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 |
| 4 | Anxiety | sleppyness | It helps lots Not to addicting and lasts a decent amount of time. | M | 16 | 3 months | 2/6/2007 | 5 | Panic attacks, social anxiety | None. | I need a relatively high dose of this medication for my particular symptoms of panic/anxiety. SSRI/SNRI's do not do ANYTHING...and I have an ongoing worry generalised. I take 6 mg everyday. And to be honest, I love it. I'll take 2-3 if I need to calm down before a test, but its so much fun and addictive. I feel all aroused at 10 mg (max), a little loopy, but functional, not drunk in the least. I'll just lie in bed enjoying myself...and then conk out. Word. | M | 19 | 5 months | 1/29/2007 | 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 | 1 | anxiety/sleeplessness | when i tried to get off of it i found it to be impossible | ativan is wrecking my marriage. my wife states that she feels like she is trying to communicate with a person whos head is full of air. she says i have an inability to relate to her what is truly in side of my heart. she is so sad. i feel nothing is wrong. she cries all the time. she says she feels so alone even though we are together all the time. i've tried to get off the ativan but i can't. | M | 53 | 25 years | 1/21/2007 | 5 | GAD, anxiety attacks, insomnia | Sleeping through alarm, very slight memory loss, frequent drug cravings (which may be my subconscious response to the fact that it works very well and I am very anxious) | I usually take 0.5 mg orally or sublingually on an as needed basis, though I have also taken 1 mg. I have used lorazepam up to 7 times in one week, but I try to rely on it less. When I have a very bad anxiety attack, it seems to take forever to kick in, sometimes more than an hour. It always works eventually, and it works quite well. I have taken it before final exams and long drives with very favorable results - both of those things used to give me panic attacks, and both of them require an alert mind. It is not really sedating for me, unless I have been unable to sleep for the past 36 hours because of anxiety. The cravings are very troubling but I always successfully resist them, and I haven't noticed any withdrawal effects. | M | 20 | 7 months | 1/15/2007 | 1 | anxiety | The side effects from Ativan, (a benzodiazepine) are horrific sometimes producing paradoxical effects from the symptoms they are designed to treat. I suffered panic attacks, rapid heart beat with arrythmic irregularites, electrical and vibratory sensations, heightened allery, and sinus symptoms, GI disturbance, severe memory and cognitive impairment, extremely impaired judgement, emotinal flatness and many more. See benzoisland.org or benzo.org.uk for a complete list of symptoms, withdrawal schedule and support. | Anyone needing help, information or support due to benzodiazepines, please feel free to email me. I'll be glad to support you, and may be able to direct you to proper care. [email protected] | M | 47 | 29 days | 1/15/2007 | 2 | Generalized Anxiety, Panic Disorder | In the beginning I only experienced drowsiness... Now I believe I am experienceing withdrawals. | I gave a good rating on Ativan about 6 months ago, and since then I found enough proof that I could be having withdrawals from dependency, tollerance, and or addiction. I was always told that I have panic attacks everday, and I used the ativan to stop the panic attacks, over a period of 7 years. Turns out that after researching Ativan withdrawals, it can cause panic and anxiety withdrawals, which would resemble the actual panic attacks. I am also losing my memory, concentration, and going through confusion, panic and anxiety like symptoms every single day. I have many other symptoms of withdrawals too. So I am left with a choice, continue the Ativan at a higher dosage, or switch to a longer lasting benzo, or try to get off of them period. I want to get off of them or at least try. | M | 35 | 7 years | 1/14/2007 | 1 | Anxiety, insomnia | Addiction | I liked Ativan a little too much and quickly developed tolerance and dependence to it. Within 1-2 nights, I was unable to sleep without it. It took me several months to kick my Ativan addiction. To this day, I cannot take any other benzodiazepine because of my experience with lorazepam. I love Ativan; if I had a bottle in front of me right now, I think I would take it all. | F | 23 | 1 months | 1/12/2007 | 4 | anxiety | none | M | 35 | | 1/5/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/panic attacks | Drowsiness at first. | Ativan is a major help in my life! I have mitral valve prolapse syndrome and a panic attack can strike at any time. I can take up to 2 - 1mg Ativan a day and most of the time I only take 1/2 pill and on average only a few days a month. | F | 49 | 12 years | 1/2/2007 | 5 | panic attacks | I have had no side effects. | I take only .5mg when I feel an anxiety attack coming on.