Hello - Since my son was born 2 years ago i have had terrible anxiety during the night and sometimes panic attacks - my doctor initially prescribed Zoloft and then Lexapro - unfortunately neither of them did anything for me except make me feel worse. The only thing that has worked is taking .5mg Ativan in the middle of the night when I awaken. It helps me get back to sleep enough to have 5-6 hours total (as opposed to 2-3 initially.) I have also tried various sleeping pills through the years and nothing has helped me to sleep. The lorazepam is really the only thing that helps me get a little bit of sleep and helps with the night time anxiety (i do not have any anxiety during the day).
My question is - I'm thinking of becoming pregnant again soon and I would like to know if it is okay to continue taking .5mg of lorazepam during the night. If not - what would be recommended that would help me get back to sleep and control the anxiety as well? SSRIs do not seem to work for me at all (and the side effects were pretty awful).
Thank you so much for your time.
My question is - I'm thinking of becoming pregnant again soon and I would like to know if it is okay to continue taking .5mg of lorazepam during the night. If not - what would be recommended that would help me get back to sleep and control the anxiety as well? SSRIs do not seem to work for me at all (and the side effects were pretty awful).
Thank you so much for your time.
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