Posted by Greg on August 2, 2000, at 9:05:51
In reply to Ativan or Xanax? Which one is safer?, posted by LouieG on August 2, 2000, at 0:38:14
Louie,
First, I've never seen you post here before, so assuming you're new here, WELCOME!
I can't speak about the Ativan as I've never taken it. But I've been taking Xanax for 5-6 months now and it's been very helpful for me. My anxiety is, in a word, intense! I take a half mg as needed and it always calms me into that "comfort zone". Anymore than a half gets me pretty looped though. The down side is that Xanax is VERY addictive. I have a friend that had to go thru detox to kick it, but she was really abusing it though. It's effect on you may be quite different. You should always discuss these things with your doc and make your decisions together. I've recently been put on Paxil, and it's way too early to tell if it's doing any good for me yet, but I'll let you know how it works if you're interested. I hope this helps and please continue to let us know how you're doing!
Peace,
Greg> I'm a 28 year old very healthy male who's got everything to live for, however depression and anxiety has turned my life into darkness. After 2 years of trial and error my doctor recently prescribed Serzone, desyrel, and Ativan. So far I'm sleeping better and feel hopeful, however a friend of mine told me that xanax works better for his anxiety and doesn't make him sleepy which is the problem I'm having with ativan (or maybe it's the Serzone, I'm not sure). Can anyone tell me anything about those drugs, I did some reasearch on the internet but were conflicting, are they addictive, should I worry? Please help. Louie
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