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Ativan withdrawal and going on Lunesta
I have withdrawn from .5 mg of Ativan a night that I have been taking for 6 years.
It has been 12 days since my last .125mg of Ativan. This is a nightmare. I can’t sleep. Lucky to get 3 hours a night and that is in segments. I might mention that I am 82 years old.
PCP has prescribed Vistaril. 50 mg before bed. Not working.
Now he has prescribed Lunesta which I haven’t tried yet.
Which is worse .25 mg of Ativan a night or Lunesta????
I am at wits in. Not able to function.
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@margaretallen I was on it for anxiety then relied on it for sleep. Did a VERY slow taper and finally off it in six months. Good luck
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1 ReactionI was on Ativan for over two years and am now using 7.5 mg of mirtazapine for sleep. All my doctors are comfortable with my taking it indefinitely
@kawanhee how many mg were you on that's a long time.
... oh, its just when i came into this the very top of the page showing for me on myipad was:
"Ativan withdrawal
Posted by gmamrj @gmamrj, Sep 7, 2024"
then went to current comments...
... just curious if am doing something wrong... I am on some other discussions too... J.
@margaretallen i was on here various discussions so many things wrong with my old body, its just that when i came into this "room" and some others I get an old post, then space, then the new comments.. just wondered why: top of my page was this : (from 2024)
Ativan withdrawal
Posted by gmamrj @gmamrj, Sep 7, 2024
J. 🙂
@lacy2 not sure. I'm trying to taper off now.
@margaretallen so no Ativan? I am taking point 25. Seems to work for me
I’ve taken Ativan for about seven months now and I’ve had to increase my dose a little bit to 1 mg. Sometimes that doesn’t work and I need another .5 mg - can I possibly building up tolerance already? Has anyone successfully switched to another sleep med without tapering, just alternating days? I first took it for anxiety, but that’s pretty much gone. It’s just the insomnia.
@lacy2 - if you scroll up to the top of the page, you will see the original question/comment that started the discussion you are participating in. In this case, it would be https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ativan-withdrawal-3/.
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In relation to Aivan, has any one switched to it from clonzapam to do the Ashton Method of tapering off?I wonder if this is "solving" one problem and creating another as it sounds like it is very difficult to get off Adivan too?