Posted by terra miller on July 30, 2001, at 23:54:31
In reply to Re: Xanax or Ativan?? » terra miller, posted by Elizabeth on July 30, 2001, at 16:49:17
> Hi. Can I ask how frequently you were taking the Ativan, and at what dose?
i've been off it now probably 3 weeks? (time kindof runs together for me sometimes *smile*) maybe a month?? at the most i was taking 1mg/2xdaily which is the level i quit from because it seemed to be only causing rebound and not helping the "real" anxiety when i needed it to. "when" it was doing what it was supposed to do/when it was supposed to do it, i took 1mg as needed. one time i took 2mg and that was reallllly nice *bigsmile*, but i only did that once for a totally major panic episode that 1mg wasn't touching.
> A problem that some people have with using benzodiazepines "as needed" is rebound anxiety symptoms.yep.
>I don't know that Xanax would be any better.
kind of what i thought, but i was wondering nonetheless.
>Klonopin is long-acting but takes longer to work, so it's not as well-suited to ad hoc use.
that's what i thought, too. i like the "as needed" effect better.
> I'm not sure if I've answered your question, but I hope you at least got something useful out of this. < g >i got a significant smile. i think "that" is useful! :-)
> -elizabethdo i just have to 'grin and bear it'???? thanks for your reply. feeling younger than you, -terra
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