"i take 0.5 mg of ativan as needed and it works wonders.  anytime i get &quot;wound up&quot; and tense and can&#039;t catch my breath i will place one under my tongue and it does the trick!  i don&#039;t seem to get sleepy from them either.  fortunately, i don&#039;t need it very often but when i do it calms me down quick."