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Valium Vs Ativan For Anxiety

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Dr.     Alexander H. Sheppe MD

I have anxiety and social anxiety ... I am prescribed Ativan... but it doesn't work... ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Shubham Mehta MD

years and don't know if this has created the anxiety or the Valium taper. Been doing it very slowly ...Hi, I am a 56 year old woman who has been diagnosed with health anxiety OCD, gad and on and off ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shubham Mehta ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Soujanya MD

I have anxiety was given citalopram 20 mg OD have been taking past 6 mo . Never thought I was depressed but had taken Ativan half mg PRN for anxiety & it worked. Dr won"t prescribe Ativan Any... View answer

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Dr.  Ashok Kumar MD

I am bipolar 2 and experiencing worsening anxiety . My dr just added .5mg Ativan q4 hours in addition to 1 mg Klonopin bid. Will adding the 0.5 mg of Ativan really make a difference ? The... View answer

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Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

valium or klonopin for use of anxiety/panic attacks?.... ... View answer

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Dr. Shubham Mehta MD

hospital, I feared for my safety. They gave me a script for ativan. Now it s good for general anxiety, it ... attacks, have day-to-day anxiety. Ativan works well for getting anxious before bed... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shubham Mehta ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

also suffer with anxiety therefore I was given a small amount of Ativan per my request. My question is ... an anxiety medication! Currently I have been looking for months to find a family doctor for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Ravi Soni MD

I have felt really anxious very manic. Dr. gave me klonipin.05 3x daily not working. was out of twn sohe told me to go er which they gave me ativan through iv twice didn t work they gave me valium that ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ravi Soni ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.   Munish Sood MD

the ativan doesnt curb my anxiety. I know all about the resp depression. I dont abuse suboxone nor do ... opiate cravings are almost non existant, but I have struggled with anxiety my whole life. I am... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Munish Sood ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr.   S. Samanta MD

Valium be a better choice to help with the anxiety and the muscle spasms? ...I have severe anxiety. I am on see trained 50mg for depression and 1mg klonipin for the anxiety. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S. Samanta ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)