Ativan

lnyost

Anyone on Ativan for anxiety?  Are you breastfeeding while on it?  I was just presribed Ativan yesterday.

SnoopyLuv

You shouldn't breastfeed while taking any benzodiazepams, the exception sometimes being klonopin. This site says if the benefits outweigh the risks- then do it. I personally am staying away from all of them until LO is weaned.

https://www.drugs.com/pregnancy/lorazepam.html

I took ativan for years for a fast acting antianxiolytic, it worked great and helped me sleep on those nights I was having trouble. It should be taken on an as needed basis for a short time period, so they say. I took 3 (.5 mg I think) daily for about 4 years and had no addiction or withdrawal but I'm lucky.

mrsbnlmel

I took it for a very short time at the peak of my depession/anxiety issues. I was told I could not breastfeed. I had to pump and dump for the week I took it and I week after.

JustJanie

SnoopyLuv:

You shouldn't breastfeed while taking any benzodiazepams, the exception sometimes being klonopin. This site says if the benefits outweigh the risks- then do it. I personally am staying away from all of them until LO is weaned.

https://www.drugs.com/pregnancy/lorazepam.html

I took ativan for years for a fast acting antianxiolytic, it worked great and helped me sleep on those nights I was having trouble. It should be taken on an as needed basis for a short time period, so they say. I took 3 (.5 mg I think) daily for about 4 years and had no addiction or withdrawal but I'm lucky.

 

I took it during the worst of my PPA/PPD, when DD was about eight weeks old.  I was breastfeeding.  I knew there were risks, but I felt like it kept me out of the hospital and thus it was worth it for us.  I needed something that helped right away, and it did.  That being said, I've probably only taken about 5  doses (.5mg) in my life... just for those first few days.