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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:01:47

If you h ave questions you should find a psychiatrist you trust and have your MIL evaluated. Also social workers or psychologist although they can not prescribe meds can help explain how some of the meds work.

Many times people need several different types of medications to even out their mind and body chemistry. It is really not unusual to take antidepressants and antianxiety meds together.

Many people with mental health issues will take 3 or more meds

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Lexapro is one of the brand names for cipralex an often used and fairly successful anti-depressant. Ativan is the brand name for lorazepam which is just about the most addictive of the benzodiazepine tranquilizers.

There is no specific problem in using the 2 drugs together as far as drug interactions are concerned, however many physicians, including myself, never choose to prescribe lorazepam.

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It isn't recommended to mix those medications if you "just have a little bit of nerves" and are "kinda depressed."

SSRIs like Lexapro are cumulative medications that must be taken over time to achieve the desired effect. They're used to address depressive symptoms AND anxiety, but the effectiveness varies like crazy. I've heard that somewhere around 60% of people are actually helped by Lexapro.

Ativan is for severe anxiety usually (panic disorder). It's habit-forming and it works short-term. In my opinion and experience, it should only be taken as needed.