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Lorazepam Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Ativan, APO-Lorazepam
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.
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Insomnia | 24 | 27% |
| Anxiety | 18 | 20% |
| Fibromyalgia | 4 | 4% |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 3% |
| Stress | 2 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 2 | 2% |
| Panic/Anger Attack | 2 | 2% |
| Anxiety, depression, stress, fibro and sleep issues | 1 | 1% |
| Headaches | 1 | 1% |
| TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) | 1 | 1% |
| insomnia, anxiety, pain | 1 | 1% |
| Panic attacks | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Lorazepam or how long patients were taking Lorazepam before stopping.
Currently Taking Lorazepam
Stopped Taking Lorazepam
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 15 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 67% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 33% | 1 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 20% | 3 |
| Mild | 20% | 3 |
| None | 60% | 9 |
Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Sedation, Increase in balance difficulties
Summary results are based on 15 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 15)
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- carity
- Sex: F
- Pain: Most
- Fatigue: Little
- Sleep: Some
- Stiffness: All
- function: Some
- external_stress: Some
- Stickman: some
- Description:F37y
- FM:1y Dx
- See profile
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by carity
Sep 17, 2009
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsMild
- Stress
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- snowwhitepresentday
- Sex: F
- Pain: All
- Fatigue: All
- Sleep: All
- Stiffness: All
- function: None
- external_stress: Some
- Stickman: all
- Description:F20y
- FM:4y Dx
- See profile
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by snowwhitepresentday
May 09, 2009
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Insomnia
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 08, 2009.