I have stopped taking ativan for two days
Ativan is a benzodiazepine drug called Lorazepam. I don't know what dosage you were taking and for how long, but it is very dangerous to stop benzodiazepines cold turkey! You could develop serious withdrawal symptoms.
Please contact your doctor as soon as possible for a taper plan and advice!
Please contact your doctor as soon as possible for a taper plan and advice!
Had I known then that it's not smart to just stop cold turkey I could have avoided months of sheer misery. So here's the deal, take it or leave it. Get to your doctor, or else find a medical professional who is well versed in the dangers of benzo withdrawal. There is a certain weaning method (can't recall the name, Ashton Method maybe?) that has been proven to lessen the adverse effects that stem from benzo abuse. Go here (benzo.org) and read about it. If you don't take that deal and continue cold turkey, without consulting someone in the medical profession, amigo you could be in for a very bumpy and dangerous ride.
I am serious as a heart attack to say that you could be in for a lot worse - but there's also the possibility you won't. Is that a gamble you're willing to make? Tricky thing about Benzo withdrawal is that some live through it with little or no lingering issues, while others seriously do feel like they died and went to hell. I would suggest that since you're already feeling like you're crazy, well that's not a good sign.
GO GET HELP.
Welcome DDRhoades -
Glad you're here and I hope you're getting help right now. Can you call someone to take you to the ER (or even call 911 - that way they'll take you right in and you won't have to wait in the waiting room)?
Sometimes the best thing to do is let others help us. Let us know how you are.:ghug3
Glad you're here and I hope you're getting help right now. Can you call someone to take you to the ER (or even call 911 - that way they'll take you right in and you won't have to wait in the waiting room)?
Sometimes the best thing to do is let others help us. Let us know how you are.:ghug3
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