Posted by Dreyfus on January 2, 2005, at 20:26:53
In reply to Is Ativan addicting?, posted by mmcconathy on December 30, 2004, at 12:27:40
> I'm considering it, im not intrested in Xanax because i dont want to be temped to abuse it, since it does have a reputation in that catagory.
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> I take Klonopin 1mg, it is not very noticable at first, it just slowy makes things less "intense".But it's not helping with my panic attacks.
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> This is why im considering Ativan.
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> Can i have some Random input from experienced users?
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> mATTI take .5mg of Ativan twice a day. I also take 150mg Trazodone for sleep. I added the Ativan about 7 years ago because I would often wake up early even with the Trazodone ( I think I took 100mg then).
Ativan definitely is addictive. Fortunately, however, it has a short half-life. This makes it much easier to get off than say, Valium. I speak from experience. When recovering from a heart attack in 1999, I got off of it in two weeks. Of course, when I went back to work I went on it again. When a doctor took me off of 10mg of Valium in 1990, I went through about 3 weeks of hell.
I hope this helps.
Michael
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