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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATIVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Insomnia | IBS,Parathesias & nerve pain,Cog Fog,weakness,memory problems,muscle cramps/spasms,urinary freq/incontinence,blurry vision,no saliva,anxiety,ear & sinus pain/pressure,hair loss | I was sent to many specialists and all tests came back normal. Not one doctor suspected the Ativan was causing all these symptoms. I found out through my own research, and also, that the same thing has happened to many other people. | F | 48 | 20 years .5 mg 1X day | 10/28/2011 | 1 | labrynthitis | At first, all I did was sleep. I was given this drug for labrynthitis, which it was found later I never had. The ent told me nothing about this med. Several times I did not take it to see how my labrynthitis was, I got extremely ill, but did not know it was due to withdrawal. After 6 weeks I was dependent but had to stop it for tests. I got deathly ill, shakes, couldn't walk without holding on to the wall, diarreah, anxiety, mood swings. | After 2 weeks off the drug, my doctor told me it couldn't be the withdrawal causing my issues and I was subjected to numerous tests which all came back normal. This started me on a downward spiral of being handed so many medications to deal with my "anxiety", with many horrific side effects. It wasn't until after much research and study that I found out my health problems were due to taking benzo medications. I am still in the healing process today, 20 weeks off benzos. | F | 61 | 6 weeks 1mg 2X day | 10/29/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | Without my being aware of the debilitating impact of this powerful BENZODIAZEPINE, I encountered LONG-TERM side effects, including SEVERE physical, cognitive & emotional impairment. Ativan potentially causes a PARADOXICAL effect....meaning that the reason you are taking it will actually become a PRIMARY symptom to dramatically worsen & complicate the situation. | RED ALERT: If I knew THEN what I know NOW, I NEVER would have taken Ativan. My psychiatrist neglected to inform me the important details of Ativan being potentially ADDICTIVE & HARMFUL after taking the LOWEST dosage for only 7-10 days. Ativan turned my life into a living hell on earth. Within a few short months of taking the smallest dose only as needed, my cognitive function became IMPAIRED to the point where I could not even recall my own telephone number. I am a professional writer and I literally could NO longer function....I was forced to stop writing, due to the damaging cognitive function. In addition, my outgoing personality & positive outlook on life radically changed before my very eyes. Suddenly, I became extremely anxious, irritable, violent, with unexpected rage, depression, suicidal & emotional unstable. The smallest amount of stress or difficulties would instantly send me into a hostile fit, breaking things & screaming like a lunatic. I HATED THE PERSON ATIVAN TURNED ME INTO!!!! My circumstance with Ativan became much more complicated because I was prescribed Cymbalta to treat Fibromyalgia. Without my knowing it, the two medications had SEVERE INTERACTIONS, which contributed to my dramatic change in personality, behavior & impaired cognitive function. In Oct 2010, during a horrifying taper off Cymbalta, I reached rock bottom & overdosed on Ativan. Quite frankly, I should be DEAD.....but by the GRACE OF GOD, I'M ALIVE TODAY T | F | 47 | 10 months 0.5 MG 2X day | 11/13/2011 | 1 | "anxiety attacks" that weren't | I took this drug very carefully as I knew it was addictive. Over the time I was on it I developed terrible anxiety, fear of being by myself, dizziness and many other weird sx. I didn't know what was wrong with me. 11 doctors/healthcare providers and many normal test results later I figured out myself it was the Ativan. I am now 96 days after I cold turkey-ed off the drug (NOT recommended) and it has been a living hell. Go to benzobuddies.org if you need help getting off this drug. See Ashton manual online for taper instructions. | Do not take benzodiazipines for longer than a few days. | F | 55 | 18 months 0,5 mg 1X AN | 2/10/2012 | 1 | For a severe panic attack | Racing heart, extreme body pain, blurred vision, extreme nausea, insomnia, jitteriness, suicidal thinking, shortness of breath, etc. | I was initially given Klonopin when I experienced a severe panic attack. My Dr. kept increasing the dosage of it when I did not improve. I got sicker and felt crazy! I was switched to Ativan as a "milder" choice. Ater 8 mos of taking 3 mgs of Ativan, split into 4 doses, my family insisted that I "detox" as I was threatening suicide on a regular basis. I was going to admit myself to a local psych unit, but no beds were available, so I started to reduce