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 |
| 3 | anxiety/nervousness/sleeplessness | A little drowsy. Roller-coaster ride at the end of a dose and prior to the next one. Stopping it is pretty rough. Withdrawal symptoms left me very tense and anxious and could not stop pacing. Woke several times during the night wide awake and kept pacing. Became tolerant (drug did not have as strong an effect as it did o\in the beginning) after just 2-3 weeks. It is very addictive. Because I tried to stop cold turkey and had to go back since I as very nervous without it. Don't stop it cold turkey, taper it. I was taking it .5mg 3/day | This is a very dangerous drug to start on. | M | 44 | 3 days | 10/11/2006 | 4 | Fibrpmyalgia | Take it 1/2 hour before bedtime so the only effect is a brain fog in the morning. Am fine by noon of the next day. | I am allergic to aspirin (ASA)so Ativan is the only thing that helps stop or slow down my musle spasms when they flare. Particularly when I get them in my chest plate. I only take it when absolutely needed which translates to approximately 1 (.5mg) pill a month. Sometimes 2 a month. | F | 47 | 5 years | 10/20/2006 | 3 | anxiety, panic attacks, Bipolar II | none really besides being sleepy | It is EXTREMLY addictive. It really helps keep you calm, but try getting off it cold turkey even with a anti- convulsant like Lamictal and you will have nightmarish withdrawals. Like others said, tight muscles, can't think straight, can't eat, can't sleep, I even had hallucinations and feelings of impending doom or dying. | F | 33 | 9 months | 10/27/2006 | 3 | anxiety, panic attacks, Bipolar II | none really besides being sleepy | It is EXTREMLY addictive. It really helps keep you calm, but try getting off it cold turkey even with a anti- convulsant like Lamictal and you will have nightmarish withdrawals. Like others said, tight muscles, can't think straight, can't eat, can't sleep, I even had hallucinations and feelings of impending doom or dying. | F | 33 | 9 months | 10/27/2006 | 5 | anxiety and panic | Minor drowsoness | I have GAD and Ativan helps calm me down so I can get a grip. I usually take .5 mg in the morning, maybe another .5 at night if necessary, which is rare. I'm also seeing a psycologist to help get rid of underlying anxiety issues so I can stop the drug. But it has been a lifesaver through the bad times. So far, no tolerance issues. I think its great as part of a larger drug/therapy treatment. | M | 46 | 2 weeks | 10/30/2006 | 4 | Anxiety, Insomnia | Groggy the next day of taking, felt hungover | Help to relax me quickly and helped me to fall asleep. I took this drug while waiting for the full effects of Effexor to kick it. It served it's purpose and I would recommend it to anyone who wants instant relief from a panic or anxiety attack. | F | 23 | 6 months | 11/2/2006 | 5 | pseudo seizures | insomnia, psuedo seizures during withdrawal Do not take this medecine. | Ativan is addictive big time | M | 30 | 11 months | 11/6/2006 | 5 | pseudo seizures | insomnia, psuedo seizures during withdrawal Do not take this medecine. | Ativan is addictive big time | M | 30 | 11 months | 11/6/2006 | 5 | GAD, minor panic attacks, OCD | Slight drowsiness at first. Went away after a few days. | This is a great drug if taken properly. I started out taking two .5 mg a day--one at night and one in the morning. Then I backed down to one during the mornining, when my anxiety levels peak. Now I'm down to one two or three times a week. I'm also seeing a therapist to work out my anxiety issues. I think you must combine therapy with any anti-anxiety drug for a permanent cure. But I see nothing wrong with taking Ativan as needed, even every day. Should diabetics feel bad becasue they need insulin every day? There is nothing wrong with wanting to feel normal. I hope my therapy lets me stop Ativan totally eventually, but in the meantime its helping me get through the tough times--stops the racing thoughts and just chills me out without making me feel doped up. | M | 46 | 1 months | 11/9/2006 | 5 | anxiety/ocd | Slight drowsiness | I'm thinking maybe some people who dontl like Ativan had an "allergic" reaction. I took Serzone for about a week a few years ago and it casued all sorts of nasty side-effects--vivid nightmares, feeling doped up during the day, etc. I switiced to Ativan and no probelms. If you look at the Serzone section on this site, you'll find a lot "5" ratings--people love it, but it wasn't right for me. I just had a bad reaction to Serzone, just as others may have ahd with Ativan. You have to find what works for you. | M | 46 | 1 days | 11/9/2006 | 4 | anxiety/panic...agoraphobia | after several years, I have noticed some memory loss, but I have no idea if that is due to this drug or not. | prozac, zoloft, etc, etc, etc, didnt' work...Ativan has always helped. I've taken it for 8 years as