has anyone taken ativan and effexor togther?

Question

I am taking 75 mg effexor daily, and ativan 2x a day as needed. They are .5 mg, but i took .75 mg tonight cause i am freaking out with anxiety. does anyone else take these 2 together for anxiety? do they work well?

Answer 1

I really doubt that it is the effexor. The dosage of Ativan that they have you on is very low and Ativan is a short lasting drug. I know because I used to take it also and it didn't even take away the anxiety that I was feeling. You need to talk to your doctor and let him know that you are still feeling the anxiety and that you do not think that the Ativan works very well for you. I take Xanax and it works great for me but it doesn't mean that is will work great for you. Talk to your doctor honey. Good Luck

Answer 2

Hi... Effexor is one of the good anti-depressants and ativan is also a good one.. it is fine to mix these 2 since i assume your doc gave you the scripts. Ativan is great to take the edge off and dont worry a small dose of.75 will not harm you at all, just dont make a habit of this as you will run out of your meds early and usually you cant get a refill until the day before it is due to be refilled again, so if it were several days until your next refill you could have a benzo withdrawal so be careful with the ativan and the dosage.

Answer 3

Ativan is for anxiety and effexor is an antidepressant. U will be fine

Answer 4

you are using them well, effexor prevents anxiety attacks and you use ativan as needed, they work well, good luck

Answer 5

You really need to ask your doctor not us. I do stuff like that all the time though but I take xanax not ativan...

Answer 6

You're over medicating. You need to get off both of them.