Posted by Hugh on October 30, 2016, at 21:19:40
In reply to About Ativan, posted by Nonsing on October 29, 2016, at 10:50:27
Ativan should not be stopped suddenly. The dosage should be tapered gradually for a period of weeks or months. Most people can taper it without significant withdrawal symptoms, but a large number of people can't. I belong to the latter group. I took Ativan for insomnia for three years, and then I started to suffer from tolerance, dependence, and inter-dose withdrawal. It took me four hellish months to taper off of it. I did a crossover to Valium halfway through my taper. The Ashton Manual has lots of good advice on tapering benzos.
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