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 |
| 5 | anxiety | none really...helps alot! use on and off over the years. | this has helped me through alot. anxiety can be scary. heart can feel as if it 'skips' a beat...ativan takes care of it! | F | 37 | 4 years | 6/14/2009 | 5 | insomnia | none | Dr prescribed it to get me off the Xanax (1 mg per day) that I was taking every night to go to sleep. Went immediately from Xanax to Ativan, with a few days of dizziness/anxiety inbetween. 2.5 years later, I still take Ativan every night for sleep. Just recently went up to 1 mg from 0.5. Sometimes take 1 mg during the day if I am having a horrible anxiety ridden day. Very rare though. | F | 33 | 2.5 years | 6/24/2009 | 5 | SEVERE PANIC DISORDER | CALMNESS, MILD DROWSINESS, COMPLETELY RELAXED | LOVE THIS DRUG!!! I TAKE ONLY AS NEEDED, EVERY SO OFTEN. I HAVE HEARD THAT SOME USERS GO THROUGH WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS BUT THEY ARE PROBABLY USING THIS DRUG TOO OFTEN! USE ONLY AS NEEDED, NOT EVERYDAY!!! THIS DRUG HAS WORKED AWESOME FOR ME AND WOULD RECOMMEND IT WITHOUT HESITATING. WORKS QUICKLY AND MAKES YOU FEEL GREAT! STOPS RACING THOUGHTS, CALMS ME DOWN, AND I FEEL TOTALLY RELAXED, BETTER THAN A 2 HOUR FULL BODY MASSAGE!!!!! | F | 32 | 4 years | 7/21/2009 | 5 | anxiety | the best medication for anxiety...the only med that halped me. | a little drowsiness at first,and state of bliss. | F | 30 | 1 years | 12/21/2007 | 5 | Work stress. | Slight balance loss the first week, then it was fine. Slight short term memory loss, but that is fine now too. | I take Ativan for eye twitching and heart tightness due to job related stress. I quit my job. Just wean yourself off little by little and never take more than the doctor tells you too. It is a life saver. | F | 43 | 4 months | 3/3/2008 | 5 | Migraines | It worked GREAT, immediately and I didn't feel "doped up" at all. It got rid of the migraine and I could even work! Take only PRN. | My doctor prescribed this when long-term migraines didn't respond to Imitrex. Of course, I only take as needed and only if the Imitrex doesn't work first. Benzodiazepines are too easily addictive. | F | 40 | 1 days | 3/14/2008 | 5 | insomnia, anxiety | none | 0.5 mg at bedtime allows me to sleep without torturous dreams. A blessed relief! | F | 74 | 24 months | 4/26/2008 | 5 | anxiety, rages | slight euphoria | I am taking .5mg up to twice a day. This has helped me so much. My rage is gone, and my mind has slowed down enough to evaluate what is making me anxious, instaed of having thoughts running around my brain like a rabid weasel on speed. | F | 33 | 45 days | 11/8/2008 | 5 | Muscle relaxant | None. | Doctor prescribed Ativan for spasms due to arthritis in my neck. Valium was the only thing that had worked well years ago, and she preferred I try this. Mostly it just helps me sleep well so the spasm relaxes away, usually in one night. Rx was for 1mg, but I found a half works just as well, and I only take it as needed - 1-2 times weekly - not often enough to worry about addiction (tho "every night" is certainly tempting!) Husband is retired pharmacist and warned me about addiction. Can't imagine a doctor not monitoring the use of Ativan so all of those who have spoken before me would not have all these problems! | F | 60 | 6 months | 4/24/2008 | 5 | Panic Attacks | I only experienced negative effects in the first few months - sleepy, sluggish - until the right dose was created for me. Other than that....nothing. | Wonderful! I had panic attacks for 4 years, everyday. I tried everything - exercise, meditation, psychologist, breathing exercises, support groups..nothing worked. I had no idea why the attacks were happening. Then I read a book on anxiety, and learned about medications to control it. I really didn't want to go that route, but talked to my doctor. We tried Effexor, which didn't work and I had bad side effects. Then we tried Ativan. 5 years later, I am still on it. I take 2mg a day. I don't even notice that I am on it. No side effects at all - unless you count not having panic attacks. I have experimented a few times by not taking it (to see if I still needed to be on it), and the attacks come back. I carefully have it controlled with my doctor - and my life is amazing. I can go out with friends, visit family, work well at the office - not having severe panic attacks. | F | 35 | 5 years | 12/28/2008 | 5 | Anxiety, AM panic attacks, insomnia | Nothing major | I've been taking Ativan for a number of years and it is the only medication of its category that did not make me dizzy, sluggish, zombie-like. I take 1 or 2 mg. once or twice a day, or sometimes only at night to sleep, or only in the morning when my anxiety/panic is at its worse. I'd be lost without this drug. | F | 66 | 8 years | 12/29/2008 | 5 | Anxiety over flying after 9/11 | Makes me tired, but I have insomnia so that's a plus. Does cause some memory loss, worsens if I drink wine when taking it. | This drug has been great for me. I have to fly across the country twice a month and Ativan (2mg) taken 1 hour before flight allows me to get on a plane with no (or very manageable) anxiety. It also allows me to sleep on the plane and through the night (I have insomnia too). Sometime when I am worried about getting to sleep I will take 1/2 a pill and within 2 hours I am very sleepy. | F | 39 | 3 years | 2/5/2009 | 5 | Panic Attacks | None. Just very relaxed and calm. | Ativan is a miracle drug for Panic. It is fast acting and kicks a panic attack within