Posted by darkhorse on November 25, 2004, at 7:36:16
In reply to When Ativan come out,was it a drug of choice ever?, posted by mmcconathy on November 24, 2004, at 20:04:15
Ativan was and still is one of the most popular benzos in the world...it has very good reputations for being harmless to the liver,no drug interactions,excellent for insomnia,general anxiety,panic disorder,agitated mania and psychosis,anathesia,.
Unfortunatly,like other popular benzos it got bad publicity to let SSRis rule the market.However it withstood the test of time...
It is one of the best benzos for me...
It can be taken once a day for as-needed anxiety or insomnia because on average its effects lasts 10-12 hours...or 2 times a day.
usual dose 1-2mg twice a day but can go up for some diorder (severe agitation etc)...0.5mg a dose I think is ineffective.Good luck.
poster:darkhorse
thread:419901
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20041123/msgs/420086.html