at home with help of my counselor, family, and psychiatrist. (I had to argue with my psychiatrist who wasn't sure I knew my own body well enough) I am on month 9 of my reductions and now only take 1/8 mg per day. My body is totally addicted to this med and punishes me with each withdrawal. I am very sick for at least a week until my body/brain adjust to the reduction. If I reduce by more than 1/4 mg, I fall apart! I lost a full year of quality living on this med. I realize now that had I been given holistic or cognitive methods to deal with the panic attacks, I would not have needed any meds. (I already take a low dose of Citalapragm for anxiety/depression) I would never recommend a benzo for anxiety usage. People may state they tolerate Ativan when they only use it occasionally, but I would say that if they ever tried to stop the drug, they would see how their body would rebel. I can't wait until I am totally free from it. My thinking has cleared and I can now function. I am still battling side effects wh | F | 56 | 18 months 3 mgs 4X day | 11/21/2011 | 1 | anxiety | Worked fine at first, but tolerance quickly sets in! Spent a few years thinking I was going crazy, only to find out that interdose withdrawal and tolerance brought on the worst anxiety I have ever experienced along with a ton of other side effects! It took me over 2 years to withdraw and every step of the way was HELL! Do not take!!! Do not take ANY type of benzodiazepine as they all work the same way!!! | I lost 5 years of my life!!! A few months of relief at the beginning is not worth many years of a totally ruined life!!! Do not take!!! | F | 54 | 5 years 1mg 3X day | 7/27/2011 | 1 | Anxiety Attack | This is the worst thing I have ever taken before. After taking the drug about 2 minutes later I was feeling very funny and out there. I could not feel my legs for about 3-4 minutes. I felt like I was going to throw up. I could not hold off for a short period of time to go to the bathroom. For 2 hours I walked my house till that funny feeling went away and I was finally tired. It was terrible. | F | 43 | 1 weeks 1MG 1X AN | 6/20/2011 | 1 | anxiety/depression | I took 1 mg for ten years and had no problems until I tried to come off. When I had bad withdrawals, I realized I was addicted so I tried to get off it too fast. Ended up at hospital and put back on 1 mg but twice a day now. That sent me in such bad panic I couldn't leave my bed, after about a month that stopped but I wake up every morning crying my eyes out and I am suicidally depressed all day. I am now trying to taper off this poisin again. | Do not take this drug...ever. I am so sick I don't even want to live. It is not worth it and if I knew how hard it was to get off of them, I never ever would have ever touched them. I don't know if I will ever be okay again. I wish I could sue the doctors. | F | 53 | 10 years 1 mg 2X day | 8/13/2013 | 1 | My mother was | Insomnia, paranoia, fits of rage, not thinking clearly, shaking, anxiety...... | I can not believe this drug is on the market. It is a dangerous substance & physicians are prescribing it like candy. There need to be stricter guidelines for physicians to educate their patients before writing the script. Patients trust their doctors. I understand that as a patient you need to be responsible as well, but my mother was given that in the hospital after almost turning septic, & then her doctor continued to prescribe it. I'm so angry right now & watching my father trying to deal with this is heartbreaking. My mother was an active woman and to see her so distraught is beyond sad. I'm absolutely disgusted at how pharmaceutical companies are valued more then the actual patient! | F | 42 | 5 years 1mg 1X day | 1/25/2012 | 1 | Panic attacks | Crying uncontrollably, grogginess, morning hangovers when prescribed for sleep aid, brain fog | F | 33 | 1 years 1mg prn | 7/7/2012 | 1 | Insomnia | Didn't work. Started at .5mg, nothing. 1mg, nothing. 1.5mg...you get the idea. I've had the same bottle for over a year cause I usually don't even bother taking it. Sane with Klonopin...no effect. Ambien works for insomnia, about 50% of the time. I think I'm doomed to sleepless life. | F | 28 | 10 times 1mg | 6/26/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | Panic attacks brain fog burning sensations all over head Severe Debilitating Anxiety throat tightness chest tightness Doctor never warned me of side effects never have I taken meds like this before had one panic attack in May sent to ER they gave me Ativan that's when it started followed up with doctor two days later gave me prescription for .05 then upped to to 1mg 2xday had know idea what was to come in August I went into tolerance withdrawal too many symptoms to list have tapered down to .75 and jumped Wednesday Nov 14 had tremors and chest