Posted by JudithC on August 5, 2000, at 23:32:15
In reply to Ativan or Xanax? Which one is safer?, posted by LouieG on August 2, 2000, at 0:38:14
> I'm a 28 year old very healthy male who's got everything to live for, however depression and anxiety has turned my life into darkness. After 2 years of trial and error my doctor recently prescribed Serzone, desyrel, and Ativan. So far I'm sleeping better and feel hopeful, however a friend of mine told me that xanax works better for his anxiety and doesn't make him sleepy which is the problem I'm having with ativan (or maybe it's the Serzone, I'm not sure). Can anyone tell me anything about those drugs, I did some reasearch on the internet but were conflicting, are they addictive, should I worry? Please help. Louie
Dear Louie,
To post or not to post;this has been a consideration for me since I first read your's 3 days ago! I am having w/d's from Celexa which I was on for about 8 months and from which I have been off of since July 17,and this has been a piece of cake considering that I am still having protracted w/d's from Ativan after almost 3 years use (as per the doctor's advice); and from which I have been off of since the late spring of 1997,so perhaps I am not the one who should be offering up advice to you except that I can tell you that I have ended-up with major depression due to the Ativan and tinnitus and some other horrible problems and I can also tell you that I am far from alone considering the numerous people who are in my predicament and whom post on various benzo w/d posting boards.Suffice to say,I would hope that you give the matter of whether to take either Ativan or Xanax a long and weighty thought.
JudithC
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