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My name is kevon..I am dx with bipolar 1. I have been taking zyprexa for over two years now with, suprisingly,very little weight gain from it. It works to tame the mania and keep a stable mood. The other meds I take are wellbutrin, rozerem, and vistaril, and ativan. I'm also a recovering addict and that's where my problem comes in: My parents are giving me a hard time about taking the ativan because it's addictive. But I really am having panic attacks and alot of social anxiety that's almost paralyzing to me. I ended up in the ER last week while driving on the interstate with my mom I had what we now know was a panic attack but I thought I was having a heart attack. The ativan is the only thing that helps my anxiety and my thing is: why worry about getting addicted to something if it's working for you. And also nobody seems to think anxiety is a big problem. They say "oh,everyone has anxiety" "it'll go away"...stuff like that..I NEED SUPPORT REALLY BADLY. I need to know that it's ok to take the ativan and that I am not taking too much and that it is helping me and that it's ok. Is anyone on ativan and did you get addicted to it?