Guest guest Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 What side effects have ya'll experienced with Ativan and LBD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Ativan turned my gentle gracious mother into a wild crazy woman who couldn't verbalize except in hisses and screams, who tried to attack anyone who came near her. Her eyes showed extreme fear and it is my guess that she was having strong and horrific hallucinations from it. (The hospital then put her on Haldol to counteract the Ativan, which turned her into a zombie who didn't respond to her environment or other people at all, except for the occasional sudden but short-lived attacks.) It took several days in another hospital (the one that gave her correct diagnosis) to start responding again. I realize now that she was very very lucky, as many don't recover from those effects. His, Sherry daughter/guardian of , dx 4/09 with LBD, living in a nearby NH > What side effects have ya'll experienced with Ativan and LBD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 The regular dose of ativan puts my mil in delirium for days with strong hallucinations. Her doctor urged me to try liquid and a small dose. So in emergencies I give her a very tiny bit if she is having extreme anxiety/agitation and it helps sometimes. The liquid dose we give is .25 cc with a syringe, not the dropper. Anything more and she has very bad undesirable side effects. -Dorothy From: LBDcaregivers [mailto:LBDcaregivers ] On Behalf Of hibbittsjenn@... Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 7:50 AM To: lbdcaregivers Subject: Ativan What side effects have ya'll experienced with Ativan and LBD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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