Posted by MandaFran on June 5, 2006, at 18:03:39
Something that I started taking that my doctor gave me a Rx for was ativan. I started out taking 0.5mg and then started to abuse it taking anywhere from 1mg to 6mg...(it got to where eventually the dosage wouldnt work so I had to up the dosage to feel any relief. My T then told me that he felt like I had a problem with benzo/sedative meds and that medicine was consuming my life. All I could focus on at the time was every little problem I had...I would take the ativan to take the edge off...I felt like I couldnt function without it.
I didnt like the idea of my having a drug problem so I came off of the ativan...but, now...I am going to possibly be going back on them. Im starting school in the fall...(I am returning to college after five years) and I have severe anxiety when it comes to taking test..so my T was thinking it might not be a bad idea for me to be able to take Ativan before tests...
Long story a little shorter...I am scared that if my Psychiatrist decides to help me out by writing a Rx for Ativan...that I will start to abuse it. Both my Psychiatrist and T know that I have the potential to do this...but they also know that my anxiety is very severe... I feel that it is best for me to be on ativan...the problem is staying with the exact perscribed dosage....I dont feel like I can do this.
poster:MandaFran
thread:653324
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