Thanks for the info on the withdrawal from Ativan. It was a nightmare of the worse kind and besides that I had a male shrink that was god awful. Although I was doing fine on the Ativan at the time ( had to get a new shrink because of a move) the new shrink told me he would refuse to treat me unless I agreed to discontinue use of the Ativan. I didn't know what I was in for and agreed to go off of it. He didn't warn me about the side effects of going off of Ativan even though he was doing it on a sliding scale. Even doing that I still had a horrible reaction for several years. After four years now I am still not myself. I complained to the clinic administrator about what this doc did to me and because he had other patient complaints he was terminated. Now he is doing his bad medicine with others as here in Wisconsin you can't sue for malpractice anymore. My current psychiatrist has me back on Ativan only cause I begged her to. Told her I really felt good on this medication but we'd have to watch it closely. I am starting to feel some better but time will tell. Thanks for the info! Manysilver