I’m taking Ativan for over 25 years, I have yet to find anything else that works better for me, believe me when I say that I really tried. The last time was six months ago when I started taking an antidepressant and I became very sick from it, the doctor told me after a month of hell to taper off it but it was too fast, six months later I still suffer from the side effects of this medication. This isn’t the first time I’ve gone through this but I did learn that not everyone can take these drugs. I would be very desperate if I was forced to stop taking Ativan, it’s the only medication that I take other than an inhaler for COPD and Asthma. I stay on the same dose, 1 mg. daily and pray that it doesn’t stop working or that I’m forced to stop taking them, I have read some truly terrible stories about people who use them responsibly were forced to stop, it’s just cruel to say the least.