malachite Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 My roommate brought up a very interesting point tonight. I was telling her that I took a few Ativan and didn't like how it seems I have to take more to get any relief. She wondered if I was waiting too long to take it, and only taking it when I was really ramped up and it therefore had little effect. So, I remembered being in the hospital and my Ativan was on a schedule, morning, noon and night. I felt more stable that way, I think, and I am going to try it starting tomorrow. Any thoughts on this, or what sort of schedule you found best? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cetkat Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I've been on my Xanax prn for 7+ years. Same dose/count per month. I take it as needed and dependent on the severity level. So, the mg's vary. I've found not taking it on a regular basis to be beneficial. I do receive less of an effect from it now that I've been on it for so long.. but, when I need it, it works. And quite well. As a result, my panic is fairly well controlled.. however, my general anxiety has increased since I'm no longer taking it all the time consistently. It's a trade off. My last pdoc offered to up the count, but I declined. True, it would be beneficial in the short term, but I'd just get used to that level too & end up right back where I am. Since they'll only let you go so high - that's not a helpful solution long-term for me. I plan to stay at this level indefinitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachite Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Why wouldn't it work for you, sylvan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muriel Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I've been taking Ativan on a regular schedul for years. I've been up to 4mg a day (4x a day) and down to 1mg a day (1x a day) but generally take 2mg or 3mg in a day now. It's never really lost its effectiveness with me and I prefer to take it on a schedule. If I let myself get too anxious, it doesn't do much for me, or I don't want to take it. Klonopin and Valium tend to be the benzos that are used prophylactically because they have long half lives. If having a benzo in your system to keep your baseline anxiety down is something you want to investigate, talk to your doc about it, one of those might be a better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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