Posted by terra miller on July 11, 2002, at 23:32:56
In reply to Re: the irritability thing, posted by waterlily on July 11, 2002, at 14:12:01
>My husband keeps asking me why I don't take Ativan more often. It makes me feel so much better, but I fear addiction.yea, me too. i underuse it all the time (don't take it when i should) we're probably the types that won't get addicted because we're so concerned that we will! if anything, i am totally dependent on my wellbutrin. miss a dose and i become a major crab to live with.
> > i've tried ativan, and it was too much benzo for me.
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> Strange how that goes. I tried Xanax, but it was too much for me. Guaranteed to put me straight to sleep, even at low doses. Ativan works better for me.
isn't that funny how one med for one person can be so different for somebody else? i remember once i had to go the ER because i couldn't stop throwing up cuz of a panic attack, and they gave me ativan. nothing. apparently i was supposed to get really sleepy and relaxed. :-) my therapist just looked at me with these big eyes like he couldn't believe it didn't effect me. oh well. :-) i tried it later when my pdoc suggested it, but then it stayed too long in my system for me. i like how xanax kicks in right away and then i'm done with it; that's my nature of handling problems so i don't like feeling relaxed for too long. (did that make any sense???) :-)terra
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