pains so far but i was in acute withdrawal all of October cant take it anymore makes me feel worse to take and taper even more is out of the question will have to suffer through this and let the body heal time will tell all I have to say it has turned my life upside down its been Hell mind you I was a super Healthy person before this I had one panic due to stress and losing a loved One Mom when I told PDoc about what was happening he didn't believe me said I shouldn't be having symptoms like I was on such a low dose I guess he doesn't know anything about the medication he's prescribing please do not take this med it will make you worse in the long run and its very hard to come off I don't know how I'm doing it maybe because I'm so angry and have put in my head this is poison doesn't work for me at all Wish I had researched before I took it would have never takin it go on Benzo Buddies and read their stories there true so is mine can't | F | 26 | 6 months 1 MG X 2 | 11/16/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | Tremors, vertigo, worse anxiety, paranoia, anger outbursts, weight gain ( only about 7 lbs but still a side effect).... Stomach upset, irritability, crying outburts, tage, fatigue...i started on .5 mg then dictor increased to 1 mg which worked but then it stopped working and I've been dealing with these side effects for at least 4 months.... I take Dramamine for the vertigo.... I never had these symptoms before. I tried 1.5 mg once or twice but that just made me sleep. So I'm getting off and reducing under doctors care. I wish I never took this in the first place I'm worse than I was before. Don't take this drug ever ever! | F | 26 | 7 months 1 mg | 6/16/2012 | 1 | panic attack | hallucinated | ran out of my meds early (lyrica, baclofen) was having severe panic attacks. went to hospital and they gave me ativan to stop the panic attacks. kinda worked - panic attack stopped but i started hallucinating instead. my fingers starting melting, felt like I was slipping off my chair, slurring. Really bad side affects for me, do not like, will not take again. | F | 29 | 1 days 1X day | 9/7/2010 | 1 | ANXIETY WHILE HOSPITALIZED | MY MOTHER EXPERIENCED SEVERE HALLUCINATIONS AND WAS NOT PERMITTED TO BE LEFT ALONE. SHE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. | THE WORST SIDE EFFECTS, I WOULD REFUSE TREATMENT WITH THIS DRUG, IT SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE MARKET. | F | 78 | 1 days ? 2X day | 9/30/2010 | 1 | Anxiety disorder | Hallucinations after a year! w/d=hell! | I have no interest about any of the other ratings, I, myself knows what this med does! | F | 24 | 1 years 1mg 1X day | 11/18/2010 | 1 | Stress related to a bad experience | Inosomnia, panic attacks, loss of appetite, cravings for more dosage, depression, mood swings. | I wish I knew how addictive it was before I started taking it. A day does'nt go by that I don't crave it to ease out the anxiety but i feel it has control over me now. | F | 28 | 400 days 2.5 3X day | 11/28/2010 | 1 | Being transported to hospital | Psychosis, Hallucinations, Aggressive Behavior, Complete Change Of Personality | DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG! Unless you want to spend the rest of your life in some type of hospital. It completely changed the behavior and mindset of 2 relatives, prolonging their hospital stays. One of these relatives without anxiety was given a "routine" shot of Ativan at the hospital and was unable to ever come home afterwards. If the doctor thinks your elderly relative has suddenly lost their mind, ask if they've been given Ativan. The side effects mimic those of Dementia/Alzheimers. Make it known that you don't want this drug, or you may also be given a "routine" shot of Ativan while staying at or being transported to a hospital. | F | 93 | 1 days once 1X O | 12/10/2010 | 1 | panic attacks | side effects suck | i started these meds cuz i had a panic attack when taken to the er. abt a year & half goes by i started getting numbness in my legs when going to bed i thought nothing of it but as time went by i couldnt sleep. i went back to the doctor and she put me on pristiq for my anxity/panic attack its been a year now and im still having SIDE EFFECT from ATIVAN. THIS REALLY SUCKS. | F | 41 | 24 months .5 1X day | 1/12/2011 | 1 | stomach problems | Dizziness, lethargic, heart palps, muscle twitching, brain fog, shortness of breath,agoraphobia,insomnia.....many many more!! | This drug is horrible. At first it was great, but after only a few weeks of taking it, I was having all kinds of crazy symptoms. Now, 5 months after stopping it, I am still struggling with absolutely horrific symptoms!! I wish i had never taken this drug and strongly advise anyone against ever taking it!!!!!! | F | 43 | 3 months .5 mg 1X day | 3/3/2011 |