eph221
Ativan is not addictive. One can get a dependence on it sometimes, and that can be mistaken for addiction. It's not like heroin and nictotine. I'm saying this so people don't stop taking or refuse to take ativan for fear of becoming addicted. Contrary to the PC vein, I recommend it if you're having anxiety.
It's a stop gap though such as valium.
Anxiety/depression are better treated with the recent gen of SSRI's. Just takes a while to find the right one that works with your chemistry.
And I'd say people are more paranoid about those types of drugs than something like ativan because of earlier incarnations (such as Prozac and the like which helped a lot of seriously screwed up people when there weren't any other options but not so good for less severe cases or those who didn't react well).
Ativan is good for gettin' ya off the booze though (better than valium unless you are dealing with a delirium tremen situation) and severe anxiety flareups.
Cripes... how many more times am I gonna have to edit this post.
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