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Brand Names: Ativan

What is Lorazepam? Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine drug used in the management of anxiety disorders or for short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety or anxiety associated with depressive symptoms. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Anxiety 32 46%
Other 23 33%
Insomnia 5 7%
disease-related symptoms 3 4%
General health 3 4%
Excess saliva 1 1%
Pain 1 1%
Fasciculations 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lorazepam.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg day 0 mg none 0.38 mg day 0.5 mg day 1 mg day 1.5 mg day 2 mg day 3 mg day 4 mg day 8 mg day 12 mg day 15 mg day 20 mg day 25 mg day
  2 Number of Patients: 2 28 Number of Patients: 28 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 12 Number of Patients: 12 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 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
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3
4
7
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14

Stopped taking Lorazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
1
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Lorazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2 50% Other: 50%
Did not seem to work 1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Course of treatment ended 1 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 1

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Sedation, Somnolence

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • Bunky
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: none
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • Bunky
  • by Bunky
    Sep 04, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Anxiety

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