ATIVAN Reviews (LORAZEPAM)

Average Rating: 3.3 (709 Ratings)

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ATIVAN  (LORAZEPAM):  This medication is used to treat anxiety. Lorazepam belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines which act on the brain and nerves (central nervous system) to produce a calming effect. This drug works by enhancing the effects of a certain natural chemical in the body (GABA).    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  social anxiety It did not help me at all. I have been going through social anxiety since I was in school. Then I stopped taking it, I suffered a seizure. Now I'm taking more pills to control my seizures for the next 3 years. My life is ruined. If Ativan helps you, great, but it didn't help me M 21 2 days
2mg
4/30/2012
 3  Anxiety Headache (migraines), moody/depression, tiredness (in the beginning), sometimes foggy. It worked, but the side effects and withdrawl sytoms were unbearable for me. I felt like my life was closing in on me when I tried to slowly back off from using them. My doctor just kept prescribing them more and more ... I actually have two unused bottles in my cabinet because of all the prescriptions he kept writing. F 26 4 months
2X day
4/22/2012
 1  Anxiety Brain fog, insomnia, heart racing, headaches, urinary tract infections, general feeling of illness, sensitivity to light, hearing problems, derealization, depersonalization. I would not recommend taking this stuff. It caused a lot of problems while I was on it. It did help for anxiety, but the side effects are NOT worth it. This stuff is insanely hard to get off of too. You literally have to taper off slowly or you can have more serious problems. This stuff should not be taken for more than 2 weeks. M 22 3 months
1 1X day
3/22/2012
 3  Panic attacks Moody. Depression. Weight gain. Tremors. Anger. Irritability. Hostility. Crying outbursts. Bizarre thoughts and dreams. Mood swings. Worsening of pms symptoms. Overall sense of dread. OCD. Paranoia. Etc. F 26 4 months
1 mg
3/14/2012
 1  PTSD, Anxiety Hallucinations, Rage, Paranoia. I'm an OIF Veteran. In the midst of divorce. One night I became very emotionally overwhelmed and began to feel panic. Went to the ER at Loma Linda where they told me I wouldn't be able to see the psychiatrist unless I was suicidal or homicidal. They only thing they could do for me was write me a script for anything I've ever taken in the past. I asked then for a sleep aid. Ativan was that "sleep aid" 2mg. I was pretty much blacked out for an entire week, hallucinations, out of body experiences. I went through a paranoid rage and really hurt alot of people. I couldn't understand what had happened to me until reading through the effects of this stuff. They gave me 2mg 3Xdaily I can't believe they'd just hand that stuff out like that with no patient education. M 28 7 days
2mg
3/7/2012
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 3  Stomach Cramps I had an irritation in my lungs while taking either the tablet or having it intravenously. The taste/irritation reminded me of menthol whenever I was given it at the hospital. I would not recommend this drug because it falls into the class of Benzodiazepines (one of the most addictive classes of drugs in the world). The withdrawal effects of trying to come off of Ativan (and other Benzodiazepines, such as Valium) are harder than most if not all street drugs (including Heroin). I wish I had never been given benzos. Stay away from this class of drugs for your own health. I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS STRONGLY ENOUGH! M 49 2 days
1 MG 2X day
3/5/2012
 5  Panic Attacks/Anxiety Sedation, fuzzy feelings, relaxation and some inhabition. It has helped me during panic attacks, when having problems sleeping and during travel by car and air. M 23 3 years
1mg 2X AN
2/25/2012
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 5  Anxiety I had no more anxiety. I have been using Ativan safely for well over 2 years. I use as prescribed by using it when needed for things like an anxiety attack. I don't really anxiety attacks that much anymore however, after reading everyone posts about this drug, I am having one and think I will go take an ativan right now. I may have to double the dose to get through this one. (Seriously people, you are shocked that you have anxiety when you stop taking the pill that helps control anxiety? Perhaps its not the pill causing it but rather the condition that caused you to be prescribed it in the first place) This drug is an amazing drug and if used as prescribed you should not get addicted and it is impossible to continue having withdrawal symptoms from a drug after it is out of your system which certainly doesn't take a year as some people have described. F 36 2 years
.5 3X AN
2/13/2012
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 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
