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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATIVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Poststroke insomnia and anxiety | Not effective for insomnia,OK for anxiety.Taken in the evening, morning anxiety and depression.At 1,5MG confusion,brain fog. | F | 68 | 3 months 1-1,5 MG | 5/25/2016 | 5 | Anxiety | None other then the physiological urge to take the Ativan. | Due to some health issues, I was having a high level of anxiety daily which also led to some depression. Ativan was fast acting and helped calm me down when the anxiety felt unbearable. It did not really help me sleep. I started taking Melatonin for sleep and then I was able to stop taking the Ativan. I'm glad I never started taking the antidepressants the doctors had prescribed. | M | 62 | 2 months .5mg 1X day | 6/6/2016 | 1 | Anxiety | At first it was great, made everything better. Eventually the honeymoon is over and you need more. I decided to quit not knowing about the dangers of cold turkey. Everything was fine for about two weeks, than my life fell apart. No sleep, headaches, extreme panic, pains. I'm trying to taper now and it's not easy, still experiencing hell. This pill gets a hold of you and doesn't want to let go. Poison. | M | 50 | 7 months 1.5 MG | 6/11/2016 | 1 | anxiety take as needed | Add on to last message I took it first time and felt hot flash and internal like shaking. It felt like coffee jitters and I can not drink coffee or have stimulants due to my heart Tacacrdia. The second time hot flash again. | I hate it hate it hate it. Makes my anxiety more intense and threw the roof. Not every body is the the same my body hates it makes me feel worse. | F | 35 | 2 days .05 | 6/25/2016 | 1 | Severe anxiety and panic attacks | Worked well in the beginning. Then began to have rebound anxiety, Felt worse than ever and now trying to withdraw which is Hell | Outlaw this drug | F | 68 | 3 months 3 mg | 8/1/2016 | 5 | Anxiety due to alcohol and cocaine | Side effects were minor or almost non existant. It's when you try to stop taking this benzodiazepine that the real problem begins, because your CNS depends on it, in order to function. | Take Ativan only for a short period of time if necesarry. It is a drug (OPIOID) just like what you find on the streets, only legal because it is prescribed by a Dr. Don't let any Dr. tell you that this is a maintenance drug for you, it is not. It is a powerful drug that start at low doses and your body and mind want more..this is why it is a controlled substance. SHORT TERM USE 7 DAYS MAX AND YOU SHOULD BE OK...SAY NO TO BENZOS!!! | M | 44 | 1 years 2 mg a day | 8/12/2016 | 1 | a liquid replacement for Valium | Replaced Valium 10mg to a liquid form. Given 4 x day and my husband turned into a mean hateful man who could not speak due to shakiness garbled talking. He is a hospice patient who must have someone with him when gets out of bed or chair. What little walking capacity he has requires assistance. The Ativan made his ability a challenge, especially when he is irritable and in pain. I stopped Ativan and returned him to Valium and now i have my kind considerate loving Tommy nack. | M | 72 | 4 days 60 | 8/18/2016 | 1 | Anxiety | Worked wonderful at first for anxiety and sleep. No bad side effects in the beginning, but I became an addict after being on it for 10 years. My doctor upped my dose over the years. I went into tolerance withdrawal and ended up in a treatment center. They tried to take me off the drug too fast. I got a second opinion and was put back on the drug to get out of withdrawal. The I was crossed over to librium over a 5 month period. After that I had to taper 5 mg librium every 3rd week. It took me 2 years to be free of that drug. | Benzodiazapines should be outlawed. The withdrawal is miserable! | F | 49 | 10 years 1mg | 9/12/2016 | 2 | 1 days | 10/1/2016 | 4 | Panic attack | I felt kind of spacey and loopy at first when the nurse put the Ativan into my IV but there were no significant adverse effects. It got rid of my intense anxiety so i could breathe. | Ativan and other medicines like it can have a potential to make you addicted so don't take more than your doctor tells you to. | F | 18 | 1 days 1 mg IV | 11/24/2016 | 1 | Too much alcohol | I am just now experiencing anxiety, dizziness, weak legs, feels like someone numbed my brain. My stomach not okay, I am afraid how long it will take to get out of my system. | Ativan is poison. I will never take it again. | F | 63 | 3 days unsure in | 1/20/2017 | 3 | For my anxiety and depression | I get the shakes, overwhelm,upset. Can't be around people who upset me. I hate it.thx | F | 58 | 1 years 1 mg | 1/29/2017 | 2 | Anxiety can't rest in the hospital | N/A | N/A | F | 32 | 1 days | 2/7/2017 | 5 | Panic Disorder/Anxiety | Drowsiness, euphoria, memory lapses | When I was 19 years old I went to the ER because I was having panic attacks daily. They gave me 1mg