"if you use this drug judiciously, it can a god send.  i take 1 mg 3 to 4 times a week, never passing 5 (and rarely hitting 5).  99% of the time i take it right at bedtime to get a bomb sleep.  the next day, the world is beautiful.  i am lucky; i can feel the drug working for 13 hours every time.  and when it wears off, i still feel superb.  i am a better person with this inexpensive medication in my life!

i have been taking ativan for 10 years.  the routine above has been consistently done for 3 years.  consider a low dose ssri; i have been taking 10 mg of cipralex/lexapro for 18 months.  i wish i had this figured out years ago!  good luck."