauma! Trust me, do not take these for more tha | F | 41 | 12 days .5 1X day | 1/20/2015 | 5 | PMS Anxiety | I have taken Ativan sporadically over the years as needed, during times of intense anxiety (usually when my PMS clashes with difficult relationships). I just started taking it again after about 7 years off and I'm noticing some fatigue, lack of ambition...but I think my adrenals and nervous system are already really depleted and Ativan's anxiety reduction is just putting me in touch with how tired I really am. | I absolutely LOVE Ativan. Life can be really hard sometimes. I am an advanced meditator, yogi, and holistiic healing professional, and I know that there are many ways to deal with stress...but sometimes life gets the best of me and when PMS stacks up against PTSD with a big heaping dose of relationship drama or family drama, I have a really hard time keeping my cool. I have had such bad anxiety attacks that I feel like I can't breathe and that I'm having heart palpitations. When I feel the ice cold hit of cortisol hitting my bloodstream in an intense relationship argument or situation, I know that it's all over for the day and I'll be just trying to hang on by my fingernails to be able to cope with the day. Ativan changes all of this for me. I only take a half dose, as needed. My prescription says to take 2 a day, but I only take about 2 or 3 a week during even the worst stretches of anxiety. One half dose just stops the physiological stress reaction in it's tracks, and allows me to process the situation with a calm, cool and collected mind. The heart palpitations and overwhelm vanish, and I can see the problem clearly and deal with it rationally. Lately I've noticed that I seem to be feeling pretty tired after taking a full dose, but it's not any more tired than I would have been had I been dealing with an anxiety attack all day and night. I love Ativan and I like to have it available to me when I need it. I've never been inclined to abuse substances, so for me, it's a wonde | F | 40 | 10 years 1/2 dose 3X W | 12/20/2014 | 5 | Panic Disorder | None | I was on this short-term until my SSRI kicked in. It prevented panic attacks and stopped one that was already occurring in its tracks. If taken before bedtime, it also helped ease me to sleep. | M | 29 | 2 months 0.5MG 3X day | 12/17/2014 | 4 | insomnia, panic attacks, anxiety | rebound sleepiness in day, loss of energy, increased appetite, gained weight, dependence, sometimes insomnia if on it for so long, and eye blurriness once in awhile, after 8 months panic attack came back. | I have been on lorazepam almost a year for panic attacks since January or March of 2014! I also was on it for insomnia, and social anxiety. I had on and off times where I tended to struggle with more depression when got on it and didn't realize it cause more depression and not heal that but it did help some panic attacks for awhile until now. It stopped working sometimes and I think it has me tolerant or dependance on it that gets me overwhelmed so slowy getting off of it since now on clonazepam see too if that helps or not. But these are very dangerous and must be cautious at all times. Lorazepam made me gained more weight too and increased appetite, and sometimes made me cry more even when it help me sometimes sleep. I just hate struggle with panic attacks. I tried antidepressants like Paxil and Prozac but not good either. I felt very sad and hopeless since I have not many to talk to. I also have no friends too so this makes me even more worse. I am trying to withdrawal lorazepam nice and slowly hope it goes well and clonazepam. I started 4 days ago hope it helps cause it slowly process one. I know known of these are long term use but they are just only thing that can try to help me. I have mild aspergers, and have phobia of large crowds, and bright lights, and hate loud shouting. | F | 26 | 1 years 5 2X day | 12/12/2014 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks | This is my first day on it and I feel fantastic!!! I went from having several full- lown panic attacks a day to have zero today. Plenty of things happened today that would have normally triggered my attacks, but I wasn't even phased. :) I feel cool, calm and collected. First thing that has EVER worked for me in 17 years! I'm hoping it stays this way! | So far, it is AMAZING! | F | 31 | 1 days 0.5 MG | 12/4/2014 | 4 | anxiety | 1X day | 11/22/2014 | 5 | Social phobia, anxiety, panic | Half mg dose as needed for panic/anxiety Slight "buzz" high as med settles in. The hangover after it wears off causes mood swings, fatigue and grumpiness. | After more than 20 years fighting for the right medication and a second opinion that involved a lengthy dsmv appointment, i am finally satisfied and can control my panic and anxiety moments. I am grateful for this old class of drug! You need a very strong will to not abuse this drug, and need to understand its meant only for the extreme moments.... But i would recommend to those that the ssri type medication really mess them up, to talk with their mental health caregiver about it. | F | 36 | 8 months Half mg | 11/19/2014 | 4 | Anxiety/(Dis)stress/Insomnia | Some withdrawal effects i.e. increased aches and pains; feeling slightly drunk with thick tongue and slurred speech. | Overall, this drug has been very good for the anxiety and distress I was feeling; I also had a stiff neck which wouldn't go away; this drug is relaxing, and I sleep great on it; no real hangover effect. I take only as needed PRN; I feel I could get addicted to this and don't want to take it everyday; I take it when I am really stress out to the max and/or haven't been sleeping well or having anxiety attacks on a regular basis. | M | 45 | 2 months 0.5mg 1X day | 10/22/2014 | 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 day | 9/17/2014 | 3 | for panic attacks | Lightheaded tired shaking dont wont to go anywhere | M | 34 | 7 weeks .05 | 9/14/2014 | 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 |