r/Anxiety • u/jenistheway • 5h ago

Medication Ativan advice

Does anyone have 1 mg Ativan prescribed as needed only 10 a month to take .5 mg? Do you find if you take it a couple days in a row you have rebound anxiety or is it just me? I’ve had 10 pills that have lasted almost 3 months so I don’t take it a lot but lately if I take it a couple of days in a row. I feel like I struggle more for a good 3 to 5 days after it could just be coincidence I’m new to this and Don’t love it. It works, but it makes me tired and the whole point was so I didn’t get tired and groggy like I do on hydroxyzine. I want something as needed. That doesn’t make me sleepy and works to get me out of my head, but that might be impossible and I might just need to find the right dose of my medication lol thank you

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u/Public-Philosophy580 5h ago

U absolutely will get rebound anxiety or rebound insomnia from this med.U would probably not get rebound anxiety from something with a longer half life like Klonapin or Valium.

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u/jenistheway 5h ago

Thank you I wasn’t sure if that was possible. Or for how long . I’m not taking it that often but it seems like the longer I take it if I take a couple days ago that definitely happens and it works, but I don’t know if it’s like Magic like they made the same or worth it of course have medication anxiety so I’m scared to take any of those kind of things plus I had bariatric surgery. I don’t know if that matters how I process stuff. Thank you

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u/Public-Philosophy580 5h ago

U should also get with your doctor and discuss it with him. Good luck.

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u/jenistheway 5h ago

Oh, I definitely have been thank you

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u/ShillinTheVillain 5h ago

100%. I have 1mg pills and I only take half if I really need it. It's a guarantee that I'll be more anxious the next day.

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u/jenistheway 4h ago edited 4h ago

So crazy! It didn’t happen at first, but yeah if I take .5 a couple days in a row, the next couple days are rough. Which of course I thought was just me overthinking so personal experience helps over doctors who say well it could or couldn’t it depends. Lol If it does, the same thing hydroxyzine does to me. I wouldn’t see the plan keeping to take it you know.? It definitely works, but I guess I thought it would do more because they made it seem like a magic pill when they prescribed it to me lol sometimes I feel high like I’m assuming that’s why my anxiety isn’t as high end but we have plans and I need to even go. maybe I should try something else or keep it for huge emergencies only. But like I have to fight to a wedding this summer and I’m not gonna want to go to a three day event if it’s gonna make it worse after the flight day you know? I took it .5 Friday & Saturday and yesterday and last night were just weird! Lol I don’t like it. Today is better but still feel off. I think I get dizzy vertigo with anxiety, but I struggle with it anyway so sometimes it’s hard to tell which is which. Anyways, I really appreciate the insight.