rain or shine's Ativan History

rain or shine: Sex: F; Data Quality: 1 star; Bipolar I; Depression: 1; Mania: 1; Emotional: 1; Anxiety: 2; Compulsion: 1; External Stress: Moderate; Rx Therapy; 49 F; Function: High; Distress: Low

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rain or shine's Ativan History (Ongoing)
Ativan (lorazepam)
As needed Oct 16, 2009 - Last Update

Evaluations
Date	Dosage	Treat my mood condition(s) Efficacy	Anxious mood Efficacy	Panic Disorder Efficacy	Phobic disorder Efficacy	Social Anxiety Disorder Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 25, 2011	As needed
Jan 03, 2011	As needed
Nov 25, 2009	As needed

Date: Mar 25, 2011
Advice & Tips: I only take this in an extreme case (panic attack, etc.) and it has been recommended I do not ever take this medication by my psychiatrist. However, I fear having a major panic attack and keep this on hand just in case. This medication is prescribed by my primary MD. This medication strongly affects my mood symptoms. I have to weigh the risks of taking this with having mood issues for the next couple of days. The mixture causes uncontrollable crying. It feels like I have been slam-dunked into severe depression. Very uncomfortable feeling. It passes after a day or so, but taking this Ativan is really not worth the trip. Of course feeling like I am going to come out of my skin and manic isn't very comfortable either. What to do?!
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jan 03, 2011
Advice & Tips: Altough Ativan works well for anxiety, which I have during mania, I do have a lot of problems if I take it for more than one day. It grabs ahold of the manic side of my bipolar disorder and slam dunks me into depression within 24 hours. I cry continuously for absolutely no reason and I have hallucinations. I cannot stop crying. It's like being on top of the world and falling into hell in less than 24 hours. I was almost hospitalized. It must interfere with my mood stablizer. I learned after a couple of incidents what was causing my psychotic episodes and now use Ativan only for major anxiety or panic attacks and then only once or twice a week if at all. Main problem I think is not enough communicating between my psychiatrist and my primary.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Nov 25, 2009
Advice & Tips: I was feeling very manic so I started taking this medication a couple times a day. After about 3 or 4 days of this, I changed mood dangerously fast from manic to depression with anxiety, paranoia and hallucinations, crying for no reason, it was terrible. I was so upset I could not work. I stopped immediately. Haven't taken it in a few days and I feel better. Now I am taking only Wellbutrin. I will continue to dose myself until I can get to my new psych on December 18.
Cost: < $25 monthly