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ativan---- ryan--- anyone
by heartfluttersflyawayplz, Jun 11, 2007 12:00AM
hey ryan , wanted to ask you , i take timolol 5mg for heart pac it seems to control them most of the time, but ive been through 3 bad months and now am having bad anxiety, i have ativan and dont like to take it but i have to at times , i cant seem to get my anxiety back wherte it should be so , if i take ativan everyday trying get it back will i get addt to it. it seems like mornings are bad for me and i cant eat much at all. been to dr and she wanted put me on lexapro something everyday i dont want that so can you tell me will my body get used to it if i take every day for a week just to see if i can calm myself down , or do you know of one that i could ask my dr about that i would not get used to until i get it under control . i ve been like this for almost 3 weeks cant take much more . thanks barbara
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If you have your doctors permission, you can take the Ativan daily, BID or QID for a week or two. However, I personally would not take it longer than two weeks, as the drug is not indicated for the long-term. Tolerance tends to develop over the long-term, as the drug has a short half-life of 6-8 hours. The liklihood of tolerance is proportional to the half-life (the shorter the half-life, the greater the risk of tolerance).
If the symptoms of anxiety persist, you may want to ask your doctor about Klonopin (which is indicated for the long-term management of anxiety). Usual dose is 1/2 mg twice daily, and the Klonopin will prevent or minimize anxiety.
If the frequency of the PAC's increase, the dose of Blocadren (Timolol) may be increased to 5-10 mg BID (with your doctors permission). For Blocadren to be effective over a 24-hr period, it must be dosed twice daily. The average minimum effective dose is 10 mg BID.
-Ryan
I am on Cymbalta for burning pain in my feet/anxiety/depression and Valium as needed in the daytime for anxiety. Also, I'm on Tranxene for sleep. I wanted to get off Ativan because the same reason you don't like it - I hate meds, scared of addiction and mainly - I didn't want to develop a tolerance so I could use it if I REALLY needed it for anxiety, you know. So, I went off:) Valium works for me when anxious through the day, but I try not to use it like you. I need to take some now cuz I have chest pain, but I might just suffer thru. You know how that is:)