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Suggest The Ideal Dosage For Ativan Taken For Anxiety

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Posted on Thu, 29 Sep 2016
Question: I am bipolar 2 and experiencing worsening anxiety . My dr just added .5mg Ativan q4 hours in addition to 1 mg Klonopin bid. Will adding the 0.5 mg of Ativan really make a difference ? The anxiety is constant at this point and debilitating
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (18 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Yes it makes a difference

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX,
Thanks for using Health care magic.

I read your query and understand your concerns.

I think his decision to add 0.5 mg of ativan is commendable and following are the reasons.

Ativan at lower dosage shows good anti anxiety properties and 0.5 mg can be considered somewhat lower dose.

The other reason is that every benzodiazepines have addiction potential and their own side effects so keeping the negative effects of medication in sight the trial of 0.5 mg ativan unlikely to cause any harm of significant degree.

I mean to say that his decision to add lower dose of ativan is well according to guidelines and after through risk benefit analysis.

I hope this helps you.
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Suggest The Ideal Dosage For Ativan Taken For Anxiety

Brief Answer: Yes it makes a difference Detailed Answer: Dear XXXX, Thanks for using Health care magic. I read your query and understand your concerns. I think his decision to add 0.5 mg of ativan is commendable and following are the reasons. Ativan at lower dosage shows good anti anxiety properties and 0.5 mg can be considered somewhat lower dose. The other reason is that every benzodiazepines have addiction potential and their own side effects so keeping the negative effects of medication in sight the trial of 0.5 mg ativan unlikely to cause any harm of significant degree. I mean to say that his decision to add lower dose of ativan is well according to guidelines and after through risk benefit analysis. I hope this helps you. If you have more questions feel free to write back to me. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for my future patients. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386 Thanks and regards.