What Are The Withdrawal Symptoms Of Ativan?

Posted on Wed, 4 Feb 2015

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Question : Hi I have decreased my ativan usage and first I had headaches, then I had a week of diarrhea, and now I am having sensation of hunger after eating that will not go away. Could these be withdrawel symptoms?

Answered by Dr. Shubham Mehta (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
probable ativan withdrawal.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome here.
I can understand your concerns.

The common symptoms of benzo withdrawal are anxiety, palpitations, memory disturbances, headaches, tremors.

In some cases it can, cause gastrointestinal symptoms also, like diarrhea, pain abdomen, disturbed appetite.

Your symptoms are most probably due to dose reduction of ativan.

I would suggest you to consider a more slower dose tapering.

Hope this helps.
Thanks.

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