I was prescribed ativan (lorazepam) for acute anxiety and panic attacks. I would take 1 - 1mg sub-lingual tablet before boarding trains, buses and airplanes. I found that it was very potent and when used as a prophylactic it eradicated my anxiety and panic attacks.

I did find that it made me jittery and it caused dizziness and vertigo. In larger doses, ativan will cause what is known as retrograde amnesia. I found that aspect of the drug particularly frustrating.

I have found that xanax (alprozolam) is a better alternative to ativan due to it's shorter half life. It too is a highly potent benzo, but it won't linger in the system for hours on end. Be forewarned, that short half life also makes xanax even more addictive and the potential for abuse much greater.

Regards,
miss digby

My opinion or suggestion is to talk to your Dr. I understand that they can be hard on your system, especially after being taken for awhile.
Good luck!

Well out of experince with adderall any basicly any drug in general its common sense if u build a tolerance to it and take more u will become addicted. The best thing u can do is talk to your doctor to try and find a alternative drug cause takeing more of the drug can cause withdrawl symptoms that you probly wouldnt expect, like having seizures from withdrawl from benzos like ativan so dont increase your dose it wil do nothing for you in the long run.

With a lot of those mood altering drugs you can built tolerance easily. I take pain killers and have to take more and stronger ones now than I used to. I used to take valium for anxiety and noticed that I quickly built a tolerance to it within the first month's supply and had to increase dosage after about 3 weeks by an extra 2.5mg a day.

Don't let people fool you. If you are taking your meds as you are supposed to and not abusing them and you build a tolerance to them then you need a higher dose. It is your body's way of counteracting the effects of the drug. Dosages are decided on how your body reacts to them and that is why people start off with low dosages and work their way up to an effective dose. So if your body changes the dosage needs to change.