"about a week ago i experienced a somewhat traumatic event that kept me awake at night. i felt as soon as the sun went down my anxiety started to gradually rise until i had pain in my chest and was hypventilating. nothing could calm me down or get me to sleep. i finally went to see my doctor and he gave me 10 days of ativan. last night was the first time i took one, or any benzo for that matter, and it was like a miracle worker. within 10 minutes of taking one 0.5g sublingual tab it&#039;s like all the anxiety in me went out the window. i felt i still needed to control my thoughts to steer away from provoking an attack but it sincerely helped calm me down to a point where i felt safe and was able to sleep. definitely recommend."