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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ATIVAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Anxiety Disorder(s) | Headaches that I attribute to the new medication because I did not get them until I started taking the Ativan and get a headache each time I take it | I was taking Xanax for ten years. It worked like a charm. Then about 6 months ago it stopped working for me. Shrink said I may have become "sensitized" to the Xanax - he says that can happen with benzos. The Ativan is doing absolutely nothing for me. | M | 61 | 28 days 2MG 2X day | 3/24/2010 | 5 | for sleep | I felt a little sleepy when i first started taking ativan, But now I have no side effects to report. | In my opinion this is a mild relaxant that would work well for alot of people. | F | 49 | 5 years .05 1X day | 3/19/2010 | 4 | Severe Anxiety & tension state | No adverse effects | After 3 years of having Ativan keep the anxiety & aggression in check, doc office staff decided I was using it too much and cut me off. Doc told me if I need it more than 3 times a week he wants me on Paxil...HUH? I never abused it, I never sought it from other doctors. Without warning, without a call to discuss it-he cut me off. The aggression and anxiety have returned with a vengeance. The verbal fights with family & loved ones has torn relations apart and cost me a couple of friendships. Why did this ASS &*^E do this to me? I had 3 good years on it, now he ripped it out from under me. I am pretty much non-functional now. VERY short temper, very destructive. I went to this doc for help & he's made me more of a mess than when I started out. DO NOT let a GP give you benzos-they don't know what they're doing & it's not pleasant when they say NO MORE with no warning. A psychiatrist should be the ONLY one with the authority to prescribe these. I was honest, I was responsible and I got kicked in the teeth for it. Now I need to find a psychiatrist to put me back on it and I'm scared to death I'm going to be made to suffer. Why would they withhold a med that allowed you to be functional? I've not left my house since being abruptly taken off it, 3 months ago. | M | 41 | 3 years 1.5 MG 1X AN | 3/12/2010 | 4 | anxiety | drowsiness and 'pill hangover' type feeling. not being able to wake up after falling asleep from taking ativan. | i like how quickly it works and that it has worked for my anxiety attacks effectively in the past. i have taken it on and off for ten years. | M | 33 | 3 months 1mg 1X AN | 2/14/2010 | 4 | social anxiety | none | works great helps calm me down and i can go about my daily life without having these thoughts about how nervous i will get in certain situations i am able to focus better on the tasks at hand i also take 50 mg zoloft once a day and these 2 drugs work pretty good in conjunction with each other | M | 21 | 2 months .5mg 1X AN | 2/6/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | sleepiness | I take ativan before bed because it makes me very sleepy. Other than that no side effects. this is a great medication. less addictive than xanax. | F | 27 | 1 years 1mg 1X AN | 2/4/2010 | 1 | reaction to Celexa, akathisia | Too many to list, but three years on and then after a slow taper (if you are tapering please see the Ashton manual, it could save your life) I have: severe memory impairment, both short and longterm memory (I can't remember what someone has said to me within minutes of them speaking, can't remember names of common objects, can't remember proper grammar, etc...); severe balance issues--I can barely walk; severe eye issues--my eyes appear to be permanently out of focus, I see blue lights, they twitch and blur a lot; restless legs; severe caffeinated feeling; I can no longer reason properly or understand even simple ideas a lot of the time; can't read, words appear to move on their own; hair loss; really bad dry skin; feet/hands/body will twitch/move without my control; involuntary swallowing; low vit. D; legs feel like they are made of lead, depersonalization; derealization; obsessive thoughts; profound dysphoria, etc... | I can't possibly list all of the issues this drug caused. This drug destroyed my life and my family. If you have a script for it BE AWARE THAT TWO WEEKS OF CONTINUOUS USE IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ADDICTION THAT IS HARDER TO TREAT THAN HEROINE ADDICTION. BE AWARE THAT THIS DRUG CAN RENDER YOU SENSITIVE TO A WHOLE SPECTRUM OF MEDICATIONS, AND FOR SOME EVEN SUPPLEMENTS AND FOODS LIKE SUGAR AND CAFFEINE. BE AWARE THAT SOME PEOPLE SUFFER PERMANENT EFFECTS FROM USE/WITHDRAWAL OVER AN ABOVE THEIR ORIGINAL PROBLEM; THIS INCLUDES PERMANENT MOVEMENT DISORDERS LIKE TARDIVE DYSKINESIA AND AKATHISIA. BE AWARE THAT MOST DOCTORS WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE EXTENT OF THE INJURIES THESE DRUGS CAN CAUSE SO BE PREPARED TO DO YOUR OWN MEDICAL RESEARCH IF YOU BECOME DISABLED BY THIS DRUG. ALSO BE PREPARED TO BE INVALIDATED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHEN YOU TRY TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE DRUG HAS DONE TO YOU. Many people have lost their families, homes, jobs and dreams to inadvertent addictions. | F | 32 | 3 years | 1/30/2010 | 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 | 5 | anxiety | i feel like im on uh tropical vacation every day | its awesome! the best! my computer could get stolen from the little guys in my closet and i proly wouldnt even care....ahhhhhhhhh | M | 30 | 8 years | 1/23/2010 | 5 | General Anxiety Disorder | More than 2 mg is definitely mentally dulling | Have used this drug in varying dosages for 25 years. Dependency not a problem if keep daily dose under