ATIVAN Reviews (LORAZEPAM)

Average Rating: 3.3 (709 Ratings)

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 SEDATIVES HYPNOTICS ANTIANXIETY    DEA Schedule IV   

 Type: Rx Drug

  

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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 4  bipolar/schizo Works well for treating PSYCHOSIS. My doctor prescribes me Lorazepam for shizoprenia, it works better then all those harsh antipsychotics. My doctor does not prescribe me those anymore. I have been out of the hospital for three years. Make sure the doctor prescribes you the Generic form called Lorazepam, its cheapier and has the same effectiveness. Ask the pharmacist for the cheapier Generic form chemical name (Lorazepam) M 33 10 years
5/18/2007
 1  Dr. prescribed for IBS Foggy brain, depression, gastrointestional problems. My doctor was in idiot I would not recommend this medication for IBS. I was terribly depressed from this medication, so I was put on anti-depressants... my stomach hurt worse, I could not think straight. It did, however, help with the anxiety after my dad died. I never felt addicted to this, and did not take it to get a high, or low, or whatever. I titered myself off over a period of 2-3 weeks, first cutting my dosage in half, for a week to ten days, then, into quarters for around 3-4 days. I still have 30 pills left, and no desire to take any. I will keep the pills for when I fly, as I am terrified of flying. My dosage was 1mg 4 times a day. There were no withdrawl symptoms, other than getting "hot" in more ways than one, once in awhile. When taking this medication, if I didn't take it on time, I would feel the need to take it. Quite frankly, I was shocked I didn't have any withdrawl symptoms. Best of luck to those of you quitting this medication, and to those of you who still take it. Like I ment F 51 6 years
5/17/2007
 5  Anxiety/Panic Attacks Mild sleepiness, increase hunger Stops my panic attacks and keeps my anxiety at bay. I only take this about 1-2 times per week. Great stuff. F 23 3 months
5/16/2007
 5  anxiety None Works For Me M 60
5/3/2007
 5  Anxiety Makes me sleepy and puts me in sort of a "dgaf" mood. I didn't care what was going on around me. Doesn't bother me. Chills me out! I love the ativan. Been taking it for about a year. Love it. It keeps my anxiety attacks, inability to catch my breath and the shaking under control. Keeps me mellowed out also! I needed that! So if thats a side effect, Im loving it. I only take it when I'm having an attack. So I don't see getting addicted to it in my future. F 34 12 months
4/26/2007
 4  anxiety sleepiness, hangover, slight personality change This drug is great at reducing the anxiety i feel, i was taking this drug for 20 days, once a night, in 1mg tablets. I often take it with tea, but the rest of the night you are completely 'zoned' out. Have been off for over a week now, no real side effects, apart from crazy feelings 2 days after going off it. Felt real out of it, like couldnt even focus on conversations with people. It is a great drug, as mentioned, for treating slight anxiety problems, as in my case, and i think I will take this for a little bit longer as it really helped me, although this may be an addicted user talking, my body may be telling me to go back on it due to addiction?? The craziest experience while on it was with sleeping. Dreams were crazy, very alive and very real. In one dream i felt myself dying, and when i woke up, i was still in dream world trying to get up off a floor!! Weird as experience believe me!! When first taking Ativan, you feel extremely 'numb' to the world. M 19 20 days
4/18/2007
 4  anxiety sleepiness, hangover, slight personality change U kind of get used to it, and your normal outgoing personality starts to come through, which is good. Dont take this and try and play sport soon after!!!!!!! U might as well not play, as it basicaly makes u useless with a complete lack of motivation! I took one before sport one night, and i might as well have skipped training, loss of coordination when on this drug is crazy, so if you can just take Ativan at night this might be a good move!! Anyway, just some things i thought i would share, hope i dont bore anyon M 19 20 days
4/18/2007
 4  Anxiety For the most part, sleepy. Please note that this pill can and will cause weight gain, because it has steroids in it. I gained 15lbs with it. Please ask your Doctor about this. I recently stopped taking this pill cold turkey and lost the weight. F 34 4 years
4/17/2007
 4  anxiety and fearfulness No side effects accept when i do not take it, my body feels weird I have been taking it for one mos now for anxiety but i try not to take it .....i have not taken it in two but anm really want to .....i fear addiction but i am intentionally suffering by no taking it.....i took it three yrs ago for anxiety and did wein myself off of it with no problem.....the truth is that we feel like it is never going to go away (the anxiety ) but it does one day just go away and i think you naturally end up not needing it...i dont reccommend suffering in which i do to myself F 36 1 months
4/15/2007
