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 |
| 5 | anxiety/ocd | Slight drowsiness | I'm thinking maybe some people who dontl like Ativan had an "allergic" reaction. I took Serzone for about a week a few years ago and it casued all sorts of nasty side-effects--vivid nightmares, feeling doped up during the day, etc. I switiced to Ativan and no probelms. If you look at the Serzone section on this site, you'll find a lot "5" ratings--people love it, but it wasn't right for me. I just had a bad reaction to Serzone, just as others may have ahd with Ativan. You have to find what works for you. | M | 46 | 1 days | 11/9/2006 | 5 | pseudo seizures | insomnia, psuedo seizures during withdrawal Do not take this medecine. | Ativan is addictive big time | M | 30 | 11 months | 11/6/2006 | 5 | pseudo seizures | insomnia, psuedo seizures during withdrawal Do not take this medecine. | Ativan is addictive big time | M | 30 | 11 months | 11/6/2006 | 4 | Anxiety, Insomnia | Groggy the next day of taking, felt hungover | Help to relax me quickly and helped me to fall asleep. I took this drug while waiting for the full effects of Effexor to kick it. It served it's purpose and I would recommend it to anyone who wants instant relief from a panic or anxiety attack. | F | 23 | 6 months | 11/2/2006 | 5 | anxiety and panic | Minor drowsoness | I have GAD and Ativan helps calm me down so I can get a grip. I usually take .5 mg in the morning, maybe another .5 at night if necessary, which is rare. I'm also seeing a psycologist to help get rid of underlying anxiety issues so I can stop the drug. But it has been a lifesaver through the bad times. So far, no tolerance issues. I think its great as part of a larger drug/therapy treatment. | M | 46 | 2 weeks | 10/30/2006 | 3 | anxiety, panic attacks, Bipolar II | none really besides being sleepy | It is EXTREMLY addictive. It really helps keep you calm, but try getting off it cold turkey even with a anti- convulsant like Lamictal and you will have nightmarish withdrawals. Like others said, tight muscles, can't think straight, can't eat, can't sleep, I even had hallucinations and feelings of impending doom or dying. | F | 33 | 9 months | 10/27/2006 | 3 | anxiety, panic attacks, Bipolar II | none really besides being sleepy | It is EXTREMLY addictive. It really helps keep you calm, but try getting off it cold turkey even with a anti- convulsant like Lamictal and you will have nightmarish withdrawals. Like others said, tight muscles, can't think straight, can't eat, can't sleep, I even had hallucinations and feelings of impending doom or dying. | F | 33 | 9 months | 10/27/2006 | 4 | Fibrpmyalgia | Take it 1/2 hour before bedtime so the only effect is a brain fog in the morning. Am fine by noon of the next day. | I am allergic to aspirin (ASA)so Ativan is the only thing that helps stop or slow down my musle spasms when they flare. Particularly when I get them in my chest plate. I only take it when absolutely needed which translates to approximately 1 (.5mg) pill a month. Sometimes 2 a month. | F | 47 | 5 years | 10/20/2006 | 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 | 4 | anxiety | Not sure of any - maybe slight memory loss (but I can't remember) :) | Works well. Take about 0.5 mg to 1mg/day when anxious. I stop taking it for 2 to 4 day stretches at a time with next to no side effects. | M | 54 | 10 years | 10/5/2006 | 1 | sleeplessness | Stopped working well after 2-3 weeks (developed tolerance). Developed chest pains, painful breathing, fatigued during day. After going off terrible withdrawal symptoms (did not know to taper off) -- still ongoing 3-1/2 weeks later --(ringing in ears, jerking movements, insomnia, painful breathing, anxiety & panic attacks). See www.benzo.org.uk for more details on this drug. | This drug is highly addictive. Not worth the short-term benefit. Do not take it beyond a couple of days, if at all. | M | 44 | 28 days | 9/30/2006 | 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 | 1 | axiety caused Lamisil symtoms | I am currently tapering off Lorazepan generic for Ativan after being on it of 6 weeks. At first it was ok with no major side effects but in the last three weeks I developed tremors, muscle spasm on right side of face, neck, back and legs. At first these tremors were infrequent, 2 max, now it is daily. Episodes 1st lasted .5 hour last episode was 2 days ago lasted. 