Ativan and Xanax? Same drug class?

Question

I ww on zanax and the doctor put me on ativan, is it the same type medication? Thanks!

Answer 1

they are in the same family...ativan is waaay less addictive, i was on both of them-and it doesnt ruin your memory like xanax

Answer 2

They are both in the class of medication known as: Benzodiazepines--tranquilizers.

Yes, it is the same class/type of medication.

Did you ask your doctor what the advantage was for switching to Ativan?

Xanax is the more popular medication, therefore the one you hear that is more widely abused or people become addicted to. This may have played a role into his switching the medication.

Answer 3

They are both diazepam-type drugs. So yes, they are similar.