Suggest Ways To Wean Off Ativan

Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2014

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Question : For past 12 to 18 month,i have been taking ativan 2 mg x 50 daily,now no effect by this medicine.now im addict,i want to withdraw this habbit.kindly help me
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (-5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
This needs admission in hospital

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for using healthcaremagic.

I read your query and understand your concern. 100 mg of Ativan per day is too high for a adult and if stopped suddenly it may develop withdrawal seizures or status epileptics. These are the medical emergency and because of these the deaddiction for 100 mg ativan needs admission in hospital.

At this stage i like to assure you that in expert hands it is not a big task. If you happen to be from XXXXXXX Pradesh, you can visit our hospital for deaddiction. If you belong to some other city it is advisable to see a psychiatrist in person who have admission facility.

Having no effect is part of dependence and tolerance to effect of ativan and it is possible to have normal life for you.
'Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help".
Thanks

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