"i have bad anxiety and am severely depressed and have bad insomnia. doctor prescribed me ativan. i took one at night to help me sleep. it helped me sleep alright all night. woke up had a coffee then promptly fell asleep again had lunch at 1130 was up for an hour and a half. i then promptly fell asleep again the whole afternoon. that is the one and only time i took one. i told my gp i was prescribed this and told him i am not taking anymore as all i do is sleep. i do not know what is worse insomnia or sleeping all the time. he then told me to keep taking it what did he not understand. so i am not taking it anymore and will just deal with it on my own with no pills."