Posted by Fred23 on September 12, 2004, at 22:33:07
In reply to Ativan Tolerance, posted by AnxiousAndy on September 12, 2004, at 19:23:42
> My question is regarding ativan. I have been taking it for 3 days. The first day I took 3 pills (0.5 mg), the second day 2, and today I took only one.
Most references say that 2 - 3 mg per day is a typical *starting* dose.
My experience is that benzos have a threshhold effect, where one has to take at least a certain amount to get any useful effect. In other words, below that amount does nothing, while above it does something.
You might really need those 2 or 3 mg per day to get any effect at all. Some sort of adjustment (tolerance) will set in, until you stabilize at the "right" dosage. The "later on" type dose is given as around 6 mg.
Also, in my opinion, the equivalence charts are wrong, in saying that Ativan is half the "strength" of Xanax. It seems more like one quarter. One source (http://www.lifesteps.com/gm/Atoz/ency/antianxiety_drugs_pr.jsp) has a more realistic comparison.
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