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Taking Lorazepam
765 Patients currently take Lorazepam
142 Patients stopped taking Lorazepam
eKHLIPSE Sex: M Mouth/throat: none Arms: mild Chest: none Legs: mild See profile eKHLIPSE 2 mg daily since May 12, 2006
WriteItOut Sex: F Depression: 3 Emotional: 3 Compulsion: 2 Anxiety: 2 Mania: 0 Physical: 3 External Stress: Moderate 28 F Function: Moderate Distress: Moderate See profile WriteItOut Ativan, 2 0.5mg as needed since Apr 12, 2009
rv030193 Sex: F Mouth/throat: mild Arms: none Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile rv030193 2 0.5mg as needed since Aug 25, 2008

Lorazepam Treatment Report

Brand Names: Ativan, APO-Lorazepam, Tavor

What is Lorazepam? Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine used in the treatment of anxiety disorders. It is used intravenously for status epilepticus. Off label it is used for alcohol detoxification; insomnia; partial complex seizures; agitation; and as an adjunct in antiemetic treatment.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

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Reasons taken

907 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lorazepam.

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Anxiety	365	40%
Other	97	10%
Insomnia	83	9%
Treat my mood condition(s)	67	7%
Panic attacks	33	3%
Difficulty sleeping through night	17	1%
Stiffness/Spasticity	11	1%
Anxiety and frustration	9	<1%
disease-related symptoms	8	<1%
General health	6	<1%
Support another treatment	5	<1%
Depression	4	<1%
Fibromyalgia	4	<1%
Treat Parkinson's	4	<1%
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)	4	<1%
Stress	3	<1%
periods of shortness of breath or breathing hard after almost no activiity	3	<1%
Social anxiety/phobia	3	<1%
Fatigue	2	<1%
Panic/Anger Attack	2	<1%
Vertigo	1	<1%
Myoclonus	1	<1%
Emotional lability	1	<1%
sensations of fire/heat in arms and legs	1	<1%
Pain	1	<1%
Spasticity	1	<1%
Headaches	1	<1%
Nausea	1	<1%
Anxiety attacks	1	<1%
Vertigo, nausea, dizzy, off balance	1	<1%
leg twitching	1	<1%
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	1	<1%
Nightmares	1	<1%
Solumedrol induced anxiety	1	<1%
Sleep Aid	1	<1%
Fasciculations	1	<1%
muscle shaking	1	<1%
anxiety, tightness in throat	1	<1%
shaky all over	1	<1%
skeletal muscle relaxent	1	<1%
Anxiety, depression, stress, fibro and sleep issues	1	<1%
Seizures	1	<1%
Tremors	1	<1%
Sleep problems	1	<1%
mild sense of balance /dizziness	1	<1%
tremor	1	<1%
TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint)	1	<1%
To help me sleep.	1	<1%
Sleepiness	1	<1%
Bipolar Disorder	1	<1%
insomnia, anxiety, pain	1	<1%
spasticity	1	<1%
Slow my MS progress	1	<1%
Spasms	1	<1%
Mood swings	1	<1%
Bladder problems	1	<1%
Stiffness	1	<1%
Cramps, calf muscles	1	<1%
Excess saliva	1	<1%
anti anxiety for swallowing/clearing throat problems due to weak throat muscles	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lorazepam.

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0.01mg as needed	0.05mg as needed	0.25mg as needed	0.5 mg as needed	0.5mg as needed	0mg as needed	1000mg as needed	100 mg all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	1 mg all the time (24/7)	1 mg as needed	1mg as needed	2 0.5mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 1mg as needed	2 2mg as needed	2 2mg/mL as needed	2 mg all the time (24/7)	2 mg as needed	2mg as needed	2mg/mL as needed	30 0.5mg as needed	3 0.5mg as needed	3 1mg as needed	3 1mg daily	3 2mg as needed	4 0.5mg as needed	4 1mg as needed	4 mg as needed	500mg as needed	5mg as needed	6 2mg/mL as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.5 mg every other week	1 mg weekly	2 mg every other week	0.25 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	0.5 mg one time	4 mg weekly	0.75 mg daily	1 mg daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	2.5 mg daily	3 mg daily	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	6 mg daily	7 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	12 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	100 mg daily
1	3	3	11	137	1	1	1	4	1	5	119	6	1	4	3	3	1	2	14	8	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	6	1	2	4	3	1	2	1	2	55	1	1	1	125	27	84	1	32	39	1	7	1	5	6	2	1	3	1	1	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Lorazepam or how long patients were taking Lorazepam before stopping.

Currently Taking Lorazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
9	11	35	95	78	150

Stopped Taking Lorazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
25	26	20	30	18	23

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lorazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	54	36%
Doctor's advice	37	25%
Course of treatment ended	28	19%
Did not seem to work	25	17%
Side effects too severe	17	11%
Personal research	5	3%
Not indicated	5	3%
Expense	4	3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 156 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	45%	9
Moderate	35%	7
Slight	10%	2
Can't tell	10%	2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	4%	7
Moderate	19%	29
Mild	33%	52
None	44%	68

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Sedation, Increase in balance difficulties

Summary results are based on 156 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 156)

gardener

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: None

Cognition: none

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: none

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by gardener
Aug 25, 2008

EfficacyModerate
Side-effectsNone

Other

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Hannah Rose

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: none

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: mild

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by Hannah Rose
Aug 30, 2008

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