Posted by rjlockhart98 on October 6, 2005, at 19:29:56
In reply to does ativan help hypomania?, posted by waterfall on October 6, 2005, at 19:00:55
I've been on Ativan 6mg daily 4 months ago.
It didnt help with manic episodes, it would ease tension and some stress, but its not really mentally potent.
It is classified to calm down Schizophrenia, but that is at high doses 10mg (max)
Zyprexa is a nueroleptic that can help with that.
You can take Ativan with a mood stablizer. I think it would have been a good treatment for me, reason being i switched to Klonopin now at 6mg daily,
which is a mentally potent benzo, and can calm down some manic episodes, but dont take it if your in a normal mood, because it's been known to cause depression. You could take .5mg which doesnt effect mood much. 1-3mg causes depression.
Suggestion: do not take Xanax, it could worsen hypomania, been known to cause euphoria. Dont want that during a hypomanic.
With Regards
Matt
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