Ativan Side Effects: I have recently experience high bp that my doctor said was due to http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29581 I have recently experience high bp that my doctor said was due to anxiety. He prescribed .5mg Ativan. It helped in the beginning but I have now noticed that in only 2 weeks I am having extreme anxiety when it wears off. Last night I woke out of a dead sl I had extreme anxiety so the dr. gave me .5 Ativan. i have been t Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:44:07 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29581?item=11635 I had extreme anxiety so the dr. gave me .5 Ativan. i have been taking it for a month now 2 times a day. it worked great up until last Friday. Since then my heart has been pounding and i have exteme anxiety again, not as bad becasue i still am taking the m http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29581?item=11635