 3  insomnia I felt knocked out in the morning. Put me to sleep but not worth the morning after effects. F 50 10 days
4/8/2007
 3  Paxil Induced Anxiety Disorder In a nutshell: started with 2mg once a day. Worked up to 8mg a day (don't laugh it may happen to you). Got horribly addicted. Couldn't stop. Had to go into detox/rehab. Screwed up my life. You will suffer some Ativan addiction in as little as one month. You will not be able to stop taking it. You will start denying you have a problem. You will start stealing pills from others. You will crave more. I'm not kidding - never thought it would happen to me. Ativan is a fun medication, until you try to stop taking it. M 35 2 years
4/6/2007
 1  Anxiety, insomnia Nausea, general malaise, insomnia, addictive (withdrawal symptoms even after short-term use). I took 1 mg of Ativan per day at nighttime for 19 days total. It did not seem to help my insomnia or anxiety at all. Instead I started feeling nauseated for several hours every morning. Once I stopped taking it, the insomnia and nausea got even worse. The third day after stopping it I spent most of the day in bed. On the fourth day it appeared to have cleared my system and the nausea is gone and sleep was slightly improved. F 37 19 days
3/31/2007
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 4  BP1/schizoaffective/ptsd none helped calm the terrible anxiety. I was somewhat hesitant to take this drug as prescribed due to the potentially addictive nature, however, i am taking low doses regularly, and can breathe better because the physical symtoms of anxiety are less. F 37 1 months
3/25/2007
 5  PTSD, Anxiety Rapid heart beat upon waking up, rapid heart rate if taking more than 1 MG, loss of appetite, weight loss it is VERY ADDICTING!!! Seriously, it saved my life. I was given it after going to the hospital for palpitations. However, I am getting a little worried- I have to take it every morning with my prozac to reduce my heart rate and relax. F 22 1 months
3/23/2007
 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
 5  bipolar disorder anxiety Makes you sleepy (depending on dose) Ativan is aces for anxiety! My former doctor kept insisting that Xanax was the ultimate anxiety med, well it did fuck-all for me. The first time I took an Ativan (while hospitalized) I knew I had found gold. A small dose of .5 mg calms and cools me out; 1 mg gives me a nice night's sleep. Relaxes the body and mind. Plus is available as a generic! F 44 4 years
3/13/2007
 5  Anxiety Disorder Increased depression :0( I'm not a medication taker- I'm very wary of drugs. But this one is amazing! I take .5 mg PRN- usually 2-5 times a week. I get anxiety to one degree or another when I leave the house- sometimes just a low grade anxiety, sometimes full blown panic attacks. I take it in the morning before work and I'm guaranteed to have NO ANXIETY or panic attacks all day! It's like a miracle pill! I also have no noticable side effects- though I do believe it contributed greatly to an increase in my depression. B/c of this and the ADDICTIVE potential of this drug, I really try to only take it when I think I really need it. F 33 3 months
3/3/2007
 4  panic/anxiety due to sinus congesti bit tired, and crying bouts I was prescribed Ativan at a clinic after hyperventilating, feeling unable to breathe due to respiratory infection. I find it somehow has an effect on my sinus congestion and shortness of breath, and relaxes me to breathe better. I'm working with doctors to get at the root of my illness, then I would like to be off this drug. Though, I don't know what I'd do without it right now. F 49 1 months
2/26/2007
 1  Anxiety Confusion, loss of memory, headache, hangover, fatigue, feelings of depression. It took about three days to get this toxic drug out of my system. This helped calm the anxious thoughts but the pain from the side effects do not make it worth taking. M 49 10 days
2/26/2007
 1  panic attacks, anxiety, insomnia HORRIBLY ADDICTIVE, DANGEROUS DRUG!! I would give it a 0, if it were an option here. After taking .5mgs per day for 12 weeks I tried to reduce my dosage to .25 and felt like I was going insane for an entire month. I was visiting this site in October when I was having so much trouble and I saw so many positive comments about Ativan but I knew the hell I was in from trying to cut my dose down. I saw the ONE comment about benzoisland.com and that's where I found the truth. Thank you, whomever posted it!!! My side effects were panic attacks 24/7, constant anxiety, depersonalization, derealization, tremors, heart palpitations, suicidal thoughts, leg cramps and many more. I successfully switched doctors to one who knows the dangers of benzos and I crossed over to valium and I'm currently tapering via The Ashton Method. I thank God I found that one comment here or I would be on much higer doses of Ativan, trying to get more relief. THAT'S THE TRAP! Everyone here should learn about what exactly they are on. Very, very dangerous. I'm not affiliated in any way to benzoisland.com. They just helped save my life! F 36 17 weeks
2/14/2007

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