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

All that said, if your MIL is severely depressed with acute episodes of anxiety, it's absolutely appropriate for those two medications to be available to her. Just make sure she doesn't start forming dependence/tolerance on the Ativan, because that would create difficulty phasing it out in the future.

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Sometimes its hard to sleep at night when you first take Lexapro, so they give you Ativan to help sleep at night. Ask the doctor why the Ativan was prescribed. Was it for her to sleep better or for anxiety? It takes 2-6 weeks for the full effect of the Lexapro to kick in and the Ativan might just be a temporary thing. I would find it too sedating taking both on a regular basis, but many people do.

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yes my love, get a second opinion and call your local pharmacy they have all the details for each drug on the market. God bless and put angels on your pillows Good luck sweetie.

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Ativan is kind of like Xanax, and the Lexapro is for depression & anxiety. For the past month I've been taking the Lexapro daily and the Xanax usually at night or if I start to feel anxious. The Ativan is supposed to be used "as needed" and if she takes the Lexapro long enough she probably will not want the Ativan any longer. That's what the docs did w/ me, they just give you the Ativan until you can get the full effects of the Lexapro. They are fine to take together, as long as you are taking them correctly and as prescribed!

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