about 2 mg. Really bad withdrawal if you let your daily dose get up to 6 or 8 mg. Very versatile and reliable drug once you learn how to use it wisely. properly. Very calming with relatively little sedation. | M | 52 | 25 years | 1/14/2010 | 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 | 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 Attacks | EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE DRUG ! | I took this Rechid Medication for 12 ( Twelve ) Years due to having bad anxiety attacks from caring for an ill family member. I was on 4 mg's daily. Doctor asked did it still help me ? I said No. So I was weaned off it over a period of 5 months. I have been Free from this Nightmare for about 10 months now. Don't take this Drug ! It will HOOK you , hook , line and sinker till you Crave the stuff. | F | 52 | 12 years | 12/18/2009 | 5 | Anxiety disorder & panic attacks. | Can't think of any. | Take .5 mg 1-3x/day & it works great. Takes away feeling of panic & makes me calm so I can think rationally instead of worse case scenario. Doesn't make me drowsy, yet I sleep better maybe because I'm not all hyper and nervous. Ativan + Zoloft combo totally quells the anxious, panicy feeling I get over even little problems. | F | 41 | 7 months | 12/8/2009 | 5 | anxiety, insomnia | slightly "hungover" | This medication has helped me tremendously. I have had issues in the past of becoming dependent on other anti-anxiety meds and have not become dependent on this. It is just enough to take the edge off but not make me feel too out of it. I take .5mg or 1mg. It is very helpful for sleeplessness, however, if I take 1mg I tend to feel hungover in the morning. | F | 29 | 1 years | 12/4/2009 | 1 | occasional insomnia | drowsy, hang over, irritable, GERD, body pain, head aches, memory loss, reduced cognative function | I took 1 -2 mg of ativan 2 times a week for 8 months, and I took 5 mg valium 2 times a week for several years before bed only to help sleep. They worked great at first, but tolerence developed and they became less effective. I decided to take a break and 4 days later I had severe shortness of breath while at rest out of the blue! I thought I was having an asthma attack and was going to die! I started having really hellish thoughts/visions at night that caused extreme anxiety and the feeling of being shocked. I took 1 mg of ativan , and I felt better after an hour or two. Started a Valium taper (ashton method) the next day. I am down 20% after 5 weeks and it is rough, but I am feeling better and am very hopeful I can recover from these evil benzos. I have some minor anxiety as I taper but I stablize after a few days and move down my dose again. Slow and steady wins the race! Ativan is a medicine from hell for long term use. Ativan is very powerful and addictive- do not get off cold turkey!!!!! | M | 49 | 8 months | 11/22/2009 | 4 | Panic Attacks and Anger | Drowsy when I take too much, can't take it at work or before I'm about to do homework because I can't concentrate as well | Doctor gave me Ativan for my panic attacks and for my anger which is non responsive to bipolar drugs and antidepressants of any kind. I only take this about once every two weeks, on a very "as needed" basis, I can see how the drug could ruin your life if you became addicted and I can definitely see a potential for addiction with the drug. I would never take this on a day to day basis... I would be completely useless, failing college and have no job! For me and my cause, the drug works well. | F | 23 | 1.5 years | 10/22/2009 | 5 | anxiety | none | great for anxiety, but though i take it may be once a month, even after 4 years i think i've built tolerance to it and it doesn't help as much any it used to be. | F | 24 | 4 years | 10/5/2009 | 5 | Severe Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia | No negative side effects. Does it's job. By the way...I take 2mg po tid. Sometimes I take 4mg po tid. It's VERY VERY safe. | I read these reviews & I'm beginning not 2 like this site. Just bc something doesn't work 4 u u shouldn't discourage other people from trying it. Every1 is different. I read a post where 1 person said she was allergic 2 valium & was given ativan instead & had an allergic reaction 2 that bc they r in the same family. But, guess what? I'm allergic 2 klonopin & take Ativan. The begging & pleading of people on here 2 get people 2 not try a med is pathetic & can be detrimental 2 1's health. Ur Dr obviously thinks a certain drug will work & outweighs the benefits & risks. Yes some may have side effects but, u have 2 try it 2 know. This med is EXTREMELY safe, save 4 the ones allergic 2 it. Overdosage is almost impossible & hospitals use it 4 just about EVERYTHING. Trust me I know. I'm a Med student. One KID got over 100mg & was fine. It calms U down however, it has no effect directly on ur cardiovascular or respitory systems. And it DOES stop racing thoughts. After 5 years of SEVERE panic attacks 2 the point of calling an ambulance twice a day EVERY day, it is the ONLY drug that does that. Ativan is a miracle drug. Shame on any1 who tries 2 deter u from help. If u can't take it fine...Move on 2 something else...Don't scare people off of meds. U r NOT a DR & know nothing about any1 else or their medical history.U just have 2 keep trying different meds 2 find out which 1 is 4 u & the 1s that r not 4 U doesn't mean they r not 4 some1 else | F | 29 | 5 years | 10/3/2009 | 5 | anxiety | none | This has been a very helpful medicine for me. I only take occasionally (.5mg) on very bad days and use in conjunction with my Paxil cr 12.5mg. Takes a good 30 minutes before you get the effects, but well worth the wait..imo.. | M | 35 | 2 years | 9/19/2009 |