ATIVAN Reviews (LORAZEPAM)

Average Rating: 3.3 (709 Ratings)

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 SEDATIVES HYPNOTICS ANTIANXIETY    DEA Schedule IV   

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ATIVAN  (LORAZEPAM):  This medication is used to treat anxiety. Lorazepam belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines which act on the brain and nerves (central nervous system) to produce a calming effect. This drug works by enhancing the effects of a certain natural chemical in the body (GABA).    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Anxiety Panic attacks brain fog burning sensations all over head Severe Debilitating Anxiety throat tightness chest tightness Doctor never warned me of side effects never have I taken meds like this before had one panic attack in May sent to ER they gave me Ativan that's when it started followed up with doctor two days later gave me prescription for .05 then upped to to 1mg 2xday had know idea what was to come in August I went into tolerance withdrawal too many symptoms to list have tapered down to .75 and jumped Wednesday Nov 14 had tremors and chest pains so far but i was in acute withdrawal all of October cant take it anymore makes me feel worse to take and taper even more is out of the question will have to suffer through this and let the body heal time will tell all I have to say it has turned my life upside down its been Hell mind you I was a super Healthy person before this I had one panic due to stress and losing a loved One Mom when I told PDoc about what was happening he didn't believe me said I shouldn't be having symptoms like I was on such a low dose I guess he doesn't know anything about the medication he's prescribing please do not take this med it will make you worse in the long run and its very hard to come off I don't know how I'm doing it maybe because I'm so angry and have put in my head this is poison doesn't work for me at all Wish I had researched before I took it would have never takin it go on Benzo Buddies and read their stories there true so is mine can't F 26 6 months
1 MG X 2
11/16/2012
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 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 day
11/10/2012
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 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 day
11/3/2012
 5  Anxiety Works great. No side effects. Helps my anxiety. F 40 1 years
.5
10/16/2012
 4  Anxiety, Depression Obsessive None Calming and neutralizing creating a more even mental state in chaos. My main pills have changed from Paxil (10 yrs) to Prestique, to Effexor and now to Wellbutrin all in the last year (the effexor and prestique made me highly aggitated) so it's been exhausting. Only two weeks into Well. so hopefully it works. Ativan has helped keep me half sane. F 33 8 months
1 3X day
10/14/2012
 1  Anxiety It was a miserable experience. It calmed me at first but bother my stomach all the time. I started with .5 mg and could drive on it but after a few weeks I stopped and started Xanax for a few weeks which really helped. It was strong at even .25 mg and it wasn't something that could let me drive unless I drank coffee redbull or had an energy pill. So I could drive if I took xanax a few hrs prior. I thought I was going to get a full prescription for Xanax but my doctor said no and gave me Ativan and Zoloft. Ativan didn't work so I upped it to 1 mg and refused the zoloft. Zoloft made me throw up basically... Anyways, the 1 mg worked for a few months until I upped it to 1.5 mg so I took 3 pills at a time. I did this because it gave me terrible tremors and such. Finally doctor gave me .5 mg klonopin and I'm starting to feel much better. Ativan is a hit or miss... It sucked for me personally and if u ever get a doctor recommending it to me I'm gonna scream about it. F 26 7 months
1 mg
9/26/2012
 5  Panic Attacks/Agoraphobia Drowsiness until my body got used to the medication Ativan is a godsend for anxiety issues. I couldn't leave my house for years until I started taking this & it gave me my life back....HOWEVER, I made the mistake of taking it a few times per day & I had withdrawal symptoms from hell when I tried to get off of it. If you start taking this I would recommend it as needed and NOT daily, if you need something for daily use trying another medication would be your best bet. F 23 2 years
1mg 4X day
9/19/2012
 4  Anxiety Disorder NOS Brief tiredness in the morning went away though. Do NOT take it every day only when absolutely necessary. Due to not taking it every day doctor said I could go up to 1.5 mg twice daily but NO MORE than 2 times per week. I've only had to do that three days in a 7 month period not bad. Aware of the addictive qualities so do not take it unless it is a last resort. F 48 18 months
