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 |
| 1 | anxiety | headaches, insomnia, achey body, tender breasts, overall feeling of flu like symptoms at times, among other things. | The hospital made a mistake and didn't send me home with any or a script, after about 30 hours, my skin and breasts were burning, I could barely talk, headaches, I was bumping into things and my heart was racing, thought I was having a heart attack. Can't even remember all the side effects. They put me back on it, and are weaning me off, but I still get some side effects, can't wait til I am off completely, will never take again. I've been on it about 7 weeks now. | F | 52 | | 9/17/2008 | 1 | panic attacks, anxiety | drowsyness, sleepnesness, as almoust any other drug doen't cure, just give a reliefe from your disorder | I took this drug just in extreme cases because a doctor told me that this drug is addictive. After learning how to control my anxiety (deep briething exercise, avoiding diary products, sugar and caffeine and taking hot and cold shower), I did not need to take Ativan any more. Then I cured my anxiety disoder with TAAT (targeted amino acid therapy), cranial electrotherapy and some herbal supplements. | F | 20 | | 4/20/2006 | 1 | extreme emotions, suicidal impulses | VERY agressive behavior. additionally, i was given it to prevent siezures during a week in the icu after an attempted suicide. i would rip out my IVs and was verbally and physically violent to the point i had to be restrained. (i have no memory of any of this.) | apparently this is a very rare side-effect. my psychiatrist tells me that she's only seen a handful of patients react in this manner — and she has been practicing for decades and has previously held a prominent position at one of the most prestigious medical schools in the country.
i took the drug as needed. it took a while before i made the connection of taking it and the affect on my mood. | M | 26 | | 4/24/2006 | 1 | sleep | none | took before bed 1mg to help with sleep and was like taking nothing. Did not help at all. | F | 37 | | 9/9/2006 | 1 | | 1/22/2006 | 5 | percocet withdrawal | None | After a C-section, Percocet screwed me up. I stopped taking it and stopped sleeping. New mother, breastfeeding, no sleep (4 days), high anxiety. I actually thought I was dying. I took just half a pill of Ativan and slept for four hours and felt amazing when I woke up! I didn't take any more but that's all it took for me to start sleeping again. | F | 28 | 1 times | 9/10/2004 | 1 | MRI sedation | Nausea, dry mouth, vomiting, side cramping, increased anxiety over fully enclosed MRI, uncontrollable shaking. | I had high hopes that this medication would take away my anxiety of going into the tube of doom. It did the opposite while making me sick and shaky. I took the first pill, and after the terrible side effects, I flushed the other one down the toilet and was driven home. After about 2 hrs of taking it I was able to eat again, was sleepy, and had a bad headache. I will never take this again!! | M | 39 | 1 times 1mg | 12/28/2015 | 5 | Fear of flying | Mild sleepiness | I only take this to fly; it is the ONLY thing that gets me on a plane! | F | 36 | 4 times | 7/17/2006 | 2 | Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia | None. | It always surprises me when I hear others with panic attacks rave about how well this worked for them. I took up to 1.5 mg on various occasions and could never tell if it had actually | F | 32 | 5 times | 10/15/2004 | 2 | Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia | None. | It always surprises me when I hear others with panic attacks rave about how well this worked for them. I took up to 1.5 mg on various occasions and could never tell if it had actually | F | 32 | 5 times | 10/15/2004 | 1 | stress | dizzy, off balance | M | 65 | 5 times .25 1X AN | 1/1/2011 | 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 | 5 | anxiety/ocd | Slight drowsiness | I'm thinking maybe some people who dontl like Ativan had an "allergic" reaction. I took Serzone for about a week a few years ago and it casued all sorts of nasty side-effects--vivid nightmares, feeling doped up during the day, etc. I switiced to Ativan and no probelms. If you look at the Serzone section on this site, you'll find a lot "5" ratings--people love it, but it wasn't right for me. I just had a bad reaction to Serzone, just as others may have ahd with Ativan. You have to find what works for you. | M | 46 | 1 days | 11/9/2006 | 5 | For nervousness | None. | Dosage was 2 pills, taken prior to a procedure. Greatly decreased nervousness and enabled sleep after procedure. | F | 34 | 1 days | 9/28/2004 | 5 | OCD anxiety | My 16 year old son took it and had absolutely NONE | Ativan is a wonderful drug. I would recommend as low affective dose as possible. This stuff gave our family back our lives, more importantly my son. This is NOT ADDICTIVE if used to bring yourself up to normal levels. It is ONLY ADDICTIVE if it goes beyond normal levels and is used for a | M | 16 | 1 days | 11/24/2004 | 5 | anxiety | none noticed | I couldn't sleep for 2 days due to anxiety, it made that adjust immediately | F | 47 | 1 days | 4/26/2009 | 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 | To stop seizures | Food taste different | M | 62 | 1 days 20mg | 1/14/2016 | 5 | i am in anxiety ...... | 1 days 1 | 12/4/2013 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks | This is my first day on it and I feel fantastic!!! I went from having several full- lown panic attacks a day to have zero today. Plenty of things happened today that would have normally triggered my attacks, but I wasn't even phased. :) I feel cool, calm and collected. First thing that has EVER worked for me in 17 years! I'm hoping it stays this way! | So far, it is AMAZING! | F | 31 | 1 days 0.5 MG | 12/4/2014 |