What is Ativan for?

Question

The docotor perscribed it and the best I can find on it is that it's for anxiety, is it used for anything else. I've also been feeling kind of, well, high all day like I was on the demoral opiates again. Has anybody found this to be normal with this drug?

Answer 1

Ativan is used for treatment of anxiey,insomnia, seizures, used as pre-medication before anesthesia induction,used to prevent drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms,tranquilisation of violent or agitated patients, for treatment of nausea and vomiting especially associated with chemotherapy. It has a relatively strong amnesic effect being the cause of your feeling"high" all day.

Answer 2

I was on ativan for anxeity. A very low dose though. So it didnt really do much anything for me. Once I was already having a full blown pannic atack it didnt seem to help much. I dont really know what advice you want but I hope this helps.

Answer 3

GENERIC NAME: lorazepam
BRAND NAME: Ativan
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Lorazepam is an antianxiety medication in the benzodiazepine family, the same family that includes diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin), flurazepam (Dalmane), and others. Lorazepam and other benzodiazepines act by enhancing the effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. GABA is a neurotransmitter, a chemical that nerves in the brain use to send messages to one another. GABA inhibits activity in many of the nerves of the brain, and it is thought that this excessive activity is what causes anxiety or other psychological disorders. Because lorazepam is removed from the blood more rapidly than many other benzodiazepines, there is less chance that lorazepam concentrations in blood will reach high levels and become toxic. Lorazepam has fewer interactions with other medications than most of the other benzodiazepines.

PRESCRIBED FOR: Lorazepam is used for the management of anxiety disorders, the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety or anxiety associated with depression. The effectiveness of lorazepam, or other benzodiazepines , have not been adequately studied for treatment beyond 4 months. Lorazepam also has been shown to be effective for improving sleep in people with insomnia, for panic attacks, and as an adjunct (i.e., when added to other medications) to prevent nausea and vomiting in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy.

Answer 4

Yes, it has that affect and it is an anti-anxiety drug. Ativan is a brand name for the actual drug

Check it out here: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682053.html

Answer 5

ativan is highly addictive. my doc had to put me in an inpatient detox program to get off of it
I was taking 8-10mg a day
Most antiaxiety drugs are addictive..buspar is the only one that i know of that isnt...that doesnt mean its the only one..just the only one i know of

Answer 6

For anxiety & sleeplessness. But addictive nature.

Answer 7

anxiety med.