why would you think that The blue lorazapam looks like a Ativan same shape same colour so I feel im taking ATIVAN original, not generic white round lorazapam .That's what I said in the last post I never mentioned blue dye has any effect only psychological . That is the main reason a lot of patient think there generics don't work like the real med., because they are a different colour to the normal med, for instance ZOLOFT is blue , its generic SERTRALINE is white , so some generic makers do theres in blue and sell the must with no complaints, if they made it red sales would drop even though its the same med. If you have been on blue Ativan for 20 years you like the generic to be the same. But if just starting it makes no difference if its white its new to you, after a year you prob wouldent want a blue one PS you still haven't said what country you live .?????