needed and have not noticed any addictive traits. After a few years I did change from .5 mg to 1 mg. Tried it on a daily basis and it didn't seem to do anything, but it's still great on an 'as needed' basis. | M | 34 | 8 years | 11/13/2006 | 1 | anxiety and panic attacks | I have been trying to get off of Ativan (all my doctors said I would have no problems doing that)and have been unable to do so. I have been taking .5 3 times per day for 2 years. I have had to recently take 2 .5 to stop the anxiety a couple of times. I wanted to stop this drug and be put on Paxil but so far I am not able to do that. Even my pharmacist said I would have no problem just stopping! | I do not like how I feel on this drug. I think because of my age they say I will not have any trouble stopping and I have tried several times to just take 2 per day and I will feel HORRID and have a panic attack. So start taking 3 per day again. This drug, for me, is highly addictive. | F | 91 | 2 days | 11/19/2006 | 5 | GAD/OCD | None | I've written before about how well Ativan works for me. My doctor prescribed .5 mg three times a day, but I never had to take more than two. (so far, I've taken less than a quarter of the number prescribed since mid-October). I haven't needed any for over two weeks. I have TMJ and its finally gotten bad enough to see my doctor. He gave me a prescription for Naprosyn (500 mg); one of the side effects is a racing heartbeat right after you take it. I took my first dose last night and got hit by the heartbeat, whihc triggered an increaser in anxiety, so I took an Ativan this morning and it calmed me right down. An added benefit is that it relaxes ou, which should help me get over the TMJ a little faster. There is no shame in taking it as needed so you can function. I have a wife, child, and a job and they have to come first. I can't afford the luxury of sitting at home a bundle of nerves evey time anxiety hits me. | M | 46 | 2 months | 11/29/2006 | 5 | anxiety/panic attacks | I use .5mg PRN and I love it. It doesn't make me drowsy nor am I "out of it" when I take it. It makes me feel normal. It's almost euphoric going from an anxiety attack to feeling normal. | F | 26 | 8 months | 11/29/2006 | 5 | GAD/OCD | None | I just wrote the entry below. For added perspective, I read an entry on a site for chronic pain sufferers, about the danger of "addiction" to pain killers. The writer pointed out a true addict takes something whether he needs it or not, and will do anything to get more of a drug. I think most of us who take Ativan, even every day, are not addicts--we'd love to be rid of the condition that requires us to take it. I've notcied a lot of contributors to this site are seeing therapists, (including me) so obviously we're trying to cure the casues of our problems so we won't need Ativan anymore. If we were truly addicted, we'd be seeking ways to take more, not less! | M | 46 | 3 months | 11/29/2006 | 5 | anxiety | None at all. | Seems to effectively relieve anxiety without feeling drugged. I take it only as needed (maybe a couple of times a month) when I feel stressed and anxious. | M | 47 | 2 years | 12/12/2006 | 4 | Insomnia/Anxiety | None | Was prescribed 2mg ativan at bedtime for insomnia. It definitely puts me to sleep. As soon as this med was prescribed to me, I researched it on the web and found out that it was highly addictive after using it for very short periods, so I use it sparingly, maybe once a week or less. I've been using it for about 6 weeks now. It definitely works great for me, but I would advise to use it only when absolutely needed to prevent the possibility of addiction. | M | 44 | 6 weeks | 12/15/2006 | 4 | Insomnia,Tension Headaches | No side effects | I found this pretty mild at 2.5mg.Works well for a couple of weeks then becomes like a placebo.Didn't work for my headaches which is the cause of my Insomnia/Depression. They would work very well for Anxiety,and/or Insomnia on it's own. I didn't find them addictive or dangerous as all the hype makes them out to be,and I tapered off in a couple of weeks. better than most of the Psychiatric pills(junk) out their, but still no substitute for healthy living and exercise,and they ain't going to cure anything | M | 4 months | 12/16/2006 | 5 | panic attacks | I have had no side effects. | I take only .5mg when I feel an anxiety attack coming on.(about twice a month) It calms me in about 15 minutes without feeling drugged. It has made an enormous difference in my life and I am very pleased with the results. | F | 36 | 3 months | 12/19/2006 | 5 | Anxiety/panic attacks | Drowsiness at first. | Ativan is a major help in my life! I have mitral valve prolapse syndrome and a panic attack can strike at any time. I can take up to 2 - 1mg Ativan a day and most of the time I only take 1/2 pill and on average only a few days a month. | F | 49 | 12 years | 1/2/2007 |