I have heard that if you take Ativan on a continual basis, you need more and more to keep the anxiety at bay. I'm wondering if that is what is happening with me. The tingling was gone when I first started the Ativan but I've been on it for about 4 or 5 weeks now and the symptoms are back and I've not increased my dosage. When I'm busy doing things like cooking or whatever, they seem to go away. When I have the tingling and think about it, it gets worse and stays around for a long time. I thought I had MS or something and when I was going through that phase, the symptoms just got worse.

I've really been thinking about the anti-depressants and think that I will have to give in and try the Effexor. I'm scared stiff!