Alcohol Alcohol + Ativan

[aihfl]

I've never had issues like this in the past, but recently I took 2 mg Ativan (prescribed legally) and chased them with about a half a bottle of wine (about 375ml) and fell into one of the most comforting, blissful sleeps I've ever had. When I woke up in the middle of the night, to relieve myself, I had lost all sense of equilibrium. I fell twice on the way to the bathroom. Is this a consequence of mixing the two intoxicants? I have been a long term alcoholic and have never experienced the unexplained falls many long term alcoholics experience.

 

[TAVOR]

Yes it was the combo, usually 2mg of Lorazepam doesn't affect equilibrium, at higher doses it does though

 

[Sychonautx]

Alcohol and sedative drugs (In your case, Ativan) can be a very risky thing if over done, they can potentiate each other.

I wouldn't say what you took was particularly dangerous at all. But the two chemicals would have definitely 'synergised' with each other.

I would mostly say the falls are you falling asleep quickly as a result of ingesting the two on top of drowsiness after waking

 

[Ozle]

Definitely a bad combo. If you're drinking, it's best to avoid benzos altogether. If you must use them, start with a very small dose to get an idea of how they affect you when combined with alcohol. IMHO, you should be asking yourself why you felt a need to take benzos at all when already intoxicated.