"i have been on ativan since january 2011, started out with 0.5mg then went to 1mg and have felt better. i used them not only for my anxiety but also to sleep because i have a hard time sleeping at night. i now feel that i can stop taking the medicines for the anxiety, have not had an attack for months but take the medicines to sleep at night. i tried to stop taking ativan and the withdrawals were so bad i had to start taking them again and now going to see my doctor to help me come off them. "