Ativan and memory
Common Questions and Answers about Ativan and memory
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Vicki gave you some good advice about speaking with our Dr. The memory loss and confusion is very understandable taking ativan and going through wd. actually the ativan should be tapered. it is notorious for memory loss complete wipe out. usually through drinking with them but if you are dehydrated and coming off opiates it is very probable. Congratulations on getting clean and learning about your addiction and the meds that feed it. Take good care of yourself.
Ask him about increasing the Zoloft and tapering off the Ativan. The Ativan can give you withdrawal and strange symptoms. Missing one dose does cause changes that you can feel.
Good Luck. Please try not to be scared! Really there is nothing to fear here. You can try to get answers and you will find support on this site. You can taper off the Ativan, many people here have done it. So keep posting and let us know what is happening.
They are both very addictive along with every other benzodiazepine(valium,klonopin,ativan, librium,xanax) with xanax the one thing that can make it worse is the fact that if you abruptly stop using it you can have a siezure depening on your dose and how long you've been taking it. But in the end ativan and xanax basically rank about the same in my opinion, but you should really contact your prescribing doctor to get their opinion.
Johns Hopkins researchers who have been at the forefront of this field reviewed the evidence on short-term and long-term mental changes after bypass surgery. They found that short-term confusion, memory loss, and poorer problem solving and information processing are common after bypass surgery, but are usually temporary and reversible. Most people return to their pre-bypass level of function between 3 and 12 weeks after surgery.
ve been having more panic attacks and depression is making it worse and I called my doctor and explained all this but only said to keep taking it for a few more weeks and the ativan that was prescribed to me as well but has not affect on me since I've been takin that for a while month now and still nothing from it that calms me. The affects from the paxil right now are chest numb no emotions and memory lost .
i immediately felt dizzy, fuzzy headed ,weak and had memory and cognitive problems. i routinely take my resting pulse rate when i wake up(a habit i picked up from my younger athletic days) the morning after the tramadol,my resting pulse rate dropped from around 70 to around 60 and has stayed there. my symptoms have changed a bit over the last 5 months. im not as jittery, but i now get some palpitations.
I went to the funeral home and was overwhelmed with grief. I took 4 ativan 2 at a time about 2 hours apart. I was fine that night. the next day was the funeral, I never got out of bed. my husband said I couldn't talk, I couldn't walk I don't remember one single thing that day NOTHING. Next day I woke up I was fine except that I felt bad I missed the funeral plus I don't know what happend to me. Help I'm very concerned on why this happend.
I have been taking Xanax for years now and have not found it to cause memory loss. Everyone experiences meds in a different way. Valium (diazepam), alprazolam (Zanax Ativan and clonazepam are all members of the same "family" with some "minor" chemical changes. I have found that OTC sleep aids often cause me to forget things. It's really frustrating not be able to remember what I said two minutes ago.
IMHO, meds work best with therapy.
but i always attributed it to being on a benzo for so long....i know that benzos (ativan, valium, xanax, etc.) definitely mess with your short-term memory.....i didn't realize that opiates could.....hmmmmmm....now i wonder....yes, another excellent reason to get off everything! i'm trying, but it is da**mned hard! only on day 4 here.....feel like i'm fighting a war every single minute of the day and night....
and get a prescription for 1mg Ativan called in. Since Monday I have been taking 1 -2 a day as needed and boy has it helped!!!! I've taken Ativan sparingly in the last couple of years ever since I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer almost 2 1/2 years ago and I never got addicted. Mostly they just made me sleepy. My question is how long should I continue to take the Ativan and how long before my body will get used to it?
Modafinil will help you with your glutamate level which is the neurotransmitter implied in learning and memory and it will also keep you awake without disturbing your sleep pattern unless you are very sensitive to the drug.
Please consider that I'm not a doctor and you should talk to a qualified physician before using any drugs mentioned above.
put me on remeron for anxiety and depression and sleep,Im walking around in a fog my memory has gone and so bad anxiety,,sometimes my skin even burns,is this anxiety,,,,dr wants me off the ativan but i have been on benzos for 18 years and im afraid i cant do it any one else have severe anxiety and what kinds of odd symtoms do u get and do u feel like your losing your memory
i have never been on either of them, but my mom takes valium and she is a zombie, and my grandmother takes ativan, and she can still fuction without shaking and anxiety... i hope i helped you.
Okay, well how are you directed to take them both? Is one as needed, both as needed, and if so, how do you know when to take which? Do you take one of them regularly? It's pretty uncommon to be prescribed two short-acting benzos concurrently.
The equivalency between the two meds isn't an exact science, but per equivalency charts, approximately 0.5mg of Xanax equals 1mg of Ativan, so the Xanax is roughly twice as potent, mg to mg. Again, not an exact science.
What symptoms of a hangover are you talking about? If you're speaking of anxiety, that's most likely not a hangover, but rather the typical after effects of alcohol consumption.
Taking Ativan for hangover symptoms would technically considered abuse of your prescription, since that isn't what it's prescribed for, and all around a bad idea.
I think the headache was from something else and not the ativan. Woke up this morning with no headache and took .25mg of ativan and no headache. We'll see what happens later today....
I'm a bit sedated right now on just .25mg. too.
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