I went to see my pdoc today about the Ativan. I told him about how I didn't like having to have to go around with the 2nd/3rd dosages at times when traveling around. So he suggested how about trying 2mg AM/PM. I said ok and he wrote a script for 1mg Ativan 2pills 2AM/2HS. Later on in the day (ride home from program) I thought about how the medicine would be sedating (like he mentioned), but even bigger I worried because of my past brain seizure. It's proposed I had the brain seizure because I was "messing around" with the benzodiazapines. And I didn't want to change my current dosage to something new and risk something. Plus, I'm on the 4x/day regimen for anxiety/restlessness and it works as best it can on a 4 times a day basis. I worried that if I only had a twice a day dosage even though it's still a 4mg total if I only took 2 in the morning and got anxious or restless I would be stuck. So when I got home, I told Mom about what happened and she thought it best to keep the dosage the way it is as I concluded on my ride home. (1mg four times a day). I'm sure the pdoc expects me to be taking the pills the "other" way till next week. What do I do and what do I tell the doctor next time I see him about my medication?
09 Apr 2010, 2:31 pm
