Posted by saint james on October 6, 1999, at 1:59:29
In reply to effects of going off ativan!, posted by Amy II on October 1, 1999, at 15:44:12
> My doc prescribed zoloft and ativan for my quote anxiety. those of you who have read my story know what i speak of. well I started with 25 mg of zoloft a day for one week and two mg of ativan ( one in the morning and one at night). the secon dweek I am still on two mg of ativan but 50 mg of Zoloft now and by week three I will be on 1mg of ativan and 100mg of zoloft. His theory is giving me some relieve with the ativan until the zoloft kicks in.
James here....
Sounds like your doc is really trying to help you. Atavin is best used for your exact situation, short term, till the AD kicks in. It also seems that he/she really explained the reasons behind everything. It is going to be ~4 weeks b4 you feel the AD working and it is not uncommon for these first weeks to be more jittery, so Atavin makes since to me. Follow your doc's dosing schedule and report how you are doing. Let your doc decide how/when to taper the Atavin.
james
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