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I recently got upped to 2 Mg of Ativan daily. Is this considered a high dose of ativan? I used to be on 1.5mg daily. Should I try to go back down to 1.5? My PCP prescribed the increased dose and my psychiatrist doesnt agree with is and wants me to go back to 1.5mg daily.
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@Guts that’s a bit subjective. It depends on the person, circumstances, and length of time. The higher the dose, the longer the taper time, but the dose needs to be the right dosage to address your symptoms and help you function. The added anxiety of whether it’s too high a dose isn’t something you should have to take on in addition to the anxiety you’re trying to address. This is why it’s important to work with your psychiatrist on a long-term plan.
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Ativan is in a class of meds called benzodiazepines and they are certainly not meant to be lifelong or long-term prescribed drugs. They are meant to help with severe anxiety in the immediate term, or, on an as-needed occasional (infrequent) basis, usually around situational circumstances. They have brought the most value in the psychiatric world as a means to give patients some relief while they work in a longer-term plan with their Dr, which is usually therapy, antidepressants, or a combination of both. Not to fret though, 2 years at 1.5 mg is not some addiction sentence by any means. A good psychiatrist can help you taper off of it gradually. I would definitely listen to your psychiatrist over your PCP as he/she truly understands the long-term downsides of these drugs. Work with your psychiatrist to find the right SSRI/SNRI for you as the eventual replacement for the Ativan, and a good therapist as a possible eventual for all of it (however, there is nothing wrong at all with being a lifer on antidepressants - just want to avoid being a lifer on benzos).
@NOLA_Musician is 2mg considered a high daily dose?
Why is your Dr prescribing this need to you?
@Clovisdebbie panic attacks/anxiety
I have been taking ativan regularly for over 2 years now and i dont know what to do with it at this point. I understand the concerns of tolerance and dependence but at this point i feel like i already am dependent on it so I dont know where to go from here with it.
Also do some people stay on benzo’s life long and if so what are the negatives of doing so?
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