ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS, rollator for hip problems, tapering Ativan with withdrawal symptoms
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2026
Summary
Posting in r/cfs, Birch 45246 uses a rollator with a seat, bought because of hip problems, so they have a safe place to sit when out. They have taken Ativan daily for about a year and a half, tapering from 4 mg to 1.5 mg, and report tolerance with nightly withdrawal. Tapering brings sweating, nausea, vomiting, shakiness, brain fog, balance problems and a racing heart, worse below 1.5 mg; they wish they had never started it.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Ativan · Worse
I definitely have a tolerance and at night around when it’s time to take my meds every night I start having mild withdrawal symptoms. I honestly wish I never started it.
In context ↗ - rollator with a seat · Helped
I’ve been so happy with the rollator with a seat I bought. It’s so worth it to have a safe place to sit everywhere I go.
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Adverse events
- Lorazepam (Ativan)“I definitely have a tolerance and at night around when it’s time to take my meds every night I start having mild withdrawal symptoms.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
- Lorazepam (Ativan)“Sweating, nausea, vomiting, extreme shakiness, brain fog, balance issues, racing heart. It’s happened every time I taper but it’s way worse trying to go lower than 1.5” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Sweating, nausea, vomiting, extreme shakiness, brain fog, balance issues, racing heart.
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