"i was given ativan for occasional use. i try to use it once every week or once every ten days for sleep. (0.5mg). i&#039;m lucky that i don&#039;t have to use it any more regularly because i don&#039;t work right now. i find that it helps me relax to sleep, and i wake up feeling and looking rested. the looking rested part is important because it tells me how good it is at actually calming the anxiety. i know that when my anxiety is high, even if i sleep 10hrs, i&#039;ll wake up tired and looking tired. but i think this medicine actually does a good job of getting rid of that anxiety, so your body can rest and get into some level of &quot;deep&quot; sleep.

but absolutely, really only use it on the day that you must."