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Lorazepam Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Ativan
Generic Name: Lorazepam
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.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
155 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lorazepam.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 67 | 43% |
| Other | 30 | 19% |
| Anxiety | 27 | 17% |
| Insomnia | 7 | 4% |
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | 1% |
| Panic attacks | 2 | 1% |
| stress | 1 | <1% |
| Social Anxiety | 1 | <1% |
| Nightmares | 1 | <1% |
| General health | 1 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 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 29 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 38% | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 38% | 5 |
| Slight | 8% | 1 |
| None | 8% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 8% | 1 |
Anxiety
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 7% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 14% | 4 |
| Mild | 48% | 14 |
| None | 31% | 9 |
Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Sedation, Increase in balance difficulties
Summary results are based on 29 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 29)
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- depressed_to_death
- Depression: 4
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 3
- External Stress: Low
- 31 M
- Function: Low
- Distress: Moderate
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by depressed_to_death
Aug 31, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- Advice/Tips
- The only issue with Ativan is that you need more and more to have the same effect.
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0 helpful marks
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- Voo
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 30 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by Voo
Oct 02, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- You can chew these up if you need them to work faster. They have no taste.
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0 helpful marks