(about twice a month) It calms me in about 15 minutes without feeling drugged. It has made an enormous difference in my life and I am very pleased with the results. | F | 36 | 3 months | 12/19/2006 | 4 | Insomnia,Tension Headaches | No side effects | I found this pretty mild at 2.5mg.Works well for a couple of weeks then becomes like a placebo.Didn't work for my headaches which is the cause of my Insomnia/Depression. They would work very well for Anxiety,and/or Insomnia on it's own. I didn't find them addictive or dangerous as all the hype makes them out to be,and I tapered off in a couple of weeks. better than most of the Psychiatric pills(junk) out their, but still no substitute for healthy living and exercise,and they ain't going to cure anything | M | 4 months | 12/16/2006 | 4 | Insomnia/Anxiety | None | Was prescribed 2mg ativan at bedtime for insomnia. It definitely puts me to sleep. As soon as this med was prescribed to me, I researched it on the web and found out that it was highly addictive after using it for very short periods, so I use it sparingly, maybe once a week or less. I've been using it for about 6 weeks now. It definitely works great for me, but I would advise to use it only when absolutely needed to prevent the possibility of addiction. | M | 44 | 6 weeks | 12/15/2006 | 5 | anxiety | None at all. | Seems to effectively relieve anxiety without feeling drugged. I take it only as needed (maybe a couple of times a month) when I feel stressed and anxious. | M | 47 | 2 years | 12/12/2006 | 5 | GAD/OCD | None | I've written before about how well Ativan works for me. My doctor prescribed .5 mg three times a day, but I never had to take more than two. (so far, I've taken less than a quarter of the number prescribed since mid-October). I haven't needed any for over two weeks. I have TMJ and its finally gotten bad enough to see my doctor. He gave me a prescription for Naprosyn (500 mg); one of the side effects is a racing heartbeat right after you take it. I took my first dose last night and got hit by the heartbeat, whihc triggered an increaser in anxiety, so I took an Ativan this morning and it calmed me right down. An added benefit is that it relaxes ou, which should help me get over the TMJ a little faster. There is no shame in taking it as needed so you can function. I have a wife, child, and a job and they have to come first. I can't afford the luxury of sitting at home a bundle of nerves evey time anxiety hits me. | M | 46 | 2 months | 11/29/2006 | 5 | anxiety/panic attacks | I use .5mg PRN and I love it. It doesn't make me drowsy nor am I "out of it" when I take it. It makes me feel normal. It's almost euphoric going from an anxiety attack to feeling normal. | F | 26 | 8 months | 11/29/2006 | 5 | GAD/OCD | None | I just wrote the entry below. For added perspective, I read an entry on a site for chronic pain sufferers, about the danger of "addiction" to pain killers. The writer pointed out a true addict takes something whether he needs it or not, and will do anything to get more of a drug. I think most of us who take Ativan, even every day, are not addicts--we'd love to be rid of the condition that requires us to take it. I've notcied a lot of contributors to this site are seeing therapists, (including me) so obviously we're trying to cure the casues of our problems so we won't need Ativan anymore. If we were truly addicted, we'd be seeking ways to take more, not less! | M | 46 | 3 months | 11/29/2006 | 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 | 4 | anxiety/panic...agoraphobia | after several years, I have noticed some memory loss, but I have no idea if that is due to this drug or not. | prozac, zoloft, etc, etc, etc, didnt' work...Ativan has always helped. I've taken it for 8 years as needed and have not noticed any addictive traits. After a few years I did change from .5 mg to 1 mg. Tried it on a daily basis and it didn't seem to do anything, but it's still great on an 'as needed' basis. | M | 34 | 8 years | 11/13/2006 | 5 | GAD, minor panic attacks, OCD | Slight drowsiness at first. Went away after a few days. | This is a great drug if taken properly. I started out taking two .5 mg a day--one at night and one in the morning. Then I backed down to one during the mornining, when my anxiety levels peak. Now I'm down to one two or three times a week. I'm also seeing a therapist to work out my anxiety issues. I think you must combine therapy with any anti-anxiety drug for a permanent cure. But I see nothing wrong with taking Ativan as needed, even every day. Should diabetics feel bad becasue they need insulin every day? There is nothing wrong with wanting to feel normal. I hope my therapy lets me stop Ativan totally eventually, but in the meantime its helping me get through the tough times--stops the racing thoughts and just chills me out without making me feel doped up. | M | 46 | 1 months | 11/9/2006 |