Ativan for Status Epilepticus User Reviews

• Epi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 28, 2013

"I keep Ativan in a small container in my pocket at all times! When I feel a generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure coming on, I put one in my mouth, chew it up, swallow it, and it prevents or stops the seizure immediately. I am no longer afraid of status epilepticus because Ativan protects me. I'm thankful they exist."

• Kat...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 7, 2017

"This med works well for calming my head after a seizure(s). I have partial seizures. Started using it 2 years ago, 'as needed.' Recently, I'm attempting to discontinue any use of this medicine. My dosage is only 0.5 sublingual. The withdrawal symptoms are absolutely brutal. It's a low dose. I'm not sure if my sensitivity to medication and time taken affect the detox. I didn't expect the nightmares, nausea, exhaustion, fuzzy head. I am glad this med helped when needed, but can say, I'll never return to using it."

• Bub...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 30, 2020

"I have non-epileptic seizures and bad ones. When I wake in the hospital after they've given me the shots, it's horrible. I throw up all over the place, and according to my family, they give it to me to knock me out so they don't have to deal with the 'fight or flight childlike state' I'm in when I come to. In fact, my husband stopped them from giving me another shot because he told them I would more likely cooperate if they didn't keep giving me shots. I am not conscious, and the person that they deal with isn't the real me. I can't sleep now, though, and I'm feeling very sad and can't stop crying. I feel a little slower this time than usual, and it's been 2 days, so I'll be going to see a doctor to talk about my mood, memory, and sleep. Hopefully, I can find a group to talk to because I need one. I saw someone takes the pills when they feel their aura coming on, and that it helps, so we'll see about that."

• Xan...
• November 2, 2017

"Was withdrawing from fentanyl, heroin, and a little bit from suboxone. It takes away most symptoms, but Xanax and Klonopin work better. Ativan works great for anxiety, though, and lasts 6 to 7 hours for me."