HI...My mom is having a really hard time withdrawing off Ativan. She accidentally took too much ..... taking .5mg pills 3-4 at night instead of 2 for two weeks. Thanks to this board I got her to a geriatric psychiatrist. He has never seen such constant withdrawl...repetitive, sarcastic, etc..she is 83 and blind. She is now down to 1.5mg divided three times a day....he is hoping to take her down in quarters now to stop the terrible situations. However he wants to try her on Remeron.....after she gets off Ativan. Any insights into Remeron? Good/bad?
thanks for your thoughts....
Doc said to try to continue easing her off the ativan even more slowly..in quarter pills per week and see how bad the withdrawls are.
She has had difficulty sleeping in the past years so the docs originally gave her ativan....
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so he feels when that is gone ..she will need something and that Remeron was non addicting..
I have to do research.....but I appreciate the feedback..this has been a nightmare!!
Boyfriend and I are doing good...his new job is great and we are trying to get through this...hope he can handle the final phases..ahhhhh
thank you!!
Went to the psychiatrist...he said take her back to the two...and just keep her on it and try to get some peace....and that he is more worried about the stress I am under....
he said I need to come to terms with the fact that some of this is dementia..
so I am going to her psychologist tomorrow to get some advice on how I can handle her and her moods..
the two pills were good for a day and I got some sleep but she has been moody today.
the doc said maybe we add remeron if things get too bad...
I see so many on this board trying to cope and what it takes out of them...it is very scary...I really need to learn how to manage it cause it doesn't seem like it may be long road ahead...
thank you as always for the support..
I'm also happy you're working things out with your boyfriend! You've come a LONG way from your very first postings on here!!