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How much Ativan is really necessary?

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:23:14 -0800

How much Ativan to take for a plane flight? I'm afraid of flying, and I'm going on a trans-Atlantic flight soon. The flight has three legs on both the departure and return trip. The first leg is 2 hours, the second around 8 hours, and the third around 1 hour.

I asked my doctor to prescribe me some anti-anxiety medication, and he gave me generic Ativan. I've been reading up about the drug, and I'm scared of the side effects/dependency. He prescribed me .25 mg pills.

My intent is to take one pill at the gate for the second leg, then take another while I'm in the air. Would this be enough to calm me/knock me out? I'd like to take medicine for all of the legs, but I don't think that's realistic.

I'm taking distractions like a NDS and an MP3 player, but the last flight I took I cried all during take-off and landing.

Coping tips are appreciated (I read the other recent thread) but I'm especially concerned about the Atvian dosing.

Also, the old adage that, "Planes are safer than driving! You should be more afraid of getting in your car, yadda yadda," doesn't work for me. I don't like cars either.

Here is my throwaway address: ativanfears@gmail.com

Dad's going crazy on Christmas Day.

susiepie — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:03:03 -0800

My dad let his prescription for Ativan run out, and now he's out of his mind and beginning to hallucinate. It's obviously Christmas Day and everything is closed; his doctors are not reachable so far. What should we do? My mom and grandmother are worried to death, and so am I. We're about 20 minutes away, so we're getting ready to go see if there's anything we can do, but I don't know what to do. My grandmother has a Xanax, but Dad refuses to take it or eat or drink anything because it's not his Ativan.

Anyone ever experienced this type of issue before? If so, please help. Thank you.

Is it bad to take Ativan?

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:09:38 -0800

Is there anything wrong a grad student with taking an anti-anxiety medication, Ativan, to get through the end of a school term? It seems like the drug of choice for grad students in this high-pressure research university. The student health service doles it out pretty easily. Is this bad?