i have taken ativan for 30 years, at one time 12mg a day. Now after a killer detox forced on me in hospital i take 4mg a day. 2mg at 6am and 2mg at 9pm . An yes, they still put me to sleep at night, an yes they chill me through the day without me craveing more. But i was on a dose close to death, with vodka as a backup self med. MY body wont let me stop the last 4 mg, an my doctor who hooked me on them says there for life, but i dont care in my eyes they still work.