Ativan not working
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avinza
well we all know i have been on benzos 18 years xanax most of all and it stopped working last year so onto klonopin and they took me off that coldturkey and put on ativan which does not seem to be working,,,,i see another person on here that had the same thing done to them ,what do drs think they are doing,I was told i would not have withdrawals from the klonopin but i believe i am im trying to hang in i have no more insurance to go impatient next stop would be state hospital..
When was the last time you saw your doctor about your anxiety? Did your doctor tell you to start taking the Ativan again?
Yes, I have input. Immediately stop taking your medication in ANY manner that has not been prescribed for you! What you are doing now is called "drug abuse." If the current dose is not working, you need to talk to your doctor about either increasing the dose or changing to another med.
Self-medicating with this class of drugs is stupid and can be very dangerous.
hi,
im not a doctor, but im taking ativan for years. The Ativan works for 4 hours , how long it stays in system about up to 3 days.it depands on how many mg you took .
instead of talking more , try to skip the ativan , instead of 3 times a day, try 2 pills a day for few days.The mdication will start to work again. Your body just get used to those specific meds.It is very easy to get used to it and get hook on those meds.Just be careful.
i was on xanx for 17 years it worked great aftet stopping it cold turkey in 07 i hVEnt been teh same...was put on both klonopin and ativan they helped some but klonopin made me more depressed and ativan was the cause of year of dizziness..so in march dr put me back on xanax up to 6 mg a day...i dont take that much but maybe i need to ..
I am in therapy and trying to process all of the reasons why i used/abused, etc,,,,, Well he started me on .5 Ativan twice a day, i called up and told him its not working, he told me to go up to 1. twice a day. DOes this drug need to get in your system for it to start working? I have been on xanax in the past and i felt that worked immediately, and i liked that i was able to take as needed, but with the Ativan i have to take it twice a day, I'm confused??
Well medications work differently for everyone, I read it's supposed to have sedative properties and such but I became immune to sedation from Geodon that knocks you out and so far none of the other antipsychotics I tried sedate me that much either although they're supposed to generally but they all have a different propensity for sedating a person. It might also take some time to take effect in your body.
How is ativan different than Xanax,I am to take 1 mg ativan 3 times aday was making it 8 hours between doses now because of my early wake up time or teh med not working as well im taking it like ever 5 to 6 hours''''''Could i be double dosing this way.....i can feel when the pills wears off its like the side of my head starts feeling wierd but im also being more dizzy lately....
I to was afraid of side effects and reading about seizures but so far I only feel slower and a little drowsy but other than that its working. I still have little panics but not to bad . oI used to take Klonopin for years but in low doses and when I got this reoccurring attack it felt like it wasn't working anymore. Maybe I just needed a higher dose but I was worried about being to clumsy and extra drowsy. At least so far with Ativan I have been able to drive pretty good.
Assume you mean Ativan right? Xanax and Ativan are both benzodizepenes, anti-anxiety medications in the same class as Valium and Klonopin (which I take). All of them have different half lives (how long they last in the body) and the potential for a person to build up a tolerance to it depends on the half life. The half life of Ativan is short but much longer than that of Xanax which is really meant for occasional use for panic attacks. Ativan can more safely be taken everyday on a regular basis.
5 of xanex in morning and 1mg at night to help me sleep but i have been on it so long just dont seem like its working anymore...i tried switching once b4 to ativan and i was up all night with not being able to sleep, i was hot then cold and my heart felt like it was racing, when i called the pharmacy they said t was bc i went from a 1mg of xanex to 1 mg of ativan and ativan is only half the strenght of xanex that i should of been on 2 mg of ativan to equal out to the 1mg of xanex....
I take Xanax when needed and I have also been on Buspar for over a month. I saw changes with Buspar after a couple weeks, but just recently...I started having more attacks and I don't know if it is working or not. Buspar is non-habit forming (or so I have read) but the Xanax does wonders when I can't deal with an attack. Ativan was given to me in the hospital for my first attack and it made me feel very strange...depressed, too.
Ryan, how do you taper off Ativan? Or it's not necessary and could go on to an anti-depressant like Remeron? Also, is another med helpful while one is trying to taper such as Klonopin, etc.?... What are your thoughts about the anti-depressant Remeron. I suffer once in awhile from migraines. I have been prescribed Topamax. Have you heard of the med call Topamax? Thanks.
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