Is there a way to get a script for the 0.5mgs and take 0.75mg for a while? Or take 0.5 one night and then 1.0 the next and eventually get down to 0.5 that way? Your pdoc does know you are doing this right? Maybe take 0.5 at night and in the morning take 0.25 for a little bit to get over the nervousness? I have been on all the benzos and ativan was the hardest to come off. I wish you luck and keep posting! Wish I had more to say! Maybe go up temporarily on the Lexapro to combat the withdrawal? Feel free to message me anytime. Good luck!

Quitting Ativan is tough. I tried to taper down from 2mg and I was having the withdrawal symptoms like you are now. I made the mistake of quitting cold turkey and the withdrawal was pure hell. It can also be very dangerous as it it hard on your body. Your doctor can prescribe medication to help you taper off and reduce withdrawal effects. You are in my thoughts. Best of luck!

I was allowed to take Ativan only briefly.

/ Can you just concentrate on getting to 0,5 for the present and not worry about the next and final step?

My suggestion is to learn all U can about the half-life etc of this Rx. Getting a small dose when getting up in the a.m. I don't know about (/but may be a good idea!) . . . Caleb. . . good luck . . :)

I had the same problem with Klonopin which is a similar drug. The answer is to do it very gradually. Splitting pills when necessary. My doc
had me go to a compounding pharmacy and get it in a liquid form for the last 3 weeks. This is more expensive but it allows doses to be decreased in tiny amounts. Coming off Klonopin was more difficult than any AD I had ever been on.

When I found out I was pregnant (about 9 months ago), I tapered off of Klonopin. It had to be a quick taper because I wanted to make sure my baby was safe. I was on 1 mg every night before I went to bed for over a year.
I began by decreasing my dose by 1/4 every week and a half or so. I am not going to say it was easy, because it wasn't, but it wasn't horrible either. I was very scared, but everything worked out just fine. I had my baby 5 weeks ago and he is healthy and I do not plan on going back on any benzo.
You are not on a HUGE dose and have not been on Ativan very long. Your withdrawals should not be too bad. Like I said, It is not going to be easy, but it is doable.
Good luck :)

Hi, I went off my Lorazepam cold turkey and it made me very up and down, yelling at people and then apologizing, then bursting into tears...Then getting angry and yelling again... it was very stressful on my family. I also experienced shakiness and dizziness. But the withdrawals eventually went away. Your dose is much higher than mine was. And some people can't deal with the withdrawals. I have read that the your anxiety will be worse during withdrawal but will eventually even out. I had heard that steam saunas and any kind of detox like exercise, getting lots of fresh air and drinking water, taking fish oil and flax oil supplements and a good multivitamin... this can all help ease symptoms. I know it's hard. Thoughts are with you.

Your post is interesting because I was on 2 mg for quite awhile but my new wonderful doc, dropped me down to 1 mg 3 times a day if needed. It does help one sleep as well as help anxiety. At one point for some reason I didn't take my Ativan for about a week. I started having insomnia and couldn't figure out why. I then realized that I had not taken my Ativan for about a week. That is the only withdrawal symptom I got if you can even call it a withdrawal symptom. How many do you take a day? Is it just the one at night? Ativan is the easiest of all the anxiety medications to get off so that is a plus. Hugs gB