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 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 and panic atacks | I have only taken a few. 0.5 is my prescribed dosage. I was told if i felt a bad panic attack coming on to take it then. I have always been afraid to take anything, even after my surgeries i put up with the pain. I just never liked the feeling of being doped up. this so far just made me feel relaxed. I read a lot of posts about medicines and the most confusing thing to me is, if you have such bad experiences with a drug, why do you continue to take it 8, 10 ,12 years? there is something definitely wrong somewhere if your doctor continues you on it or you would listen to a doctor who would leave you on a med, that caused that much trouble for you. makes no sense whatsoever. I have been tried on several anxiety medicines and some helped for a while, boy I called right away when I started to feel not right and told my doctor , I can't take this medicine because it does this and this to me. she said ok I dont want you to feel like this, we will try something else until we find one | I am not planning on taking this everyday, like some post I read. I take lexapro and it helps with the general anxiety so far. I do have scary panic attacks sometimes during certain times of the month. the same as it has been for 10 years | F | 47 | 2 weeks | 1/24/2010 | 3 | General Anxiety | Drowsiness, lack of coherence, limited short term memory, headaches, delayed periods with horrible PMS, emptiness | I started taking it to get rid of my overarching feelings of dread and malaise. It did that. I'm not afraid of people when I'm on the pill. I don't feel like the world is going to end. The bad thing though, is that now there's just nothing. I'm empty. Not completely apathetic but not really enthused about anything? On top of being sort of empty inside, I've been getting horrible headaches every single day. My period cramps are also not really doing me any favours. I have horrible short term memory now and often forget simple things as soon as I hear them. Everything sort of feels like it's covered in saran wrap. Overall, not an awful drug, but not a good one, and I will probably be asking my doctor for an alternative that won't make me feel like a blurry nihilistic mess. | 22 | 2 weeks 0.5 mg 1X day | 7/16/2012 | 3 | Anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia | Sleepiness (not bad if you want to sleep) foggy feeling, lapses in memory, a feeling of being drugged, being a bit "out of it." | This is a POWERFUL tranquilizer. What makes it so tricky, is that sometimes you don't even realize how much it is affecting you and your behavior. Memory problems are pretty bad if you take more than 2 mg a day. If you take more than 1 mg at at a time, you will definately have a few "grey outs" while under the influence of the pill. Yes, it relaxes the hell out of you, and helps you sleep. It slows down your mind. So, if you get those racing thoughts at night, it shuts em down. And it totally punches a hole into a "freak out anxiety attack" episode. I just don't like the feeling I am taking something this strong and addictive. I end up feeling guilty about it! I would say, use this med only for short term stints when you really are having bad, bad anxiety. Don't just take it to "chill out." That's a recipe for disaster. If you use it just once a week or so, you should be okay. DO NOT take it everyday, YOU WILL REGRET IT, and YOU WILL GET HOOKED. I take it | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 5/2/2008 | 3 | anxiety | None. No differance between brand name and generic. | Almost as good as diazepam (valium), but it just wasn't strong enough to do anything to help that well. < I'm pretty high strung. | M | 23 | 2 weeks | 11/9/2004 | 3 | panic attacks/ depression | I was only on this drug for two weeks and I could feel myself becoming very addicted to it. I had no panic attacks while I was on it, but once I felt addicted I knew I had to stop...that has been the worst part. I have not slept in 4 days and I feel so anxious its horrible. Its like the part of my brain that says "slow down...go to sleep" has been shut off and it needs the Ativan to make it turn back on. It really did help me sleep and I battle it every day not to go back to it cause I wanna sleep but I just hope these symptoms of the withdrawl go away soon. I have thrown up for 5 days, not slept in 4, and been in