 5  Anxiety None. I have panic attacks out of nowhere. My heart starts to race, it's hard to breath, my whole body tremors, I get a bad headache and my hands/feet get so cold! My doctor prescribed me Ativan to make sure that it was actually anxiety that I was experiencing and not another condition. I take Ativan as needed (not very often). My doctor originally gave me 5 pills on December 30 and I just took my last one yesterday on February 9. I am not scared of becoming addicted because I will not allow it to happen! When I get a panic attack, I wait a while to see if I can calm myself down on my own first and then decide if I need to take a pill. I can usually calm myself down but Ativan is my fall back if I absolutely feel that I need it. It works very well. It takes about half an hour for me to completely calm down. It makes me feel relaxed and drowsy but not to the point where I feel like I need to sleep. F 24 1 months
1 MG 1X AN
2/9/2012
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 4  Anxiety,Pain,Muscle Cramps,Insomnia Drowsiness and Fatigue when taking during the day. Taken at night for sleep, it works great. I take it as needed. Never a problem with withdrawl or major side effects. Used to hear voices in my head telling me bad things. Now we have regular conversations and they finally make sense. I'd be lonely without it. F 88 20 years
.5 - 2mg 2X day
1/29/2012
 5  Generalized Anxiety Disorder None that I know about Helps a lot. F 46 5 years
.5 1X day
1/28/2012
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 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
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 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
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 1  ANXIETY MY ELDERLY FATHER TOOK THIS FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE I KNEW. He was making his own visits to the doctor. I am a nurse and knew about the dangers of it, so when I found out 2 years ago I tried to wean him down with the help of the pharmacist. My father was hooked and refused, but when he started falling I had had enough. We took his ativAn and brought it over to him several times a day and tried to wean him down. He slept 24 hours a day and only got up to eat and take his med. He became so deconditioned he could hardly walk. He became suicidal and very paranoid (the phone, the neighbours, etc) He fell again and we sent him to the hospital where he spent several weeks going through detox. It was horrible to watch! He then went to a nursing home where he fell the first day and developed some serious bloodclots in his leg. Due to this, and his deconditioning he doesn't walk at all anymore. His mind is now clear, he is awake all day, and could be home if he could walk. M 82 5 years
1 MG 3X day
1/23/2012
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 5  Anxiety A little groggy at times. Mind a bit foggy too, but that could just be my age. Ativan has helped me tremendously. My panic/anxiety was horrible and this drug gave me my freedom back. The only thing I dread is the day I have to go off of it. Yikes! F 46 4 years
1 3X day
1/19/2012
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 3  Panic attacks Very addictive but necessary when panic hits you ! M 26 2 years
8mg
1/17/2012
 1   Blurry Vision, Dizziness, Light Sensitivity, Memory Loss, Trouble Walking, Siezure, Migraines, Muscle Pain, Balance Issues, Motor Skill Imparement, Cognitive Imparement, Exhaustion. This medicine is fine until your body develops a tolerance to it and/or you try to go off it. Then you wish you would die. This medicine should be illegal. Do yourself a favor and don't ever take this poison. M 36 3 years
2 1X day
1/15/2012
 4  Anxiety disorder, racing thoughts drowsiness I have been using Ativan sice February 2010... and I ONLY USE IT WHEN I *REALLY* NEED IT... You can't let yourself depend on this drug or you will become addictive to it... The people who are writing bad things about Ativan obviously used it more then they should have... You have to take control of yourself and not let this drug take control of you... Addiction to drugs is NO FUN just remember that before you pop a pill!... F 42 10 months
0.5 mg 1X AN
1/6/2012
 1  Anxiety Loved it at 1st. Really helped... then... HELL. I was told ativan could be addictive. But I was very careful how I took it. I started having worse and worse anxiety bc of mystery symptoms appearing. This happened for 3.5 years! Bad crazy mystery symptoms! Finally a few months ago I had tolerance w/d! It was like someone opened the gates to Hell and kicked me in. You see.. since I was a yoyo user... I had been going through Benzo w/d off and on for 3.5 years! It also causes anxiety from hell withdrawaling. I had to reinstate the ativan and ween off if it over a 2yoyo month period. Im 50 days Benzo free and still suffering. It could take a year to heal. I was a fool. These pills will bite you in the butt one day guys... they are ONLY supposed to be prescribed for 2 weeks MAX! Thats how fast the gaba receptors gain a STRONG dependency! Do NOT take benzos! Its an epidemic! Drs are handing them out like candy! They say they are harmless. And they will deny you are going through w/d after 50 days clean. Its insane! Do your research folks! There's a 100+ page manual out there called the Ashton Manual how to get off these drugs. And lists over 270 w/d symptoms that can last for years! W/d symptoms wax and wane on and off... its hell. Anxiety, depression .. shocks ... insomnia ... twitching ... grrrrr! M 28 4 years
.5mg-1mg
12/17/2011

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