1 mg 2X day
8/29/2012
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 5  partial seizures none i was given 1mg ativan iv for a partial seizure in the er approximately a year ago, it worked within a minute or two to stop the seizure. was given a prescription for 9 (total) 1mg pills. i just finished the pills about 2 weeks ago. i take .5mg when the partial seizures are uncontrollable. my seizure doc was hesitant to prescribe them because of the addictive properties of benzos. however, my neurosurgeon was willing to take the risk based on my medication history. he made sure that i was very clear on the fact of how addictive this medication is, and that he would be watching very closely how many i was taking. i haven't cracked the new bottle yet, as i only take this under extreme circumstances. it works very well for the partial seizures taken in small doses. it doesn't make me sleepy or loopy, just stops the seizures. F 47 1 years
.5 1X AN
8/25/2012
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 3  anxiety/schizophrenia None It didn't seem to work. Really. I was so anxious more so than my usual self. F 25 3 months
1 mg 1X day
8/21/2012
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 3  General Anxiety Drowsiness, lack of coherence, limited short term memory, headaches, delayed periods with horrible PMS, emptiness I started taking it to get rid of my overarching feelings of dread and malaise. It did that. I'm not afraid of people when I'm on the pill. I don't feel like the world is going to end. The bad thing though, is that now there's just nothing. I'm empty. Not completely apathetic but not really enthused about anything? On top of being sort of empty inside, I've been getting horrible headaches every single day. My period cramps are also not really doing me any favours. I have horrible short term memory now and often forget simple things as soon as I hear them. Everything sort of feels like it's covered in saran wrap. Overall, not an awful drug, but not a good one, and I will probably be asking my doctor for an alternative that won't make me feel like a blurry nihilistic mess. 22 2 weeks
0.5 mg 1X day
7/16/2012
 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
 1  Panic attacks Crying uncontrollably, grogginess, morning hangovers when prescribed for sleep aid, brain fog F 33 1 years
1mg prn
7/7/2012
 1  Insomnia Didn't work. Started at .5mg, nothing. 1mg, nothing. 1.5mg...you get the idea. I've had the same bottle for over a year cause I usually don't even bother taking it. Sane with Klonopin...no effect. Ambien works for insomnia, about 50% of the time. I think I'm doomed to sleepless life. F 28 10 times
1mg
6/26/2012
 1  Stressed Hullucinatons panic sayimg unusual things unable le to make a sound desicion , M 52 1 days
2
6/20/2012
 1  Anxiety Tremors, vertigo, worse anxiety, paranoia, anger outbursts, weight gain ( only about 7 lbs but still a side effect).... Stomach upset, irritability, crying outburts, tage, fatigue...i started on .5 mg then dictor increased to 1 mg which worked but then it stopped working and I've been dealing with these side effects for at least 4 months.... I take Dramamine for the vertigo.... I never had these symptoms before. I tried 1.5 mg once or twice but that just made me sleep. So I'm getting off and reducing under doctors care. I wish I never took this in the first place I'm worse than I was before. Don't take this drug ever ever! F 26 7 months
1 mg
6/16/2012
 3  migraines I don't take on a regular basis, but when I do need it for a migraine, and I may take it for 1-2 days in a row. The side effect I have is that, for 2-3 days AFTER taking it, I become a total witch, nasty to people and extremely agitated - ready to kill. Not pleasant. I use it to try to stop migraines from advancing. Generally, it works about 70% of the time for me but I take it with celebrex, otherwise it won't work. If I feel a headache coming on, I'll take 1mg ativan and 1 celebrex & try to sleep for a few hrs and will often wake headache free (and for those with migraines, you can certainly appreciate that!!) My husband hates it when I take it tho b/c of the bitch persona that takes over me the few days following the dosing. F 57 1 years
1 1X day
6/7/2012
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 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
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 3  Anxiety Just makes me very sleepy and very light headed Despite the side affects it has made me calm F 24 1 days
1mg 2X day
5/24/2012
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 5  Aniexty none works great! F 51 10 years
2X day
5/9/2012

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