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I take 2mg at bed time to help sleep, sometimes they work good other nights not at all, I am not sure if all my other meds and my mood have any thing to do with it.

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My doc said to take half a pill if I find that the 1 mg dose is too much. Since I have been taking it at bedtime and thus don't really know how much it was affecting me, I decided to take half a pill before going on a 45-minute dog walk on Monday night. I always go to bed after the dog walk, so I wasn't worried that the Ativan would cause a problem with any activities. Well, after the dog walk, I felt absolutely nothing, so before going to bed, I took the other half of the pill. Then last night, I decided to take a whole pill before going on the dog walk. Again, after the 45-minute dog walk, I felt nothing, although once I got into bed, I tried reading something while sitting up but felt compelled to lie down. I kept reading, but I felt that I had to lie down to do it. I fell asleep quickly after turning out the lights.

So, the bottom line is I don't know whether I should continue taking the Ativan or discontinue it because it doesn't seem to work for me. I take enough other medicine already and don't want to add another if it's not going to help.