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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.

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


Reasons taken

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Anxiety 13 56%
Other 6 26%
General health 1 4%
Insomnia 1 4%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lorazepam.

  0.5mg as needed 1 mg as needed 1mg as needed 2 0.5mg as needed 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
0
0
1
4
2
5

Stopped Taking Lorazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
2
0
0
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Lorazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2 50% Other: 50%
Side effects too severe 1 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Course of treatment ended 1 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 33% 1
Moderate 33% 1
Mild 33% 1
None 0% 0

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

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 3)

  • FrankieNinja
    Sex: M
    Mental Symptoms: moderate
    Physical Symptoms: mild
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    627
    VL 40
    See profile
  • FrankieNinja
  • by FrankieNinja
    Dec 11, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Anxiety
Advice/Tips
My experience is that it takes the edge off of emotions. I am aware when I should have hightened emotions... i.e. marriage, birth of a baby, funerals, trauma... etc. I do feel the emotions but I dont believe that I am feeling them appropriately.

  • Scotian
    Sex: M
    Mental Symptoms: none
    Physical Symptoms: none
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    500
    VL 38
    See profile
  • Scotian
  • by Scotian
    Aug 16, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsSevere
  • Anxiety
Advice/Tips
If a doctor ever suggests going on this drug...run the other way! Even after a few months on it...withdrawl is a nightmare. Don't even think of going cold turkey.

See all evaluation results for Lorazepam

Report created on November 08, 2009.