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 |
| 4 | anxiety | Not sure if I am getting side effects. I am only taking one tablet of .5mg at night to help sleep, prior to that I took during daytime as needed but sparingly. | M | 54 | 6 weeks | 8/25/2004 | 4 | Panic Disorder | Euphoria; occasional disconnected feeling; blackouts; clumsiness. | Ativan helped me a great deal when I was first diagnosed with panic disorder, a little over a year ago. It worked very quickly and effectively, and I took 1.5 mg/day for the first month until my SSRI (Lexapro) started to kick in. I later lowered the dosage to 2x/day, but often took less. I eventually switched to Klonopin, but after several attempts to wean myself off I'm still taking about .5 mg/day (=1mg Ativan) 6 months later. I plan to switch to Valium soon so I can cut my dose further. A great drug but be careful, it is habit-forming and physically addictive. | M | 20 | 7 months | 10/22/2008 | 4 | anxiety | Not sure of any - maybe slight memory loss (but I can't remember) :) | Works well. Take about 0.5 mg to 1mg/day when anxious. I stop taking it for 2 to 4 day stretches at a time with next to no side effects. | M | 54 | 10 years | 10/5/2006 | 4 | OCD, GAD, PTSD | None, except additcion. | First, my history: I was diagnosed with anxiety disorders in 1990. I was given the usual SSRIs but had to come off of them because I couldn't tolerate the side effects. I was given Valium 1mg as needed for the next fifteen years or so. Didn't work very well. Finally the anxiety got so bad my doc put me on Xanax 1mg twice a day. Worked great until I had another episode of anxiety and was hospitalized. Was put on 2mg Ativan 7 times a day. Quickly reduced that to 2mg once a day with the same effect. Problem is, I was still taking the Xanax. So right now I'm taking 2mg Ativan during the day, and 1mg Xanax at dinner. Trying to stop the Ativan and was okay until another bout of anxiety hit. So here I am at 2mg Ativan and 1mg Xanax per day. That is drug abuse (neither of my docs know about it) but it happened by accident and I know I'm addicted. Okay, the good part: they work! Well, except for the most severe of anxiety episodes. But Ativan seems to even me out for the day, then Xanax takes m | M | 51 | 2 months | 10/19/2008 | 4 | anxiety | none | M | 35 | | 1/5/2007 | 4 | anxiety/insomnia | sleepiness (to be expected) | I was originally prescribed this to deal with anxiety. After gradually building up to 4 mg a day (2 in the morning, 2 at night), I realized it wasn't doing much but getting me really sleepy. I also made the mistake of drinking far too much one night, and, for the first time ever, blacked out. I also vomited in my sleep that night. Not a very smart thing to do. After that experience, I stopped taking it (for fear of addiction). I now only take 1/2 mg occasionally before sleep to help me rest. Since my tolerance is lowered, 1/2 mg really does the trick. I'm also currently taking Zoloft. | M | 25 | 6 months | 10/9/2007 | 4 | anxiety | sleepiness, hangover, slight personality change | U kind of get used to it, and your normal outgoing personality starts to come through, which is good. Dont take this and try and play sport soon after!!!!!!! U might as well not play, as it basicaly makes u useless with a complete lack of motivation! I took one before sport one night, and i might as well have skipped training, loss of coordination when on this drug is crazy, so if you can just take Ativan at night this might be a good move!! Anyway, just some things i thought i would share, hope i dont bore anyon | M | 19 | 20 days | 4/18/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | anxiety is a crazy drug. it can be so addictive its almost like a narcotic. but, if you use it right, it can be very helpful. i had a head injury that left me with severe bipolar mania and anxiety attacks. i felt immobile and in pain all the time. the ativan helped me to think freely and move around more easily, however, you must adjust to the drugs effects very carefully, and not get confused by its addictive feeling. i think that 2 mg a day is a high dose, so, id try 1 mg a night first, but, thats just my opinion | ativan is ok, is VERY difficult to get used to because it can be addictive | M | 22 | 1 years | 8/21/2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Anxiety | sleppyness | It helps lots Not to addicting and lasts a decent amount of time. | M | 16 | 3 months | 2/6/2007 | 4 | Tension, stress, fear | None that I could tell. I did notice at times that I looked forward to lying down or napping/sleeping. | This works so well that I would go to it whenever I felt something different. I tried to do without it but once the idea got into my head I gave in to the drug as the easiest solution. | M | 58 | 3 months | 11/16/2005 | 4 | anxiety, PTSD | It makes me drowsy and a little euphoric but the one that bothers me is the bad taste that coats my entire mouth. What causes this? | M | 33 | 3 years 2.5 mg | 6/20/2013 | 4 | Anxiety | Forgetfulness, Sometimes Foggy and loss of short term memory. | At first, this drug was awesome. It is still the ONLY thing that makes the panic attacks go away, but trying to come off of this drug after 10years.........WOW.....hard is an understatement. | M | 44 | 10 years 2 MG 1X day | 1/15/2013 | 4 | Anxiety | Some drowsiness. Otherwise very effective. | Be careful with this one. Easy to get hooked. Very difficult to break away. USE ONLY AS NEEDED!!!!! | M | 51 | 6 months 0.5 mg 1X day | 2/5/2013 | 4 | Taken for recreational use | I had just started taking it. Before this, I was an Ultram user. I was up to 450mg per day, which was almost 5x regular dose. I'm 16 and unfortunately I like to experiment with these drugs, The ironic thing is, I want to be a Pharmacist. Anyways, Ativan has made me feel very "light" and I had some very weird dreams. It makes music sound better. It's not too great really! | I'm not going to continue taking them, or anything else. But for you people looking how the recreational usage is, then i'll tell you. If you have no tolerance, honestly just try about 2mg. If you have tolerance, take 4-6m. If you don't feel as good as you want, you can SLIGHTLY increase the amount (.5) I hope you enjoy. Just remember, drugs don't need to make you happy. I got a gf last week, quit Ultram, and I feel awesome. | M | 16 | 3 days 6mg 2X day | 3/17/2013 | 4 | Anxiety / insomnia | No side effects. | Only took as needed--went for many weeks without taking. Seems to calm things down. | M | 54 | 5 months .5 mg 1X day | 5/12/2011 | 4 | Alcohol Withdrawal | Non thus far | Is anybody else going thru this, I seem to be the only post using Ativan for Detox. Drop me a line and we'll talk. | M | 50 | 3 days 1 3X day | 12/27/2010 | 4 | Difficulty Sleeping | Loss of sex drive, discomfort during the day from taking the night before. Wanting to start taking 2nd pill during the day. Dulling of thoughts, poor memory. | You can get very lazy about stopping using this drug. I can see the addictive pattern and I keep putting off the withdrawal that I know will occur. I started with mild anxiety and difficulty getting a good sleep but I can see this is not unusual and should not always be treated with drugs. | M | 41 | 10 months 1mg 1X day | 11/26/2010 |