BE CAREFUL coming off Ativan!!Re: Insomnia! What to do?

Ativan is a benzodiazepine sedative...and as such, can sometimes have insidious withdrawal symptoms. Many MANY times with benzos, the withdrawal symptoms mimic the actual reason one starts taking them, so withdrawal can be extremely difficult (and should usually be undertaken VERY slowly).

I am really pressed for time here,(I'd do it myself so I'd have the info for my records)...but PLEASE do an internet search on Ativan,withdrawal and/or benzodiazepene withdrawal and start researching all the known side-effects & symptoms of withdrawals.

I'll do quick search to get you started (in case you don't know how to use search engines). Here's a Google Search:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=resul...

Ativan (and insomnia) are both things you'll be much healthier without. You CAN get your sleep rhythm back (and get over the Ativan)...but I think you'll be most successfull if you take some serious time to research what you may be up against. There are a lot of people that DO NOT suffer the withdrawal symptoms at all, but for those that do, caution and education will be very useful.

Blessings,

Unyquity