Ativan - My new doctor prescribed it but i'm used to Xanax and i have a med phobia.. does it feel the same?
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Ativan is similar to Xanax for reducing anxiety, but it is not the same chemical. It does last longer than Xanax, about eight hours for most people, and most people I know who are prescribed Ativan prefer it over Xanax, myself included. As for feeling like "just don't care about anything", that's not a product of a medication, that's more of your state of mind. That sounds like depression. And depression with anxiety is now recognized to exist together in millions of people (my spouse for one) and he gets wonderful relief from taking Paxil and Ativan. I used to feel just like you about taking new medications and felt it was a phobia from paranoia, but later realized it wasn't: I really am highly-sensitive to psychiatric medications and just have to begin new ones at a very low dose to start. Which was a big relief to know because it did take a long for me personally to find the correct combination of medications to help me and if I would have kept believing it was just me being paranoid, I would have suffered too long. Good luck to you and give the Ativan a chance.
Ativan is just a dehydrated martini, same as Valium.
thats funny.medication phobia.haha. its the same thing...just last longer.whooooooohooooo!.... fruit loops are so funny..love you guys.the reason i get up and go to work each morning! :) also makes you horny as all hell!
I take Ativan 2 mg for anxiety as needed - not every day. It takes away the anxiety but doesn't make you feel quite as good as xanax. I took xanax for about 2 years and I definitely prefer it to Ativan because it seems stronger even though it doesn't last as long as xanax. I looked forward every day to taking my xanax. With Ativan I just take it when I'm upset. It's like all the fun is gone.
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