Lorazepam and Sleepy: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Mah...
• November 2, 2016

Lorazepam for Anxiety "I am on Lexapro since I was 16, so for the past basically five years, I've struggled with anxiety. My doctor decided about three weeks ago to give me Ativan as a 'break the glass kind of emergency' immediate anxiety relief. I've only used it twice since then and I don't know how to describe this medicine other than quiet. It makes everything so quiet, and for someone with anxiety, it's a miracle. I've learned what the onset of an attack looks like, and by taking this medicine within thirty minutes, I am calm, collected, and have completely avoided what might have been a mental breakdown. Honestly, this drug is such a lifesaver. It does make you a little sleepy, but nothing at all unbearable. I can take it any time of the day. It's amazing."

• Boo...
• June 29, 2016

Lorazepam for Anxiety "I have severe flight anxiety and was prescribed Ativan 5-10 years ago to take before flights. It works really well, and gives me this deep feeling of calm that helps me not panic on planes. I used to shake for an entire eight-hour flight, and while my anxiety doesn't entirely disappear with a 2mg dose, it's vastly more manageable. I haven't really noticed any side effects aside from feeling sleepy and having my mind wander a bit."

• Vic...
• March 19, 2016

Lorazepam for Anxiety "I take Ativan for panic attacks caused by loud noises or medical tests and the dentist. It is very effective within 30 minutes. It makes me sleepy and relaxed. I get off balance and dizzy, so I usually need help walking. It is a great medication for panic attacks."

• imr...
• September 18, 2013

For Anxiety "I just started taking lorazepam (Ativan), I take it most days. Sometimes I don't, depending on how I feel. I feel really good on it. I am on 0.5 mg. My psych said I can take two, though. It relieves my anger, anxiety, and helps with my concentration a little. I am bipolar and ADD/ADHD. I didn't think benzos would do anything for me because I had been on Xanax and Klonopin, and they did nothing but make me sleepy or agitated for me, but there is hope. I give it an A."

• mar...
• February 23, 2013

Lorazepam for Panic Disorder "My experience with a serious panic attack was thought to be the onset of a heart attack. I was monitored, had lab work, even x-rays. No heart attack, my heart was found to be totally clean of blockages. So the doctors conferred that I was indeed having a full-scale panic attack. I was given a single 1 mg pill of Ativan. Within minutes I was calmer, breathing returned to slow and regular, I felt warmer and secure, clear-headed yet a little sleepy. The other meds I take are one 75 mg Effexor XR nightly and a single capsule of raw thyroid nightly. I do take a vitamin and mineral supplement when I think to. The Ativan prescription was issued for short-term and serious times of panic only. It was recommended I receive counsel, as well."

• Anonymous
• August 15, 2012

Lorazepam for Anxiety "I've been taking Ativan for almost 4 years now. I take 0.5 mg 2-4 times a day, depending on how my day is going. It works very well for me. When I start feeling anxiety, I start getting gaggy, and I take a pill, and within 15-20 minutes, I am calm. The only side effect I had was a little dizzy the first time taking it and sleepy, but it went away after the first day. My only problem now is I have social anxiety, and it doesn't help with that. I give this medicine a 10."

• Ely...
• March 16, 2012

Lorazepam for Nausea/Vomiting, Chemotherapy Induced "This medicine makes me feel, for lack of a better description, 'wavy', although it makes me sleepy and off-balance, it does do well with decreasing nausea, although occasionally I still do get the urge to vomit, but it's easily controllable."