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I'm in a methadone maintenance program i take 82mg every morning and currently tapering 1mg every week,er doctor gave me ativan 1mg for bad panic attacks i been having at night.is this safe to take 8hrs later after my normal dose of methadone?

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Safe? Yes?: Ativan is a benzodiazepine which is a sedative hypnotic and has additive respiratory depression and somnolence effects with methadone. Also if you are trying to get off one addictive drug why start a second one?

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Answered 6/1/2017

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A member asked:

I'm in a methadone maintenance program i take 82mg every morning and currently tapering 1mg every week,er doctor gave me ativan 1mg for bad panic attacks i been having at night.is this safe to take 8hrs later after my normal dose of methadone?

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Dr Rhoads and 3 doctors agreed

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