"i am a 79 year old woman. i was prescribed 1mg of ativan years ago for sleep as i am a naturally anxious person...worrier etc. last november i went through a traumatizing surgery on my back and came up with gad.  i was put on cymbalta, which made me very sick.  i was left with this jittery, crying daily problem and i finally asked if i could break up a 1mg ativan pill and take some of it when i felt these awful jitters coming on.  he agreed it was o.k. i resisted it for a week or two after reading some of the posts but i now think i am old and i need to stop being anxiety ridden.  my family deserves for me to be normal.  if taking ativan accomplishes this. o.k."