Evaluations from Patients who take Ativan

God's Worshipper

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

Schizoaffective Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Low

Rx Therapy

55 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by God's Worshipper
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**Purposes:** Insomnia and Anxious mood *(Started Jan 01, 2000)*
Date	Dosage	Insomnia Perceived effectiveness	Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 01, 2012	0.5 mg Daily	Moderate	?Can't tell	Severe	Usually	Not at all
Aug 20, 2012	As needed	Moderate	Moderate	None	Never	Not at all
Apr 20, 2009	As needed	Moderate	Major	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Drowsiness, Memory Loss

Date: Apr 20, 2009
Advice & Tips: Do NOT drive while taking Ativan
Cost: < $25 monthly

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strapples

Data Quality: 3 stars
- Sex: Male
- Age: 21y
Condition: Rett Syndrome 4 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Mild
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: Severe
I am: Very bad
by strapples
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Nov 16, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 11, 2012	4 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all
Feb 20, 2011	2 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all
Jun 05, 2010		None	None	Always	Not at all

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KwazyKelli

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 21 yrs

Type: Primary Progressive

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe
by KwazyKelli
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**Purpose:** Anxious mood *(Started Aug 19, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 05, 2012	2 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Sometimes	Not at all
May 19, 2010	2 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Fatigue, Fatigue

Date: Apr 05, 2012
Advice & Tips: I only take it when necessary now. Before last relapse, i took it once in morning with my other meds. I have heard that its very addicting, so be careful! When I was hospitalized due to relapse, the doc at hospital kept pumping me with IV form and i became addicted. I was a zombie, wanted to sleep all the time, very confused and out of it. went to oral when i got home and slowly weaned off to where i only use it as needed.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: May 19, 2010
Advice & Tips: fatigue at first, taking it daily,fatigue stopped. now keeps me calm instead of freaking out!
Cost: < $25 monthly

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LittleBean

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

GAD

Depression: 1

Mania: 1

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Low

Rx Therapy

28 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by LittleBean
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**Purposes:** Anxious mood, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Panic attacks *(Started Dec 28, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness	Social Anxiety Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Panic attacks Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 01, 2011	As needed
Dec 06, 2010	As needed

Side effects:: Slowed thinking

Date: Apr 01, 2011
Advice & Tips: In combination with Risperidone, it made me a little drowsy. Since changing from Cipralex to Celexa, I haven't had any panic attacks or needed to take Ativan.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Dec 06, 2010
Advice & Tips: Was particularly helpful for panic attacks at the end of the school term and during finals. I did find it slowed me down a little bit.

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rain or shine

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Bipolar I

Depression: 2

Mania: 2

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 2

External Stress: Severe

Rx Therapy

50 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Moderate
by rain or shine
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**Purposes:** Treat my mood condition(s) and Anxious mood *(Started Oct 16, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Treat my mood condition(s) Perceived effectiveness	Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 25, 2011	As needed	None	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all
Jan 03, 2011	As needed	None	Moderate	Moderate	Never	Not at all
Nov 25, 2009	As needed	None	Moderate	Severe	Sometimes	Not at all

Side effects:: Sudden mood swing from mania to depression with anxiety

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

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shocked

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

ALS: 5 yrs

Bi-Pap

Bulbar: none

Arms: moderate

Chest: moderate

Legs: moderate
by shocked
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**Purpose:** Anxious mood *(Started Jan 26, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 10, 2011	As needed	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all

Date: Mar 10, 2011
Advice & Tips: It helps me to feel less anxious,

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redsoxrich

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: M
- Age: 34y
- Duration: 9 yrs
PRO survey: PRO 0
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: Mild
Surgery type: Left Temporal Lobectomy

0 seizures

11 weeks ago
by redsoxrich
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**Purpose:** Epilepsy *(Started Oct 13, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 22, 2011	As needed	Slight	Mild	Always	Not at all

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AKester

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 6 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: mild
by AKester
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**Purpose:** Anxious mood *(Started Jan 20, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 04, 2011	0.5 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Brain fog, Brain fog

Date: Feb 04, 2011
Advice & Tips: I used this to help me sleep and it helped for a while, but then I experienced another intense bought of depression and it wasn't enough for me.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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COOPERATI

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Schizophrenia

Depression: 4

Mania: 2

Emotional: 4

Anxiety: 4

Compulsion: 4

External Stress: Overwhelming

Rx Therapy

39 M

Function: Low

Distress: High
by COOPERATI
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**Purpose:** Treat my mood condition(s) *(Started Mar 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 04, 2010	2 mg Daily	Major	Moderate	Usually	A little
May 24, 2010	2 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Usually	A little

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FrankX

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: None

Stickman: all
Description:M77y
FM:22y Dx
by FrankX
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Jan 31, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 15, 2010	1 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Nov 15, 2010
Advice & Tips: Did not have any particular symptom that Ativan helped. I took at bedtime along with many other med's. No way to determine it's individual role in my propensity to awake early or not fall asleep altogether.

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