Ativan vs. Xanax
in [Panic]
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From: Diane on 21 Jan 2006 11:51 Who likes which one better and why? A friend told me Xanax works better for anxiety and panic and almost like an AD where Ativan does not. Thanks for your input. Love, Di -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: A on 21 Jan 2006 12:13 Hi Di: The only two benzos I have ever used are Xanax and Xanax XR, so I can't compare them with Ativan. That being said... I am very happy with the effects of Xanax for panic. It simply muffles or stifles the adrenaline/panic response for me and makes it so much easier to experience exposure to the things that frighten me. Regular Xanax works quickly (some say 1/2 hour; I usually allow 1 to 1.5 hours for maximum effect). It also exits your system quickly, which can be good if you need to return to full alertness later. The XR (extended Release) variety is very good, IME, for more generalized anxiety but not so much for sudden-onset panic. I took Xanax XR, for example, in the months leading up to my surgery two years ago, which was causing me terrible anxiety to the point where I felt ill and unable to do my work etc. I have been taking Xanax on and off since before it received FDA approval for panic disorder. (I was part of a study about Xanax and PD at Mass. General Hospital in Boston in the early 1980s.) It is still my anti-anxiety med of choice for short-term exposure and desensitization. While Xanax doesn't make me sleepy per se, at least not in normal dosages, it can take the edge off my "whirling thoughts" before bedtime so that I fall asleep easily rather than lying in bed awake for hours, my heart thumping. I didn't mean to write a treatise here (and I assume the mfr. of Xanax will be contacting me soon to license my endorsement! LOL), but wanted you to know that for me, Xanax has been a blessing and a life-saver for more than 20 years. xxoo Anne -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: Diane on 21 Jan 2006 12:54 LOL (That was cute, Anne.) Thank you for your input. I tried Xanax years ago, but can't remember how I felt on it. I might talk to my pDoc about switching to it. I'll see him again on Feb. 15. Love, Di "A" <hennypennynospam(a)cox.net> wrote in message news:hennypennynospam-2101061212460001(a)192.168.1.103... > Hi Di: The only two benzos I have ever used are Xanax and Xanax XR, so I > can't compare them with Ativan. > > That being said... I am very happy with the effects of Xanax for panic. > It simply muffles or stifles the adrenaline/panic response for me and > makes it so much easier to experience exposure to the things that frighten > me. > > Regular Xanax works quickly (some say 1/2 hour; I usually allow 1 to 1.5 > hours for maximum effect). It also exits your system quickly, which can be > good if you need to return to full alertness later. > > The XR (extended Release) variety is very good, IME, for more generalized > anxiety but not so much for sudden-onset panic. I took Xanax XR, for > example, in the months leading up to my surgery two years ago, which was > causing me terrible anxiety to the point where I felt ill and unable to do > my work etc. > > I have been taking Xanax on and off since before it received FDA approval > for panic disorder. (I was part of a study about Xanax and PD at Mass. > General Hospital in Boston in the early 1980s.) It is still my > anti-anxiety med of choice for short-term exposure and desensitization. > > While Xanax doesn't make me sleepy per se, at least not in normal dosages, > it can take the edge off my "whirling thoughts" before bedtime so that I > fall asleep easily rather than lying in bed awake for hours, my heart > thumping. > > I didn't mean to write a treatise here (and I assume the mfr. of Xanax > will be contacting me soon to license my endorsement! LOL), but wanted you > to know that for me, Xanax has been a blessing and a life-saver for more > than 20 years. > > xxoo > Anne -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: Diane on 21 Jan 2006 15:10 "JimD" <JimDaGeek(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:b1wAf.11956$Zj7.10687(a)tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > Diane wrote: > > Who likes which one better and why? A friend told me Xanax works better for > > anxiety and panic and almost like an AD where Ativan does not. Thanks for > > your input. > > > > Love, > > > > Di > > Good topic. I just started Ativan, 1/4 of .5mg so not very much right > now. However, I am also interested in what others think is the best > long-term solution benzo. > > Is one better than the other? If so why? > > JimD I love my Ativan, Jim. A friend of mine was saying when she used Xanax she doesn't feel as anxious or panicky and it acts almost like an AD for her. I don't think I ever heard that, but we'll see. :-) Di -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: Chip on 21 Jan 2006 18:25 "Diane" <prunella(a)rogers.com> wrote in message news:43f5fqF1n2uk0U1(a)individual.net... > Who likes which one better and why? A friend told me Xanax works better for > anxiety and panic I don't know why it should work better if the doses are equivalent. (Xanax 1 mg = Ativan 2 mg) > and almost like an AD where Ativan does not. "Xanax causes depression in some patients, and treats depression in other patients" Source: "Essential Psychopharmacology - The Prescriber's Guide", First Edition (2005), Stephen M. Stahl, M.D., Ph.D., published by Cambridge University Press Chip -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
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