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ativan question
by cj29, Feb 15, 2008 12:23PM
, Feb 15, 2008 12:23PM
Hello all,
Just wanted to ask a quick question. I am back on Zoloft 100MG for anxiety and panic and have benn on100 mg for three days. My GP Doc gave me Ativan to use. I know it has a short half life and you should not be on it more than a couple of months but I was taking a total of 1.5mg a day (every 8 hours a .5 mg pill) for about 2 weeks. I have cut it back to .75mg a day with the same spacing this week. Is it possible to feel a little anxious from that small of a dosage decrease with just two weeks of use? I have been doing this for a couple of days now and have actually started to feel a little better now. I have used Zoloft in the past and realize that I may feel a little anxious for awhile while I have been slowly increasing to 100mg.
In the past, I was on Klonopin and may give my doc a call next week if I decide I need to. Ultimate goal is to just use a benzo on an as needed basis. I know the short half life of meds like ativan and xanax can make them addicting but I know .75mg is a small dose so I am not sure if I am going to cause more problems in the long run.
Just wanted to ask a quick question. I am back on Zoloft 100MG for anxiety and panic and have benn on100 mg for three days. My GP Doc gave me Ativan to use. I know it has a short half life and you should not be on it more than a couple of months but I was taking a total of 1.5mg a day (every 8 hours a .5 mg pill) for about 2 weeks. I have cut it back to .75mg a day with the same spacing this week. Is it possible to feel a little anxious from that small of a dosage decrease with just two weeks of use? I have been doing this for a couple of days now and have actually started to feel a little better now. I have used Zoloft in the past and realize that I may feel a little anxious for awhile while I have been slowly increasing to 100mg.
In the past, I was on Klonopin and may give my doc a call next week if I decide I need to. Ultimate goal is to just use a benzo on an as needed basis. I know the short half life of meds like ativan and xanax can make them addicting but I know .75mg is a small dose so I am not sure if I am going to cause more problems in the long run.
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Good luck
thanking you janis, from the u.k
All I do is cut my 1mg tabs in half, now you have 2 .5mg tabs. All you have to do to start a taper schedule is cut one of those 4 daily tabs smaller and just go from there. CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR FIRST!!!!
I believe there is a site called benzobuddies.com where you can find more support for weaning off ativan, and there are people with far better knowledge than me on this forum. A healthy taper schedule, with your lengthy history of use, would take several months (or more) but will work.