bounce back anxiety on ativan? - Anxiety Message Board

teacher2be · 03-06-2008, 11:03 AM

i take ativan as needed which is not much even though i need it everyday, just scared of medicine. anyways i took small dose (very sensitive to medicine) last night and today when i felt like it was wearing off i got so anxious and jittery and shakey like i had the chills. is that from the ativan wearing off and my body getting back to its normal anxious state?

Twig · 03-06-2008, 12:35 PM

It is possible. I know if you have been taking it consistently over a period that it can develop. Maybe the reason you are so anxious hasn't left yet? I know for me just thinking about anxiety at times can bring it on.

joebloggs2 · 03-06-2008, 08:35 PM

If you don't take it frequently, and especially if the dose isn't high, then it's unlikely to be a withdrawal effect from the Ativan. But you could just be very sensitive...

You have Ativan to take as-needed, and you say you need it everyday, so why not take it everyday, or ask your doc for a long term solution?

December15 · 03-07-2008, 03:59 AM

Ativan has the same effect on me. If I take it for even one or two days, I'll have severe insomnia for two or three nights after - the really frustrating kind where you're exhausted, you're almost asleep but you can never quite drop off

. Valium and Xanax don't result in the same problem - go figure.

December

teacher2be · 03-07-2008, 10:56 AM

when i go back to the dr which can't get in till next month i am going to talk to him about what i should take. thanks for everyones input.