1.5 hours. I also wonder if it has to do that I'm reducing the meds. | I took Ativan for dealing with axiety after taking Lamisil and causing side effects. Before taking these meds I had never taken anything except generic form of Xanax between Lamisil and Adivan to deal with Lamisil issue. I had to stop taking Xanax because I was becoming nauseated all the time, along with tremors. Best advise is to see therapy, support groups but NO Psychiatrist. They will want to put you on more meds. | F | 41 | 6 weeks | 9/25/2006 | 5 | depression and severe panic attacks | When I first started taking Ativan, the only side affect I experienced was getting drowsy. Now I don't have any side effects from it. | The drowsiness side effect only took place during the first few weeks of taking Ativan. From personal experience, be careful about taking cough and cold medicines with Ativan, because the side affects from the other medicines will be twice as bad. Or maybe that is just me... Anyways, the anxiety, depression, and panic attacks, are because I have a hard time dealing with my disabilty, and perhaps partially because I have problems with my spinal cord. (Ankylosing Spondylitis with Osteoporosis, and suspecting also Stenosis). I find Ativan to be a safe drug, and non habit forming even if taken on a regular basis, but it may be habit forming for other people. If I can always forget to take them, that must mean that I am not addicted to them. I was first perscribed .5mg, 3 times a day, now I am pescribed 1mg, 3 times a day. Ativan has kept me out of the emergency room from having severe panic attacks, and it also keeps my AFIB-RVR heart condition in check. I think Ativan has been a life save | M | 35 | 7 years | 9/17/2006 | 5 | Anxiety & related insomnia | None | Very helpful over short-term. Calms anxiety and helps sleep without feeling drugged. I took 1-2 mg./day for 3 months 10 years ago and had no problem stopping when issues were resolved and prescription ran out. Recently I was on 1-1.5/day for 4-5 months and tapered off after reading many of the withdrawal horror stories on the Internet. I would recommend using only as really needed, not on a daily basis and working on the underlying problems with a therapist or other means. Tapering works...I tapered off over a period of a few weeks until I was down to .25 mg for sleep and then stopped completely with no side effects. | M | 51 | 5 months | 9/15/2006 | 1 | sleep | none | took before bed 1mg to help with sleep and was like taking nothing. Did not help at all. | F | 37 | | 9/9/2006 | 4 | gen anx, insomnia, acute panic | Memory loss if I took more than prescribed, somnolence, loss of appetite. When I was on this medication I also had a recurring dream in which I was drinking a bottomless glass of water all night, and I have known others this has happened to. | I have taken this intermittently since I was 17. I found that I needed a higher dose than indicated (7 mg or so) in order to combat anxiety. This drug is powerful and a godsend for people who suffer acute anxiety attacks, but is dangerous because it's easy (and fun) to use recreationally. I've also taken a dose and then taken another dose either because the first hasn't kicked in yet, or doesn't seem to be working. What I found most dangerous about this drug is that I don't feel high or aware that I'm altered or acting oddly. Do not drive while on this drug, even if you feel safe doing so, and taking other depressants can really zonk you out, or kill you. In my experience, taking way too much of this drug can result in extreme agitation, panic, hallucination (not the fun kind), depersonalization, suicidal urges and almost violent extreme emotions and actions. | F | 25 | 9 years | 9/2/2006 | 1 | anxiety & depression | Sweating, palpitations, tremors, feeling of withdrawing from society... curling up and doing nothing. | I had no idea it was so addictive and dangerous. I was prescribed 30, take 1mg at bedtime from a doc in Thailand to help anxiety and sleep, after being diagnosed HIV+. Knocked me out for 12 hours... then I continued taking it for 2 months before I realized that the symptoms (on the left) were from Ativan, not HIV. Now I'm trying to taper off. I'm at 0.5mg, but for how long..? | M | 54 | 2 months | 8/23/2006 | 5 | fear and anxiety and depression | none. Allows good sleep in 30 minutes, if I take it when I cannot fall asleep. But I take 0.5mg in the am, to stop my anxiety and chattering teeth symptom. Then I feel strong and positive. | The best miracle drug for me to solve my life crisis fears. I take many other physical medicines (not for anxiety) | M | 66 | 9 months | 8/4/2006 | 4 | Insomnia/anxiety/post migraine | After about three months of 1mg per night, became quite forgetful. Cognitive abilities seemed to deteriorate the longer I was using. Also noticed occasional morning dizzy spells. After ten months decided to taper--tapered off over three months and the last month was HELL. | Wish doc had advised against using drug daily--withdrawal sickness severe, including all over muscle cramps, high anxiety, flu like symptoms. After clear of drug for two months, began using again to help recover from severe menstrual migraine. If I avoid taking more than 4mg per month, and never two days in a row, this drug prevents the terrible depression and brain fog that otherwise comes after a migraine attack, and I don't have any withdrawal symptoms in between uses. This drug is wonderful as long as used wisely, but maybe too many dox ignorant of what wise use means?? | F | 47 | 10 months | 7/27/2006 |