Ativan for Chronic Nausea
It has been a while sense I have posted. I have been very busy with a new job and some other very crazy things have happened in the last few months. I will tell you more in future posts.
Today I wanted to talk about Ativan (Lorazepam). Most people think of Ativan as strictly for anxiety. During some very stressful times in my life I have been prescribed it for that purpose, but right now my anxiety is not bad. I am not carefree, but I am not about to pee my pants in the throws of a nervous breakdown. I am where 90% of American are right now, just okay.
My recent adventure began with a strong desire to stop smoking /vaporizing marijuana and also to stop taking Marinol (Dronabinol). If you don’t know Marinol is synthetic THC. It was getting to the point where my tolerance was way out of control and it was quickly loosing its efficacy.
While I was thinking about how to proceed, I decided to break down how THC helps me. The first is the anti-emetic effect. When you are puking like crazy and cant keep anything down there is nothing like a joint to put your stomach at ease. The second thing is it potentiates opiates allowing a patent to take a lower dose of the opiate. The third thing that it does is act as an anxiolytic (anti-anxiety).
So I went to see my doctor and I told him my I wanted to quit. He was very excited, but his first question was “What are you going to do for your Nausea?” I told him that was his job, but I had a few ideas.
From my own experience and research I have found that Ativan can provide the same three positive effects that Cannabis can. Although Ativan is not a first line nausea med it is often used in conjunction with other medications when treating nausea.
Another positive effect is that sedatives such as Ativan potentate opiates. This can be good and bad. It is good for the patent that can now take a lower dose of morphine or oxycontin, but its bad for Heath Ledger and others using prescription drugs to get high. In his case, the drugs worked to well and he stopped breathing. Please be careful and always talk to your doctor about the medications that you are taking.
The last effect is that Ativan is an excellent anxiolytic with negligible side effects. I don’t like Xanax because I feel like I am drunk, but with Ativan I barely know that I am on it and any anxiety that I might have had is long gone. I also feel almost no cognitive impairment.
I have been taking Ativan for three weeks now and I have seen a significant improvement in my nausea. I have also greatly reduced my Marijuna/Marinol intake. Ativan is truly a wonderful drug, but it can be addictive. So be careful and talk to your doctor.
Hello,
I just read your experience with Ativan. I, too, am suffering from chronic nausea. I’ve had every GI test–all come back normal. All blood, thyroid work is normal. On paper, I’m the picture of health. But this daily nausea is absolutely devastating my life. How much Ativan are you taking each day? Have you had any success combining Ativan with any of the anti-nausea drugs such as Phenergan or Zophran? I just want to feel like 90% of the population too.
Would welcome your reply!
Kelly
Hi,
I just read your experience with Ativan. I, too, am suffering from chronic nausea. I’ve had every GI test –all normal. All blood , thyroid work is normal. On paper, I’m the picture of health. But this daily nausea is devastating my life. How much Ativan are you taking each day? Have you had any success with combining the Ativan with any of the anti-nausea drugs like Phenergan or Zophran? I just want to feel like 90% of the population too.
Would welcome your reply!
Kelly
Kelly,
I started off taking .5 mg 3x per day. Now I am taking 1 mg 3x per day. I don’t like the dependence, but it really does help. I use mostly zofran when the nausea gets really bad. Thanks for reading.
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