So is Ativan a now-and-again thing as opposed to a daily thing?
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Trudy Booth - Aug 07, 2008 8:21:27 am PDT #163 of 10001
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vw bug - Aug 07, 2008 8:21:35 am PDT #164 of 10001
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It's been a major change for you! You really are, like, the poster bug for how well it can work.
Heh. Something like that. I'm like in the DBT Graduate Program now. Now if I'd just get my ass into gear and finish that book!
vw bug - Aug 07, 2008 8:22:33 am PDT #165 of 10001
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So is Ativan a now-and-again thing as opposed to a daily thing?
It depends. I have it for both.
juliana - Aug 07, 2008 8:24:11 am PDT #166 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
So is Ativan a now-and-again thing as opposed to a daily thing?
For me, it is. I use it (and I think it's designed to) short-circuit the anxiety loop that the brain gets into. As Nora said, though, it's a matter of identifying the symptoms before they escalate - kind of like have to take pain medication, it's easier to treat the problem before it goes large, you know?
I do know that Ativan is considered highly addictive.
WindSparrow - Aug 07, 2008 8:24:12 am PDT #167 of 10001
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Whenever we discuss the use of ativan or similar with the group home residents for things like dental appointments, I always tell the nurse, "Forget about the residents, lay in a stock of it for the staff!"
vw bug - Aug 07, 2008 8:26:58 am PDT #168 of 10001
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I do know that Ativan is considered highly addictive.
My shrink says this is a bunch of hoohah. It is highly addictive in addictive personalities, but for anyone else, it really isn't. I've been on the same daily dosage for 5.5 years, and barely use PRNs anymore.
ETA: Which is not to say that people should take the medication lightly...
Nora Deirdre - Aug 07, 2008 8:35:07 am PDT #169 of 10001
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I do know that Ativan is considered highly addictive.
That's why my shrinks won't prescribe it to me. I don't think I have an addictive personality, but apparantly, having done *ahem* stuff in the past (even though one has stopped doing, uh, stuff, easily and naturally and with no ill aftereffect) qualifies.
juliana - Aug 07, 2008 8:40:14 am PDT #170 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
It is highly addictive in addictive personalities, but for anyone else, it really isn't.
I was wondering about that. I certainly haven't felt any ill effects/cravings for it like I did for Percoset (HOMG the withdrawal, even when I was doing the step-down).
Nora, I think your docs are full of shit, by the way. I've thought that before, when they balk on prescribing you stuff.
vw bug - Aug 07, 2008 8:41:30 am PDT #171 of 10001
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Oh, you guys. I just got the sweetest comment on one of my Beauty and the Bug blog entries. Back in January I wrote a piece after finding out that my neighborhood cobbler passed away. His daughter found it and commented on it and thanked me. It's here if you want to look: [link] I'm so touched!
Also, can I share a cute CBD story? Or have I CBDed everyone out?
amych - Aug 07, 2008 8:42:47 am PDT #172 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Also, can I share a cute CBD story?
Any time, babe.