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 |
| 3 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Have been taking for more than a decade, my medical records don't go back further than that. Have since been told I was mis-diagnosed and have BPD and have to go in hospital next week for rapid detox off the Ativan before I can begin the appropriate medication! Am very fearful............. | I currently take 2 mgs. 4 x a daily, and have been taking Ativan for more than 10 years, probably closer to 15. | F | 45 | 10 years | 5/27/2005 | 1 | anxiety, insomnia | first few days grogginess during day; withdrawal symptoms: extreme anxiety and insomnia (unable to sleep for 3 days), panic attacks, flu-like symptoms, headache | I knew ativan was addictive, but Dr. told me nothing about side effects, or how quickly I could experience withdrawal/tolerance. I am only realizing from this web-search that what I am experiencing is related to the Ativan. Dr. prescribed 2 mg nightly for a 1 week period. I am very sensitive to most meds, but was told this dose and time period was not a concern. But, I am practically climbing the walls from anxiety and lack of sleep, much, much worse than before I began the ativan. Not worth the one week of sleep at all! | F | 28 | 7 days | 4/23/2005 | 1 | Insomnia due to hyperactive thyroid | I started taking 2 mg per day at bedtime. After about a year, I experienced anxiety during the day, and my doctor thought that my thyroid condition was getting worse, so he doubled my Ativan dose. A few months later, I became anxious again, and it turned out the anxiety was caused by the fact that I had reached tolerance to the Ativan and needed more in order to feel | Ativan should only be taken on a short-term basis. It's actually possible to become addicted to Ativan after taking it for as short a time as a month. It is very potent and highly addictive. Had I known it would affect me in the way it did, I never would have taken it in the first place. I tried to wean myself off Ativan, but was unsuccessful in doing so because I suffered from severe interdose withdrawal symptoms. A kind, caring doctor in an attempt to wean me off the Ativan switched me to Valium so that I could taper myself off that drug. Valium has a longer half-life, so it's much easier for people who are addicted to Ativan to get off Benzodiazepines by switching to Valium. The website, www.benzo.org.uk contains a copy of the Ashton Manual, which is considered the best resource to use if you're considering tapering off a Benzodiazepine tranquilizer, such as Ativan. I am 58 years old. I never took recreational drugs in my life, and I discovered at age 55 that I was a geriatric junkie because of the Ativan. Patients should exercise extreme caution before taking this drug. It took me three years to beat this addiction. | F | 58 | 4 years | 4/15/2005 | 1 | insomnia and anxiety | After 5 years at the same dose, I began to unknowingly experience tolerance withdrawal. No doctor I went to could figure out what was wrong with me. I was sick for one year until a therapist finally figured it out. | I was precribed this drug for six years without being told it is addictive and builds tolerance. When I tried to get off it in a reasonable amount of time, over several weeks in detox, I had a complete physical and mental breakdown. I had to reinstate and am now coming off it at such a slow pace, it will take years to get off. This drug should never be prescribed for longer than 2 weeks, EVER. | F | 48 | 6 years | 4/11/2005 | 1 | M | 66 | 13 years | 4/11/2005 | 1 | Anxiety caused by other drugs | At first the Ativan helped control the anxiety at a very low dose, but after a while I became tolerant to it and had to increase both the dose and the frequency of taking it since I was starting to suffer severe interdose anxiety. Then it reached a point where it no longer controlled the anxiety, but caused severe anxiety and depression. | It is extremely powerful addictive drug that sneaks up on you and destroys your life. It takes all the pleasure and meaning out of your life. It is very difficult to stop taking. Withdrawal from it is incredibly painful both physically and emotionally, causing anxiety, depression, suicidal ideations, hopelessness, paranoia, panic attacks, obsessive negative thoughts,depersonalization and a number of physical symptoms ranging from dizziness, headaches, diarrhea, flu like symptoms to even seizures. Even though in total I have taken the Ativan for 1 year, I used it sporadically for the first 6 months. | F | 47 | 1 years | 4/10/2005 | 5 | Panic attacks/ Insomnia | None. | It's been a cool drug so far. i take 2mg's of it a night to sleep and 2 mg's whenever i get a panic attack....it instantly knocks me out.. | M | 27 | 9 months | 4/6/2005 | 5 | anxiety attacks | sleepiness | F | 70 | 4 months | 3/31/2005 | 5 | insomnia | it let me sleep at night | dr. warned me against taking it for more than 5 nights in a row, I'm on night 3 but it's helped me sleep at night. No problems waking up in the morning. | F | 18 | 3 days | 3/31/2005 | 5 | sleep | helps tremendously with sleep. no side effects for me and i've been on the same dose for several years. | M | 41 | 5 years | 3/9/2005 | 5 | anxiety | drowsyness | This drug is very good for anxiety and insomnia. However it is addictive and should be used with caution. | F | 57 | 5 days | 3/8/2005 | 3 | sleep disorder, anxiety | None | This is a great medication for anxiety, but not so great as a sleeping pill. | F | 37 | 2 years | 3/8/2005 | 4 | panic/anxiety attacks | some drowsiness afterwards | At first I was taking 0.5 mg, but unfortunately, my anxiety attacks got worse and my doctor upped it to 1 mg. It helps fairly well at calming me down when I am having a moderate anxiety attack, though it does nothing for me when I have a severe one. | F | 21 | 4 months | 2/22/2005 | 2 | Anxiety symptoms dizzy walking | After taking 1 mg for the first time, anxious feelings dissipated but became more disoriented and off-balanced which is what I wanted to cure. | M | 35 | 1 days | 2/18/2005 | 4 | | 2/17/2005 | 1 | Bipolar II | Ativan helped me relax and sleep. Problem is I built a huge tolerance to it and needed higher and higher doses for it to work properly. | Withdrawal when I decided to quit was a nitemare. Anxiety x10! Doctors should warn patients that this drug is highly addictive. I will never take one of those again. | M | 26 | 4 months | 2/13/2005 | 4 | Nausea control from Chemotherapy | Even at low doses, Ativan very addictive to me. Without it, can't sleep, agitated frequently, and overly emotional. | I was taking Ativan to help supress the effects of chemotherapy. Every effective against nausea. | M | 42 | 5 months | 2/10/2005 | 4 | anxiety/depression | I have many panic attacks throughout the day, and the atavan helps to calm me down. | M | 29 | 4 weeks | 2/5/2005 | 4 | tachycardia | drowsiness, confusion | F | 26 | 7 days | 2/5/2005 | 5 | Anxiaty and Panick attacks, OCD | Drowsyness | Was first given in ER for panick attacks. Then by script from doctor. Works great to take that edge off without being so powerfull like Xanex. I take it when needed mostly at night to help me rest, it quites my mind down. | F | 43 | 6 years | 2/3/2005 |