No, do not ever take oral ativan sublingual. It will destroy your life and the lives of your loved ones. I took it for 8 months for anxiety, panic attacks and what I thought was insomnia. I was used to falling asleep within 5 minutes and when it was taking 15 to 20 minutes I thought I needed ativan to sleep. I sometimes took without water, just allowed it to dissolve. It has destroyed mine and my family's lives. My once youthful and very healthy skin is now dull, extremely dry and unhealthy. My once shiny, soft and sleek hair is now a dried up frizzy mess. I have tachycardia and have been diagnosed with a hole in my heart and POTS. In the last 25 years I've had 4 perfect echocardiograms and stress tests. My once beautiful healthy teeth are destroyed, my mouth is miserably dry. My once healthy, toned and attractive legs are covered up in varicose veins. I've had bladder and rectal prolapse. I never sleep anymore. If I sleep 2 hours a night I consider myself lucky. Prior to ativan I slept great, usually 7 to 8 hours a night. All this occurred in a period of 8 months. I felt horrible while taking it but thought it was due to anxiety and depression. About 3 months of taking it my sleep was almost non existent and my hair was falling out, I just thought it was due to anxiety. About 7 months in, I had to take medical leave from work. I decided while I was off I would taper off ativan, I was only taking 1.5mg to 2mg daily, so I thought it would be easy. My symptoms worsened and I realized I was having ativan withdrawal symptoms. From this point on my once very normal and functional life and my beautiful family's lives has been turned upside down, never to be the same again. DO NOT TAKE ORAL ATIVAN SUBLINGUAL. One of the inactive ingredients is polacrilin potassium, it is highly corrosive and used to cure leather, etc. I believe this is what is responsible for all the damage it has done to me. I don't want anyone to ever go through what I am going through. Please do no take it sublingual unless it is the sublingual form.