Posted by Alexander on December 1, 2003, at 14:08:38
In reply to Re: Ativan, when is it a problem, posted by Jaynee on November 30, 2003, at 20:50:20
> I am over my cold and don't take as much ativan. I only took .5 yesterday. I just started effexor and am feeling pretty calm. I am thinking I should maybe take .25 for a few days and then just quit. Or can I just quit cold turkey, actually I will ask my pdoc his opinion.
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> Alexander you are right, I was taking the ativan for the wrong reasons when I had my terrible cough. It's just that if I don't get enough sleep, I get very, very anxious, so that is why I got desperate for sleep, and was taking too much ativan. But I was only not sleeping because of the cough, not because of insomnia.
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> Thanks all for you help.
Ya, I can totally relate with u. I therefore always keep some codeine and/or hydrocodone somewhere. Because it really effectively gets rid of any itching in your throat, and effectively supressed cough, which is especially annoying and painfull, when it is dry cough.Next time u get an Rx for Tylenol 2/3/4, Lortab, Vicodin, or any other narcotic, keep this in mind and lay some pills aside. Because if one thing is for sure: u'll get a flu again - sometime, somewhere, somehow.
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