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/schizophrenia | None | It didn't seem to work. Really. I was so anxious more so than my usual self. | F | 25 | 3 months 1 mg 1X day | 8/21/2012 | 3 | Panic Attacks/Depression | It makes me drowsy and effects my short term memory. | I think this drug is GREAT for helping with anxiety and panic attacks. It totally helps me cope with my anxiety. However, this drug is VERY ADDICTIVE. I have been trying to wein myself off because I've been taking more and more over a short amount of time ( up to a hundred in two weeks ) I suffer from bad with drawl symptoms and I'm finding weining myself very hard. I believe I may have to enter detox. I'm hoping it doesn't have to come to that though. Do NOT take this drug for more than two weeks. Highly addictive. | F | 21 | 4 days | 1/5/2006 | 3 | Anxiety | Cold sick | F | 38 | 1 weeks 2 mg | 4/22/2013 | 3 | F | 30 | 30 days | 2/28/2006 | 3 | ER doctor prescribed for anxiety | I went to the ER with heart racing and headaches, blood pressure at stroke level, er doc said headache causing anxiety so he gave me ativan, ativan worked great, but now if i dont take it i get extreme pressure in my chest like someone sitting on it and bad headaches, just trying to push myself through this, i am guessing this is from not taking the ativan, that is all it could be!!! | F | 33 | 4 weeks 1mg 3X AN | 9/6/2011 | 3 | migraines | I don't take on a regular basis, but when I do need it for a migraine, and I may take it for 1-2 days in a row. The side effect I have is that, for 2-3 days AFTER taking it, I become a total witch, nasty to people and extremely agitated - ready to kill. Not pleasant. | I use it to try to stop migraines from advancing. Generally, it works about 70% of the time for me but I take it with celebrex, otherwise it won't work. If I feel a headache coming on, I'll take 1mg ativan and 1 celebrex & try to sleep for a few hrs and will often wake headache free (and for those with migraines, you can certainly appreciate that!!) My husband hates it when I take it tho b/c of the bitch persona that takes over me the few days following the dosing. | F | 57 | 1 years 1 1X day | 6/7/2012 | 3 | Panic attacks | Moody. Depression. Weight gain. Tremors. Anger. Irritability. Hostility. Crying outbursts. Bizarre thoughts and dreams. Mood swings. Worsening of pms symptoms. Overall sense of dread. OCD. Paranoia. Etc. | F | 26 | 4 months 1 mg | 3/14/2012 | 3 | Anxiety | Headache (migraines), moody/depression, tiredness (in the beginning), sometimes foggy. | It worked, but the side effects and withdrawl sytoms were unbearable for me. I felt like my life was closing in on me when I tried to slowly back off from using them. My doctor just kept prescribing them more and more ... I actually have two unused bottles in my cabinet because of all the prescriptions he kept writing. | F | 26 | 4 months 2X day | 4/22/2012 | 3 | Anxiety | Just makes me very sleepy and very light headed | Despite the side affects it has made me calm | F | 24 | 1 days 1mg 2X day | 5/24/2012 | 3 | anxiety, insomnia, racing thoughts | Works well for anxiety; it took away my anxiety at night so I could sleep, but made me out of it during the day if I took it before bedtime. | This drug was extremely addictive for me. Maybe it's b/c it lasts only a few hours and on some days I felt the need to take 2 or 3 when I was only supposed to be taking it for sleep at night. I got to the point where I could not function without it. Quit cold turkey and felt horrible and in pain for a week. Did not sleep for 1 week, so my doc prescribed Klonopin, which works MUCH better for me. It's stronger and lasts longer. I do not feel "addicted" to Klonopin like I did Ativan and I can still take a little bit during the day if I need it and function OK. | F | 26 | 4 months 0.5 mg 2X day | 4/6/2010 | 3 | Adult on-set Cervical Dystonia | Walking,Pharmaceutical junkie. Lights on but no one home. Fell asleep driving home from work. I was very self-absorbed, I had nothing to offer via conversation except my own medical woes. Oh & I lost my appetite which made me gradually lose weight to the point I looked Anorexic. | My Cervical Dystonia hit me like a ton of bricks July of 2004. I felt funny in my neck area starting in January 2004, 6 months prior to full blown Dystonia. I ended up in Emergency where I was diagnosed by a Neurologist who had me doing various tests to get more data. I wasn't able to see a Neurologist who specialized in Movement Disorders for awhile so while I waited, my family Doc. prescribed me Flexeril (20mg 3x/day)& Ativan (2mg 3x/day). I was on Ativan for 6 years @ that dosage. Last year I managed to cycle that down to 1mg 3x/day & recently I've lowered it again to .5mg/.5mg/1mg per day. I must say I can't believe the difference. It's like coming out of a fog. The withdrawls have quite a few of the same side effects of Ativan, but I have some withdrawls that are worse. Like abdomen dystension, I look pregnant!! It's horrible. I look at food & my stomach automatically goes to "auto-pilot". I have terrible grinding and clenching issues & my teeth are becoming an unwilling casuality. I hate this drug & I can't wait to be done with it. | F | 38 | 6 years 60 mg/day 6X day | 7/19/2010 | 3 | Anxiety | Blurred Vision! Severe Headaches when not taken every day, tingling sensations, light headed, dizziness | I really loved how well this drug immediately cured my anxiety when I was first prescribed to it. Then I started getting use to the feeling of calmness all of the time. Pretty soon just .5mg wasn't enough for me. I took it when I woke up, during the day, and even before bed to help me stay asleep better. This drug works great, but after a while I felt I was getting dependent on it. I tried to stop taking it, but I needed good sleep while I was in school full time. On spring break I attempted to ween myself off of it, but I got TERRIBLE mood swings. I was angry all the time, and I thought I could feel my blood flowing through my veins. The withdrawal feeling was similar