"i recently started getting anxiety. it started very slow and began to get worse. i went to hospital very anxious one day. they did all test and as i already knew found nothing. i asked for something to calm me down. they gave me 1.0mg ativan iv. the minute the nurse pulled the needle out i was ready to go home as if nothing happen. slept like a baby that night .i was good for like 4 days until i started to feel anxious again. i just started zoloft today which takes some 1 or 2 weeks to work and ativan for in case i get another attack before zoloft kicks in. for me ativan has been great."