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Re: Ativan or Xanax? Which one is safer?

Posted by kazoo on August 2, 2000, at 22:02:33

In reply to Ativan or Xanax? Which one is safer?, posted by LouieG on August 2, 2000, at 0:38:14

> I'm a 28 year old very healthy male who's got everything to live for, however depression and anxiety has turned my life into darkness. After 2 years of trial and error my doctor recently prescribed Serzone, desyrel, and Ativan. So far I'm sleeping better and feel hopeful, however a friend of mine told me that xanax works better for his anxiety and doesn't make him sleepy which is the problem I'm having with ativan (or maybe it's the Serzone, I'm not sure). Can anyone tell me anything about those drugs, I did some reasearch on the internet but were conflicting, are they addictive, should I worry? Please help. Louie

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Greetings & Attention LouieG: don't listen to your friends.

Ativan is a very short acting benzo (2 to 3 hours), whereas
Xanax is a longer acting drug; ergo, if you take Xanax at night,
there's a good chance for a morning "hangover." What do I prefer
for anxiety? A long soak in a hot tub surrounded by cuties in
string bikinis discoursing the socio-economic impact of disco
music in Albania ... that's the ticket, that's the ticket!

Also, it is claimed that Xanax imparts a mild "anti-depressant" effect,
although I wouldn't bet the ranch on this.

Note to Greg: Ativan is abused and is just as addicting.
Lorazepam was the "favored" drug in the 1980s and many got strung-out on it.
But, let's face it: they *all* are addicting.

"There's no such thing as addictive drugs ... just addictive people."

Genetics, anyone?

kazoo


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