the worst mood in my life. | I would be very careful if you are told to take this medication for a short period of time....that short period of time quickly becomes a long period when you get addicted to it. | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 10/1/2007 | 2 | Anxiety | Insomnia | Please take this medicine only as prescribed. I did have a glass of one 2 nights in a row and ended up with 10 days without any deep sleep. I personally will not take this medicine anymore and highly recommend that you strictly follow the instructions and only for a short peiod of time. | M | 34 | 2 weeks | 3/19/2009 | 1 | Anxiety | No effect, even at much higher than recommended doses; same story with Valium, Xanax, and Klonopin. If you don't notice any difference from taking benzodiazepines, you aren't alone. | M | 23 | 2 weeks | 7/22/2008 | 1 | panic attacks, anxiety | sleeplessness, depression, the list could go on and on... | i think my physician is not caring about my health, i've been having severe panic attacks and constant anxiety...so he ups my dose....i don't know if he thinks my past drug addiction is a factor, but i do. i haven't been taking it everytime i feel i need to, i just try to breathe, looking to dodge the feelings like restnessness, confusion, blurred eyesight, crying/sobbing, depression, dizziness, and severely sensitive to alcohol. AVOID THIS DRUG!!! it's a depressant!! | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 8/21/2005 | 1 | ER doctor said I had anxiety | Tinnitus, brain zaps, psychosis, insomnia, muscle twitches, muscle cramping, numbness, confusion, shakes/tremors, paranoia, anxiety, suicidal/murder thoughts, fear, panic, seizure | Taking the drug feels great, it's amazing how at ease this stuff makes you feel. Being on the drug was not a problem for me, coming off of it was and I only had TWO 1mg in 2 week period, two 1mg doses which even still a year later is messing with me as far as side effects go. I went to the ER for anxiety, a near panic attack because of a traumatic event. The ER doctor gave ativan, it felt great. A few days later the ativan started to wear off and I woke up in the night covered in sweat as if I had been swimming in a pool, was shaking, dizzy, paranoid, scared and felt insane, like nothing I had ever experienced. IF you experience this I suggest soaking your feet in warm water to calm down, rub them and maybe eat some chocolate (It helped me, it sounds silly but TRY IT) I was rushed to the ER again and they gave me 1mg ativan. I was then evaluated by a shrink at the ER and diagnosed with generalized anxiety (WHICH IS ABSURD!) I have never had anxiety panic attacks before this and now I have random panic attacks all the time which are gradually tapering down as I am recovering from Ativan. Coming off Ativan is hell, literally hell! being on it is heavenly and what goes up must come down. I suggest not taking this unless it is a medical emergency and you are panicking beyond reason to start with. The withdrawal effects of this drug aren't worth it. There's more, too much I can't fit it all here. | M | 28 | 2 weeks 1mg 1X AN | 3/4/2011 | 1 | trouble sleeping after amxiety attk | Hot flashes, trembling arms, weakness, mind racing, agitation, increased blood pressure and heart rate. | M | 46 | 2 weeks .5 | 1/28/2012 | 1 | For anxiety | Shakes, muscle aches, insomnia, nauseousness, extreme anxiety, depression, buzzing in my ears, heart palps, shortness of breath. | I would not recommend taking this drug. I was on .5mg for only 2 weeks for my anxiety attacks. Yes, it worked at night so I could sleep peacefully, but once I stopped taking it, the withdrawals began horrifically and that's just from 2 WEEKS!!! I wish my doctor never would have prescribed this to me. She did tell me that it was highly addictive and for that reason she was just going to give me enough for a couple weeks to calm my nerves. She did not explain to me what could happen to you if you just stop taking it cold turkey. I understand that everybody is different and some may not even experience withdrawals from ativan only after a few weeks, but like I said... everybody is different and she still should have explained to me what could happen. My body reacted very badly to this drug. I'm now just starting to feel a little better. The last few days were excruciating for me. The anxiety attacks came on so intense. I could not sit still from the shakes, I constantly felt