Ive been taking ativan since the last
month to help anxiety symptoms I sualyy
take it once a day wenever I start getting
panicky,,its a dose of 0.5
i know its addictive and ive heard te
withdrwal is tuff but can be addcited
after 1 month of a 0.5 dose taking not at
a specific time but wheni get
anxious..Also how im I suppose to tapper
or ween off when I have the lowest dose
possible..I hear some people take it 3
times a day for motnhs and monthds im I
making too much of this?
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backhome22
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 195 Location: MN
Posted: 03-01-06 17:45pm
Hey mitch!
I used to be on xanax .5mg, and i'd take
it usually 2 times a day when I felt like
I needed it, which was usually every day.
I ran out of my last pill, so my current
doc prescribed me ativan 1mg. I know they
say that you're not supposed to abrubptly
discontinue use, but the .5 mg is so
small, I told my e.R. Doc that I took the
.5 and he was like oh yeah that's nothing!
...It didn't really affect me too much
being off that. I know they have .25 mg
too so if you're worried about it just ask
your doc for a lower dosage. But I don't
wanna tell you something that could hurt
you, so maybe just call a doc or go over
on the doctorslounge dot net, where
usually docs and nurses answer your
questions for free fairly quickly. I'll
try to find out some more for ya!
Xoxo
janelle
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mitch7654
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 170
Posted: 03-01-06 17:58pm
Thanks for the link but im not gonna go.I
try to stay away from med web sites cuz
people lik me and you go and whe does
something good come out of it? Hell thast
why I started trippin about taking the
ativan .
I feel beter now tho...U put kisses at the
end :p lolo
later xoxo
mitch
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backhome22
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 195 Location: MN
Posted: 03-01-06 18:07pm
Yeah you're right! I shouldn't go to
those sites...They just convince me even
more that i'm dying of something or the
other! Lol! Plus they usually just tell
me something I already know from reading
like every single internet article about
the condition i'm asking about. I'm like
here are my symptoms-i think I have a
blood clot...They'll be like a blood clot
is...And go off on what it is...But I
can't help it! I'm addicted! Lol! I
pm'ed you again...
Xoxo
janelle
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campingmom
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 6
Ativan Withdrawal Posted: 03-01-06 19:46pm
Hi, I have been on ativan for extended
periods of time in the past. I took
myself off it without consulting my doctor
because I was feeling too dependent on
medication and wanted to try without it.
I have not taken ativan for 2 and a half
years now. The withdrawal I went through
when removing myself from both 1.0mg and
0.5mg was several, 5 days +, of sleepless
nights. I took it once a day usually
close to bedtime. I spoke to a
pharmacist about it after the first time,
and a few nights without sleep, and she
said that what I was experiencing was
normal. And she reassured me that in 5
to 7 days I would sleep again. I also
asked about something to help me sleep,
she pointed out a few things but told me
that they can also become addictive. I
decided to sweat it out and go with little
sleep. Hope this helps!
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Backhome22 Posted: 03-01-06 20:00pm
Their are tests they can run to see if you
have a blood clot. If you are addicted
to ativan, their is help out there, just
talk to your Dr., he will help you, this
can be a serious problem and this is
nothing to laugh at.
I hope you get the help out there you
need! You are hurting people that really
care about you!
Good luck
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backhome22
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 195 Location: MN
Posted: 03-01-06 20:07pm
Hi sandy!
I actually did just get an ultrasound done
on that leg and it showed up negative...I
still worry about it though all the time
even though the test shows negative and my
leg continues to hurt. And none of the 5
docs i've been to seem to have any answers
on why it hurts, so that's what worried me
most is that maybe they missed something!
I know I could go again, but I just know
every time it comes back negative i'll be
okay for a day and then be back a wreck
about it the next day thinking oh they
missed it again! That's how it is with
me. I never believe it. As for being
addicted to ativan or other meds, I don't
think I am yet, but they do help so I can
see it happening if I can't find other
ways to calm down. I hope it doesn't come
to that though...It's just seeming a
little hopeless at the moment! Thanks!
