I think I'm addicted to Lorazepam

[ToBeLoved]

Did you doctor perscribe these occasionally for sleep or are you buying these on the street?

 

[Aryeh]

I've been taking them for about 3 years now. I cut down to half a pill for a while and lately I've been biting a really small piece of the tablets, but I am having mad insomnia and brain zaps. Is this normal?

How many mg of ativan do you take a day?

Many antianxiety and antiinsomnia medication cause these problems. Buspar is notorious for causing anxiety problems if you lower, or stop dosing.

You may need to detoxify yourself for a while.


Of course, you would have to talk to your doctor as I am not a licensed medical professional.

 

[BubbaJack]

How many mg of ativan do you take a day?

Many antianxiety and antiinsomnia medication cause these problems. Buspar is notorious for causing anxiety problems if you lower, or stop dosing.

You may need to detoxify yourself for a while.


Of course, you would have to talk to your doctor as I am not a licensed medical professional.

I'm taking less than .5 mg now. I don't measure it; just eyeball it and bite.

 

[Aryeh]

I'm taking less than .5 mg now. I don't measure it; just eyeball it and bite.

You should go to a trusted doctor - not one who is going to shuffle you between medication that will harm other body systems (so that you can be sent to their hepatologist friends, for example.)

0.5 mg ativan isn't that much - especially in a 24 hour period. But, you may be sensitive to the chemistry.

I can take 200mg of diphenhydramine (OTC,) and not fall asleep. But others can take 12.5mg, and not wake up for days.

Again, talk to a doctor about chemistry calibration and neurological receptor sensitivity, as I am not a licensed medical professional.

 

[jaxis]

I wouldn't say your a addicted to them but you have dependencey to it.

 

[ToBeLoved]

These are addictive, though. That is why they have a street value. I take them for something else.