Ativan (lorazepam) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Lorazepam
What is Ativan?
Ativan is a brand name for lorazepam, 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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 50% |
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Other
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1 | 50% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Scotian
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: none
- Physical Symptoms: none
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
- 500
- VL 38
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- Scotian
- 1mg as needed
- since Aug 16, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Anxiety
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Side Effects
Severe
- 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 tu... See full evaluation
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Report created on November 22, 2009.