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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATIVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Anxiety due to health issue | Initially helped but this was very short lived. Blacked out trying to get off this-was not told how addicting it was. Literally the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life and it lasted months. Had to switch to Klonopin in order to wean off benzos. I would never take this again. Please be very cautious when using this drug on any regular schedule. | M | 24 | 3 months 2-6 mg day | 7/3/2015 | 4 | Anxiety due to severe PTSD | Just a bit if grogginess, no other side effect | Ativin has heloed me tremendously to control PTSD, Panic attacks, social axiety duexto a extremely serious Motor vehicle accident. | F | 52 | 9 years 1mg | 7/7/2015 | 2 | Recreational | Slept, next two days couldn't keep food down, vomited, extreme anxiety. It's been two weeks and I still feel headaches constantly, some brain fog. | Do not recommend, even one dose can be harmful. | M | 21 | 1 days 7.5 MG 1X day | 7/7/2015 | 5 | Sleep | Meds react differently for everyone but for me this is an excellent med. Worked as needed, no side effects, no tolerance issues even after years of use and an easy taper when quitting it. Highly recommend. | M | 46 | 3 years 1 MG / day | 8/15/2015 | 4 | Anxiety | None | Ativan is great to help with anxiety but I can't say it enough.....don't take it for long periods of time!! I was on it for 2 years when I found out I was pregnant they made me stop taking it immediately and the withdrawal was terrible. I swore I would never take it again but my anxiety got the best of me, I tried weaning off of it recently and the anxiety was HORRIBLE so I started taking my normal dosage again. I will prob be on this medication for the rest of my life, please do yourself a favor and don't take it daily (as my doctor prescribed) it is very addictive and very hard to get off of. That being said it does its job so I am satisfied as far as my anxiety is concerned. | F | 26 | 2 years 2mg 1x day | 8/17/2015 | 5 | Chronic GAD | None to speak of | Without out it I'd not be here today. I've tried so many ssri's ssni's mood stablelizers I had suicidal ideations, horrible side effects, no help whatsoever. | M | 70 | 4 years 1 mg 1X day | 8/29/2015 | 5 | Anxiety/ Depression | None | Amazing. Ativan helped me through a really tough emotional time when I felt like I couldn't take on basic day to day tasks like showering. 30 mins after taking I was calm and able to focus on work like a normal person. Only downside is that it is addictive otherwise I would take it everyday for as long as I needed. So so helpful. | F | 29 | 4 weeks 1X day | 9/9/2015 | 3 | Severe Anxiety | Ativan worked great until I became addicted to it. I lost 2 years of my life to this drug. I can't even recall most of that 2 year period. I really needed to go to rehab but my husband along with my dr supervised my weaning off of it. Even weaning off was HORRIBLE. Worst anxiety that lasted a LONG A TIME. Even worse than what I EVER experienced before I took it. | Please do NOT let your doctor prescribe this to you on a long term basis. Almost ruined my marriage and life with my children | F | 40 | 3 days 2 mg 3x | 9/27/2015 | 4 | Anxiety | Just made me relax from nights of anxiety due to cirtisone | M | 50 | 7 days 1mg | 10/9/2015 | 2 | PANIC DISORDER & SEVERE ANXIETY | NONE | IT DOESN'T HELP MY SEVERE ANXIETY OR PANIC ATTACKS | M | 36 | 2 years 8mg a day | 10/9/2015 | 1 | Anxiety / fear of flying | Having seen immediate benefits helping with my fear of flying (I fly a lot for work x2 a week), I let Ativan into other stressful parts of my life (work). Now I take 2 Ativan a day. I am always close to tears, I can't deal with any form of stressful situation (home with the kids or at work), always desperately sad, feel guilty, can't sleep, hate more than I did, foggy thinking, difficulty in recalling the right words to describe the simplest idea and generally want to run away from my once perfect life. | M | 43 | 6 months 2mg | 10/13/2015 |