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Posted 03 June 2005 - 03:27 PM

I've been prescribed ativan and a couple of hours after it wears off I'm even more nervous than usual. what gives?

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Posted 03 June 2005 - 10:19 PM

Ativan has a short half life.

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Posted 04 June 2005 - 04:55 AM

lilie, on Jun 3 2005, 03:27 PM, said:

I've been prescribed ativan and a couple of hours after it wears off I'm even more nervous than usual. what gives?

lilie
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Ask your doc for something longer lasting like Klonopin.  It'll keep you "evened out" and give you less of a rebound effect.  Also, its a bit more expensive, but ask for the brand-name Klonopin -- not the generic, clonazepam.  Many people, myself included, find the generic inferior to the brand-name. 

yeah yeah yeah, we've all heard the song and dance that generics are the same as brand-name.  And in many...if not most...cases the generics work just about as good as the brand.  However the FDA allows differences in the way generics and brand-names are formulated and sometimes, as with Klonopin, the "differences" in the formula have a big impact on how well the medication works.

Anyhow.. good luck...
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