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| 5 | Lyme Disease to brain | none | I am writing on behalf of my daughter who has suffered from Lyme Disease since the age of 15. I started noticing 3 yrs ago my daughter's mental state changing with high anxiety to the point she would yell and screaml. It was then diagnosed the Lyme had gone to her brain. IV antibiotics started but last year anxiety getting worse and Ativan started, she was more relaxed and it helped alot. Now due to damage to her brain she is on prolixan and ativan. It has made a world of difference in seeing my daughter not as anxiousl. She will never be the same but at least this med is helping her function. | F | 25 | 1 years 1mg 3X day | 3/26/2014 | 5 | GAD following prostate cancer surge | None. Very effective as opposed to 5 SSRI's & 2 SSNI's. | M | 69 | 2 years 1mg Dailey | 3/30/2014 | 1 | anxiety | It seemed to help me calm down and sleep but the next day I was totally out of it. Felt very tired, down, wanted to cry, couldnt handle work, incoherent, had to go home and drinks tons of water but little appetite. One time i took as directed...any time...in the morning and had a nervous breakdown. I think kolonopin might be better for me since I have tried it but I dont remember how much anxiety I had then. I wont ever take larazepam (same as ativan i believe) again. Ill just take a sleeping aid. | M | 57 | 3 days I think 30 | 5/14/2014 | 3 | stroke and health issues causing an | None but scared to take more | F | 46 | 2 days 1mg | 5/18/2014 | 2 | anxiety | none-- however, the drug did NOT help with my anxiety AT ALL. It would be as if I had taken nothing at all; I know this is likely due to the fact that I'm accustomed to alprazolam (xanax) for anxiety, however, which is a more potent drug and has always worked wonders for my severe anxiety. For people with more moderate anxiety, ativan is likely a good/better choice as it is milder than other popular benzodiazepines with less noticeable side effects, generally. Simply not for me. | F | 23 | 1 days 1mg | 5/18/2014 | 1 | remeron withdrawal | dizziness, anxiety, nervous, nauseaus | worst crap ever! I got dependant on it in 1 week. now im in interdose w/d and no doctor will help me. I am not joking, stay away from this horrible stuff. If anyone knows of a good doc to get me off this stuff, plz email me. thank u so much | F | 48 | 1 months 1mg 1X day | 5/24/2014 | 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 | 1 | anxiety. I was simply put, stupid. | Hair loss! Strengthened anxiety(worse) after its affect going out of your body; addictive; joint and muscle pain. Anyone had hair loss because of it? And did it grow back? | F | 28 | 1 years 2g | 7/6/2014 | 1 | Nausea | Developed tolerance after taking it for a few months. My initial symptom (nausea) was getting worse. New symptoms emerged: anxiety, tremor, irritability, restless, palpitation, sweating, insomnia, fatigue, dysphoria, throat tightness, headache, racing thoughts and speech difficulty. Still experience some symptoms (primarily anxiety and headache) after tapering off 4 months ago. | Be very cautious if you are taking ativan long term (>2-3 weeks). It did help my nausea in the first few weeks, but it made me feel worst when I was trying to get off this medication. Avoid benzo, it's highly addictive. | M | 34 | 4 months 1mg 1X day | 7/22/2014 | 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 | 3 | for panic attacks | Lightheaded tired shaking dont wont to go anywhere | M | 34 | 7 weeks .05 | 9/14/2014 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1X day | 11/22/2014 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |