I am taking a half of a 1 mg Ativan pill for sleeping. Can this small amount become addictive?
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Verwon Says:
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Monday, 7/6/2009 8:22:43 PM
Ativan contains the active ingredient Lorazepam, this is a Benzodiazepine and these can be highly addictive.
However, if you are using it as prescribed, then what you are really going to have to deal with is dependence, rather than addiction. Dependence occurs when your body becomes used to and reliant upon some substance. This can happen with anything you ingest regularly, even a routine morning cup of orange juice. If you stop ingesting it, suddenly, they you will experience some withdrawal symptoms, but nothing as severe as if you were abusing the medication.
Some of this medications most common side effects include: nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and sedation.