"i was on ativan for generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder.  it worked okay, however once i started seeing a specialist, i changed to klonopin.  i find that klonopin is much more consistent, meaning i don&#039;t feel it kick in and wear off like i did the ativan, this apparently is due to its longer half-life.  i did find out the hard way, that these are abused by some people, so don&#039;t leave them accessible in any way.  i had mine stolen once, bad experience!"