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, restlessness | complete shutdown, virtually comatose | 4 months after being given 3.75 mg (total over 48 hours), our father still can not walk. | M | 82 | 2 days .25-1 mg 2X day | 9/11/2010 | 1 | anxiety and panic attacks | I have been trying to get off of Ativan (all my doctors said I would have no problems doing that)and have been unable to do so. I have been taking .5 3 times per day for 2 years. I have had to recently take 2 .5 to stop the anxiety a couple of times. I wanted to stop this drug and be put on Paxil but so far I am not able to do that. Even my pharmacist said I would have no problem just stopping! | I do not like how I feel on this drug. I think because of my age they say I will not have any trouble stopping and I have tried several times to just take 2 per day and I will feel HORRID and have a panic attack. So start taking 3 per day again. This drug, for me, is highly addictive. | F | 91 | 2 days | 11/19/2006 | 1 | panic attack | Complete memory loss. I did not know anything for a full week, did'nt know who my husband was, who my kids were or where i lived, i still dont remember that week people just tell me about how much i scared them, it was like one minute i was there and the next minute i was gone! | I know this drug works great for some people just be aware that this is a very rare but very possible side affect. This was about 5 months ago and to this day my memory is still not right...i get lost very eaisily i dont remember phone numbers and people come up to me and say they went to school with me but i dont know them i dont remember one day to the next and im only 25!!I have been to doctor after doctor and test afer test and they all say i've had the most extream allergic reaction to ativan you can have and yes while this is rare i think people have the right to know it can happen!! | F | 25 | 2 days | 9/15/2008 | 1 | CHEMOTHERAPY-anti-nausea | Loopy, dizzy, tired all the time, mood swings if not taken on time | If you're reading this, then you're probably already on the drug. this is a horribly addictive drug that I wish I had never taken. I was warned about it by a physician friend, but didn't realize how strong it was. I immediately quit it after treatment, and have experienced horrible side effects worse than what the drug is supposed to treat, nausea, dizzyness, almost blacking out, shortness of breath, etc. I had to ween myself off it UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN! Please don't take this drug under any circumstances! You will be sorry you did. I am. I would rather have been sick while on the chemo - because I was still sick! | M | 37 | 2 days | 2/13/2008 | 5 | occasional insomnia | None. | I take .5mg for insomnia. It helps me relax and not care if I get to sleep and-- then I fall asleep! I limit myself to taking it once a week, or less. I first used it on a plane trip to China and it was great for that. | F | 56 | 3 days | 11/22/2007 | 5 | insomnia | it let me sleep at night | dr. warned me against taking it for more than 5 nights in a row, I'm on night 3 but it's helped me sleep at night. No problems waking up in the morning. | F | 18 | 3 days | 3/31/2005 | 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 | 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 | 3 | anxiety/nervousness/sleeplessness | A little drowsy. Roller-coaster ride at the end of a dose and prior to the next one. Stopping it is pretty rough. Withdrawal symptoms left me very tense and anxious and could not stop pacing. Woke several times during the night wide awake and kept pacing. Became tolerant (drug did not have as strong an effect as it did o\in the beginning) after just 2-3 weeks. It is very addictive. Because I tried to stop cold turkey and had to go back since I as very nervous without it. Don't stop it cold turkey, taper it. I was taking it .5mg 3/day | This is a very dangerous drug to start on. | M | 44 | 3 days | 10/11/2006 | 3 | Severe Anxiety | Ativan worked great until I became addicted to it. I lost 2 years of my life to this drug. I can't even recall most of that 2 year period. I really needed to go to rehab but my husband along with my dr supervised my weaning off of it. Even weaning off was HORRIBLE. Worst anxiety that lasted a LONG A TIME. Even worse than what I EVER experienced before I took it. | Please do NOT let your doctor prescribe this to you on a long term basis. Almost ruined my marriage and life with my children | F | 40 | 3 days 2 mg 3x | 