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Posted by Garnet71 on February 8, 2009, at 17:00:07
Both today and yesterday I had to take Ativan for a panic attack with racing thoughts/concurrent bipolar symptoms.
It makes me feel really weird, but stops the racing thoughts. It also makes me feel like I took Benadryl or something. I get that dizziness feeling in my chest, and fuzziness in my head shortly after taking it, and feel jittery and edgy. Never reacted to Ativan like this ever before.
Is it bad to take Ativan with bipolar symptoms? I had never had this go along with a panic attack, and I was afraid. Do you think the Ativan could be agitating the bipolar symptoms, considering I never had these before?
Posted by Phillipa on February 8, 2009, at 19:56:26
In reply to Ativan and racing thoughts, posted by Garnet71 on February 8, 2009, at 17:00:07
Garmet do you know that you are bipolar for sure? Diagnosis? I think ativan would help not hinder. Someone with more knowledge about bipolar I'm sure will chime in. Sorry you feel so horrible. Phillipa
Posted by rjlockhart04-08 on February 11, 2009, at 23:20:35
In reply to Re: Ativan and racing thoughts » Garnet71, posted by Phillipa on February 8, 2009, at 19:56:26
Ativan (lorazepam) is mellow, but it does have anti-manic (mood stabilzing) properties.
Clonzepam has strong effects, it's a tranquilzer...but it's so strong, it causes depression. Usally from 2mg-up. But that's the dose that treats manic (euphoric-psychotic) episodes,
Ativan did not work, it took 2mg, and the funny thing, i took this in the past for just period of time. 2mg - duraction usally 5-6 hours.
Ativan is good for sleep, that is a definate.
Could you take, Seroquel? that's about all of this generation's doctor's would consider with Ativan. Zyprexa, older phenothorizdies are "eee" kinda makes the doctor nervous because they decrease the white blood cell could, indicating, more suseptic to illness. Ex: Thorazine, Companine, Clonpinze. But these are for too strong anyways just for getting to sleep.
Ask maybe about Klonopin, because it will calm any....."manic" state, Seroquel with it, that should take care of it. But there is always, cases that are resistant.
rj
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