Ativan is not used to treat active seizures.
It is used to treat anxiety disorders , trouble sleeping , active seizures including status epilepticus , alcohol withdrawal , and chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting , as well as for surgery to interfere with memory formation and to sedate those who are being mechanically ventilated .	trouble sleeping	insomnia	status epilepticus	status epilepticus	alcohol withdrawal	alcohol withdrawal	chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting	chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting	interfere with memory formation	anterograde amnesia	sedate	sedate	mechanically ventilated	mechanical ventilation