nauseous, I was having digestive problems, I could not sleep at all! I was awake for 24 hours and being awake that long is just going to feed into your anxiety. I was so restless, I had absolutely no appetite. If I even tried to put food to my mouth, I felt like I was automatically going to vomit. I had a racing heart, and I cried uncontrollably, I also had buzzing in my ears. My muscles started to ache so bad from constantly shaking and being so tense. The worst part was definitely the anxiety that came on | F | 25 | 2 weeks .5 mg | 2/12/2015 | 5 | insomnia/anxiety | somnolence, drowsy | Okay.....here's the bottom line: Ativan (lorazepam) is a great drug if you're someone who isn't cursed with an addictive personality or substance abuse issues. I was prescribed Ativan (15 1 mg pills) after experiencing insomnia and anxiety because of work and family related matters, and it worked like a charm! My doc. prescribed some more back in 2007 after my anxiety and stress flared up again. If you treat this drug with respect and only use it a couple of times a month you'll uncover that this is indeed a miracle drug since it will restore peace of mind during situations when racing thoughts and anxiety have hijacked your thought pattern. It works wonders right before bedtime when your mind refuses to relax. | M | 45 | 3 weeks 1mg 1X AN | 10/9/2010 | 4 | anxiety, insomnia | felt sleepy once medicine wore off | I take lorazepam as needed. I currently take .5mg and usually take it once or twice a week when I am feeling anxious or have insomnia. My only complaint with the medicine is I felt very sleepy the next day. This medicine has really helpednd is great when used as directed and not abused. | F | 28 | 3 weeks .5mg 1X AN | 3/10/2011 | 4 | anxiety | tired in moring | M | 3 weeks | 10/8/2003 | 3 | anxiety/derealization | shakes,insomnia,vomiting. | I have posted earlier with a 5 rating for this drug but in the last few weeks i have been experiencing severe withdrawl symptoms. I wake up at 4 am and have a horrible nervous stomach and I have been throwing up in the morning. I was taking on a as needed basis but made the mistake of taking everyday for 3 weeks and that was enough to get be addicted.This medication helps for the occasional user but please do not use for a long duration. | M | 36 | 3 weeks | 3/3/2006 | 2 | panic disorder, anxiety | extreme drowsiness, chest tightness, lightheadedness, blurred vision | I was given Ativan intramuscularly in the ER when I had my first panic attack, but it didn't really seem to work even when given straight like that. But I just thought I wasn't giving it a fair chance, so when I began to use it orally I thought it worked somewhat 'cause it made me feel tired and "out of it"...but that isn't what I was looking for. It didn't get rid of my panic symptoms (nausea, sweating, feeling faint, etc...) while I was in class; it just made me feel out of it AND panicky at the same time. Not fun. Good for going to sleep, though. I switched to Klonopin and so far so good with it. | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 3/15/2007 | 1 | Panic disorder. | I experienced really great feelings of releif while I was on this medication but as soon as I got off of it after three weeks use I went into horrible withdrawal. I started out at three miligrams a day. I suffered relentlessly and was taken to the emergency room countless times for cardiovascualr problems. STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG! | Awful drug. Please never take this. | M | 18 | 3 weeks | 4/19/2009 | 1 | ATIVAN | Never take this drug.......Drug from hell...Only 3 weeks of taking this shit and I dont know what the f* happen, started waking up trembling, vibrating, sweating, lose of breath, higher anxiety, dizzy, light headed, very very blurred vision, all dam day ever since I took this med. It hasnt stopped yet.....Dont wanna go any where, stressing out people around me its jus pure hell........CAN SOME BODY TELL ME HOW TO GET OFF THIS MED ALIVE.... | M | 33 | 3 weeks 1mg | 5/26/2013 | 5 | Anxiety/ Depression | None | Amazing. Ativan helped me through a really tough emotional time when I felt like I couldn't take on basic day to day tasks like showering. 30 mins after taking I was calm and able to focus on work like a normal person. Only downside is that it is addictive otherwise I would take it everyday for as long as I needed. So so helpful. | F | 29 | 4 weeks 1X day | 9/9/2015 |