[MJo]

I had anxiety issues before BC. The first time I had an anxiety attack I didn't know what was happening and ended up in emergency room. Once I was diagnosed with BC, I had continuous, severe anxiety. I started on Lexapro daily and xanax as needed. It's been a year now and I take xanax only occasionally to sleep. I still take lexapro daily. I feel pretty good.

Take the medication you need to get through this. I'm not familiar with ativan, but maybe you need a different med or meds if it's not working. If you tend toward anxiety, a diagnosis of BC won't help (!) I found that out. I was terrified at the beginning of chemo, but as treatment progressed I grew less scared of the chemo and the cancer. Good luck and God bless. MJO