minutes. It also tends to help with nausea- I find it to be much more effective than valium, clonopin, xanax, or any of the other benzo's. I think its better because it works faster and doesn't make you as tired. | F | 29 | 3 years | 1/19/2009 | 5 | depression/anxiety | nothing bad | I've taken this as needed for about a year now. when i', having bad days, and it's great, it'll also help me sleep. if i'm having a really really rough day i can take up to 2. usually in the morning or afternoon and one at night to help sleep. | F | 24 | 1 years | 4/26/2008 | 5 | Mild, Intermittent Anxiety | None | I've been taking Ativan on and off for 3 years and only take 1/4 mg (1/2 of a .5!) and find that's enough. I don't want to feel euphoric, just "not anxious". Works like a charm. The most frequent I've taken it is 4 days in a row, but only one time each day. I'm one of the lucky ones; don't need it for sleep, don't need it every day. I had already done the research regarding addiction (as I do with any medication) so I use my own coping skills as much as possible to avoid any complications or need to up the dosage. I don't feel any change when I don't take it. If you start to feel high when you take it, then cut the dosage in half. My 2 cents' worth! | F | 55 | 3 years | 5/29/2008 | 5 | Anxiety and Sleep Disorder | No side effects, you want to stop taking it...taper the doses | I am a cancer survivor among other things, and have taken ativan on and off for three years, more on in the last nine months. I am having anxiety issues and am thinking about going on the lowest dose of Paxil, split in half, and going off the ativan all together. I take less then the prescribed dose of Ativan, and it helps. I know that I have to wean myself from one and half mgs a day to .75 mg and so on and so forth, SO WHAT? NEWS FLASH: any anxiety or anti depressant medication is habit forming or addicting and can not be stopped COLD TURKEY, wake up. | F | 51 | 3 years | 5/30/2008 | 5 | insomnia, anxiety | no negative side effects at all | This medication helped me sleep and get through a very tough time. One thing you should be aware of is the reason I was on this medication: NASONEX! As strange as it may seem, if you have been prescribed this RX for anxiety and do not know the source of your anxiety- consider any cortico steroids you may be on. I was shocked and so happy to discover this terrible nose spray caused all of my problems. See this site for more info on Nasonex side effects. | F | 39 | 10 days | 1/7/2009 | 5 | Anxiety, Insomnia, Mania | sleepiness (which was the main reason I was taking it), some brain fog & minor memory problems Blacked out once because I forgot I'd taken it & then I drank a bunch (didn't pass out, but couldn't remember the rest of my evening the next day, luckily I was out with my husband) | I was on really high doses of Prednisone, which caused me to be alternately irritable, manic, and anxious as well as an insomniac. The Ativan was great at making the whole time a bit easier to deal. I was mostly just taking .5MG as needed and 1MG at bedtime. It was hard to stop taking it because I enjoyed the way it made me feel and I had become dependent on it to sleep, but I don't think I really had any withdrawal symptoms. I tapered down to .5MG before bed for a few days & then stopped. I still use occassionally as needed (I get Remicade infusions & take .5MG for anxiety before my infusion). I will say, however, that you should NEVER drink with this medication, it is just totally irresponsible and I was very ashamed of myself for having done such a stupid thing and I'm very lucky nothing bad happened to me. | F | 30 | 5 months | 2/25/2009 | 5 | Hep C treatment side-effects | None. I fell in love w/ this drug. It got me through the six month Hep C treatment program, which gave me major panic attacks. I continued to take it because I felt the Hep C drugs gave me permanent side effects such as Restless Leg and leg muscle cramps, and Ativan helped relieve me of the discomforts. | After being on Ativan for 3 years without any interruptions, a new doctor is trying to ween me off with Buspar, which has been a nightmare of side effects these past 6 months- and it hasn't helped. Now I'm being weened off Buspar. I'm still taking Ativan twice a day. I see Dr on Thurs. Any advice to get off of Ativan without too much difficulty? (withdrawals) Please respond with subject-Ativan user. | F | 56 | 3 years | 5/10/2008 | 5 | Anxiety | slight drowsiness within maybe 15-20 minutes after taking then it goes away and I feel fine. | I'm 29 and have had a prescription for Ativan/Lorazepam (generic) for about 4 years now. My script is for only .5 mg. I take it only as needed, when I know I'm going into a situation that is going to make me anxious...maybe once a week. I like how Ativan works for me, in about an hour after I take it the nervous/anxiety I get is gone and I feel like my normal self and not neurotic! I had tried a low dose of Xanax once which I actually slightly prefer more but I think its because of the slight high you get with it. I don't have an addictive personality but I had an additional boost of confidence with the Xanax...probably the "high" effect. My new Dr. wouldn't prescribe me Xanax though. She even informed me at my visit today how addictive Ativan is because of the Valium family it comes from. She would only give me 30 pills and no refills and she expects this to last me 6 months. I guess I'm glad she's proactive and watchful of what she prescribes. | F | 29 | 4 years | 5/1/2008 |