9/27/2015 | 2 | Sleep | Ativan agitated me at night, would not let me sleep and then I woke up with a drugged hang-over. Drugged throughout the rest of the day and passed out cold for three hours from 3pm until 6pm. Woke up feeling like a had a terrible flu with stomach aches, nausea, etc. | I have taken Klonopin for years and am at 4mg. That works better for me. My husband also takes Ativan at night and it did and does make him sleep. SO, each medication works very differently on each person. But Ativan is not for me. | F | 48 | 3 days | 12/28/2009 | 1 | anxiety | It seemed to help me calm down and sleep but the next day I was totally out of it. Felt very tired, down, wanted to cry, couldnt handle work, incoherent, had to go home and drinks tons of water but little appetite. One time i took as directed...any time...in the morning and had a nervous breakdown. I think kolonopin might be better for me since I have tried it but I dont remember how much anxiety I had then. I wont ever take larazepam (same as ativan i believe) again. Ill just take a sleeping aid. | M | 57 | 3 days I think 30 | 5/14/2014 | 1 | Too much alcohol | I am just now experiencing anxiety, dizziness, weak legs, feels like someone numbed my brain. My stomach not okay, I am afraid how long it will take to get out of my system. | Ativan is poison. I will never take it again. | F | 63 | 3 days unsure in | 1/20/2017 | 1 | Anxiety- work stress | Very ADDICTIVE medication and I was in Tolerance withdrawal for almost a year before I learned that the symptoms were caused by the ativan. | ADDICTIVE even at the .5 doses. If you think you are not addicted just try to get off the stuff. You will be in for the ride of your life. Please email me if you need links on tapering. | F | 43 | 3 days | 9/21/2005 | 5 | anxiety | so far the only side effects i feel are a little sleepy but not so much that i couldnt get thru my day at work. | This is absoluetly a god send for me. I could barel function, drive etc and it just really takes the edge off. I amm seeing a psychiatrist nxt week to get on an anti-anxiety as i know i cant use ativans forever. If i could, i def would. It makes me feel like me again without the terrible horrific anxiety. | F | 27 | 4 days | 9/27/2006 | 5 | Anxiety | None... | I do sometimes wonder if I have an addiction to it...however...without it I would not be a useful member of society. I suffer from day long anxiety. With severe attacks...whenever they decide to happen. without ativan I would not leave the house! I have used it on and off for 4 years. Over the past year...I use it probably 4 times a week..but now that my anxiety has gotten really bad..I find I use it once a day.... | F | 40 | 4 days | 1/14/2010 | 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 | sleepiness, at first a little giddy, but then what i trry to say starts making no sense, easily confused. unstable walking, blurred vision if i look away too fast or concentrate too hard. i'm only on it temporarily for extreme anxiety (attacks 1+ hours). | It's a good temporary fix for rehabititating anxiety, but not long term. | F | 22 | 4 days | 8/28/2004 | 3 | Anxiety | none | I was given this drug to replace Klonopin which was making my hair fall out by the handful. I was taking 1 to 2 mg. of Klonopin and the doctor only gave me 0.5 of the Ativan twice a day. It really didn't have an effect on my anxiety at all. I think I need to take the same dose of Ativan I took of Klonopin. | F | 40 | 4 days | 6/7/2002 | 1 | akathisia caused by Celexa | This medication causes SEVERE memory loss and cognitive disturbances. I had pseudo dementia on it, which improved noticeably as I reduced the dose. I couldn't even remember my sister's dog's name, and I have a university education. If you want to know what Alzheimer's is like, take this. Also, it dampened my perceptions--colours were dull, food lost its taste and I couldn't smell ANYTHING. I found myself doing stupid things, like walking into closed doors. I would read something and immediately forget the last sentence i read. I was extremely lethargic, my sleep patterns have been altered and I felt numb most of the time. | HIGHLY ADDICTIVE IF TAKEN ON A REGULAR BASIS!!! If you are already addicted (takes as little as two weeks) wean yourself off over a six month period. Buy a pill cutter, switch to Valium or use the titration method to get off it. Please know that you can get through the withdrawal, but do not resort to other psychiatric drugs to help! | F | 31 | 4 days | 1/27/2007 |