if not worse than quitting smoking. I felt physically sick if I didn't take the Ativan daily. This is a highly addictive drug that gave me many unwanted side effects. Even 5 months after being off of the drug, I still keep the left overs stashed around just in case. It's like my security blanket. I continue to have blurred vision since I stopped taking this medicine,(which is why I don't take it anymore) and I feel like I have nervous twitches now that I didn't have before taking this med. I would strongly suggest anyone who is sensitive to medicine, to skip this stuff all together! I wish I could have gotten on an anti depressant that actually worked, so I didn't ever have to take this stuff. | F | 23 | 1.5 years .5mg 4X day | 9/1/2010 | 3 | anxiety/insomnia | addiction | Worked greatly for alleviating insomnia and anxiety in the short term, but this is a highly addictive drug and I soon found I had to keep increasing my doses in order for it to work. I don't take ativan anymore but I have been dependent on benzos ever since I started taking ativan, 3 years ago. I can't function without benzodiazapines, which is fine for now but I am terrified of trying to stop taking them. | F | 21 | 1.5 years 2 1X day | 8/26/2010 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression | Drowsiness | Worked wonders in the first several months. Eventually started having a roller coaster feeling. Would feel very depressed/anxious as med was wearing off. Switched to a longer acting benzo named Klonopin. | F | 29 | 10 months | 7/28/2001 | 3 | Anxiety | None | Ok...first of all...I really liked my ativan and what it did for me...I first began taking it approx 3 to 4 years ago for anxiety which was something that I had never experienced until then. It did wonders for the shakes and anxiety. It even helped me rest better. For the most part I only take it at night before bed unless I have an attack during the day which is very rare. I would sometimes even skip my dosage at night because I began taking ambien for insomnia. Ive noticed if I go a few days without taking it I become extremely irritable (complete B****) and wake up with anxiety attacks. I believe it has ruined my relationship...this weekend was horrible and I do believe that for the first time I realized that was I was going thru was withdrawals from not taking it for 3 days. I almost came unglued last night...and for some reason now if I dont take it...the ambien doesnt work maybe because the anxiety is too much! I havent slept in two days...LITERALLY! And today Im a wreck at work...I refuse to take the medicine at this point because of how Im feeling...I dont like this...Ive never done drugs and this is much like what I assume drug attacks feel like once they go cold turkey! Im not going to report it to my doctor just yet because believe it or not I feel like I really need to take it and I fear she will take me off of it...am I crazy or is this the lack of meds talking? At this point Im not sure but I know right now I feel like I need it just to function since Ive | F | 37 | 3 years 1 mg 2X day | 5/17/2010 | 3 | anxiety | Profound depression, constant thoughts of suicide, heaviness in my limbs, sleepiness- could sleep around the clock if allowed. Rebound anxiety. | Ativan works beautifully on my aniety. I feel relaxed and pleasant after taking one. It's the after effects that are awful. Deep,deep depression that effects every aspect of my being. I'm currently suicidal, as I type this, and know it's because I took ativan twice yesterday. I wouldn't care if I got run over by a bus. Becase of the rebound anxiety (a jittery over-caffienated feeling) I often feel the need to take another dose. So you see the viscious cycle. | F | 37 | 2 years .5 MG PRN 2X day | 5/26/2010 | 2 | bad nerves | none | I have bad nerves, I have to take care of 6 kids and I get real upset at times. I needed something to help me stay calm. This is not helping me. I have mood swings and crying spells. | F | 27 | 1 months 1 mg 1X day | 12/8/2010 | 2 | Depression, anxiety, agitation | Lorazepam was prescribed to me by the Home Treatment doctor. When I took it, I fell to sleep almost instantly. However, if I needed to stay away, I would start hallucinating. I saw little men on my hands talking about apples.... | F | 21 | 7 days 0.5 2X day | 11/1/2010 | 2 | BPD | Was advised to take this to calm me down during my extreme periods of impulsivity when required (also taking seroquel 300 mg and 150 mg daily). It didn't really have any calming effects for me, and made me vomit severely. I guess different things work for different people. | F | 25 | 1 days 2mg | 12/11/2011 | 2 | Anxiety,Panic disorder | No side effects except when ativan was fading after 6 to 8 hours anxiety would return. If I took two pills in a day , I would feel groggy but still calm. Withdrawl is TERRIBLE. | DO NOT take this medication. I am one who researches on every medication there is and I ignored when everyone said this was a bad drug and only looked for the good in it. I should of had listened! Sure, its fine if you take it once a week but if youre someone who needs somthing everyday to function with work,school people..remember its only temporary until you feel like your life is ran by this medication. Its highly addictive and you tend to feel like you cant function without it. Im on day 3 of tapering off it, 1/2 a pill of 0.5mg and its been HORRIBLE. I just had a major panic attack and thought my paintings and statues with faces were going to come alive. I became scared of them and took everything down. Withdrawl comes with everything you see on Ativan websites. Im trying very hard , if anything this medication gives you more anxiety on the fact that you cant function without it and are scared that once it wears off youre going to panic. DO. NOT. TAKE . IT. By the way, if your psychiatrist says you can take this medication for the rest of your life...GET A NEW PSYCHIATRIST. I should of had known, I study psychology! Try without medication, much safer. | F | 21 | 10 months 0.5 mg 1X day | 7/28/2011 |