Ativan and it was the best feeling I had, not because the drug got me high, but because it did relieve the anxiety I was having. I've used it as needed for weeks at a time to months at a time. If you were are sensitive to drugs, Ativan is better than the other Benzos as far as being easier to go on...I rate it a 5, the only real issue with benzos is you have to go off them very slowly. | M | 34 | 15 years .5 - 1mg 1X AN | 2/8/2017 | 1 | For pain after surgery | I am experiencing severe withdrawal effects, despite tapering very slowly off this medication for over a year now. Withdrawal effects are severe insomnia (1-4 hours sleep per night), digestive issues, stomach pain, constant diarrhea, cognitive issues, memory problems and increased pain. If I had known that protracted withdrawal can happen with this medication, I would have never taken it. | F | 52 | 3 months 2 MG | 7/10/2017 | 1 | Reaction to another medication | I had severe withdrawal coming off these drugs after 4 weeks then even worse when I tried again after 4 months. I wasn't aware of benzo withdrawal neither where my doctors. I had burning skin on my legs and arms, dizziness, sickness, no concentration, severe 24/7 anxiety, 1 hour sleep a night for months, vibrating sensation in legs, frequent urination (every 30 mins) muscle twitches, muscle cramps, tinnitus, muscle pain and nerve pain. | It took me 4 years to safely taper off this drug it ruined my life. I've been off them 73 days and am still severely sick. | F | 28 | 5 years 2mg | 7/12/2017 | 1 | no | My husband committed suicide while taking Ativan. It made him have body tremors, withdrawals, and horrible paranoia. He was a healthy man - 38 years old. Three months in ...took his own life. | Do not mix Ativan with Welbutrin. This horrible combination made my husband commit suicide. Ativan provokes suicidal thoughts and paranoia. What a horrible drug company. | F | 51 | 3 months .5mg 2X day | 8/7/2017 | 1 | Insomnia | I decided to stop Ativan for insomnia after 89 days and four days later I could barely stand. Had to hold onto the walls and furniture to walk. My heart was beating so fast that I was sure I was dying of a heart attack. While still on this drug from the depths of hell, I had what turned out to be an unnecessary sigmoidoscopy and diagnostic mammogram because of the anal pain and breast tenderness that I can only attribute to Ativan. I have had lupus for ten years; but now I am finding out what true medical hell is withdrawing from a drug that the FDA states can be harder to kick than heroin after just two weeks of taking it. I'll never take another one of these horrific pills because I was so scared they were going to take my life. It is now 14 days later and I am still petrified. No amount of sleep is worth this nightmare! | RUN AWAY FROM ATIVAN. RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN. | F | 61 | 89 days .5 1X day | 8/22/2017 | 5 | Anxiety Phobia going outside | Slight tiredness but nothing to speak off | OMG does this drug work. I have had such anxiety and this has taken it all away. Just unsure about it being addictive but spoke to psych about it and he said as long as I take it only when needed there will be no problem. Best drug for me | M | 54 | 14 days 1mg 2X day | 9/9/2017 | 4 | Social and general anxiety | Sense of calm, loss of appetite, no more anxiety, balanced mood most of the time, rarely but sometimes I would overreact to a situation and cry, klepto tendencies, rash decisions, better at conversation, somewhat brain fog | This is the best benzo I've ever tried. It does not make me sleepy, I simply feel normal with no anxiety. Though sometimes it made me a bit lazy, most of the time I wanted to go out and do stuff and socialize. I did experience loss of appetite at first, but after a week or so that went away. Unlike xanax, I don't act or say stupid things, or fall asleep at parties (I don't party anymore anyway) And unlike Klonopin I can stay awake and it doesn't make me feel like a zombie. There were problems however, such as a tendency to steal little things I didn't really need. I stole a childrens book for my baby and a pair of socks from gamestop. This is VERY out of character for me. But the main reason I stopped was because I was building a tolerance pretty quickly. I would take up to 8 pills (4 mg) just to get the same feeling of calm and relief of social anxiety. It is less strong than most benzos, and I have always had a tendency to build a tolerance quickly. I was prescribed 60 a month and go through it in a matter of two weeks or less. My doctor offered to up the dosage to 1 mg, but I knew that wouldn't be enough so he switched me to Klonopin. I wish I took him up on his offer because now I can barely stay awake it is such a strong medication even if I take only half I still feel like a zombie ready to sleep at any moment. I would recommend Ativan over any other anxiety medication. | M | 25 | 2 months .5 5X day | 10/29/2017 |