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Taking Lorazepam
198 Patients currently take Lorazepam
40 Patients stopped taking Lorazepam
nanart Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: mild See profile nanart 2 mg daily since Nov 04, 2009
mammananny Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile mammananny 1mg as needed since Jun 06, 2002
philiph Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: severe Speech: moderate Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile philiph 2 mg daily since Jan 30, 2004

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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Reasons taken

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

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Anxiety	101	42%
Other	35	14%
Difficulty sleeping through night	17	7%
Insomnia	12	5%
Stiffness/Spasticity	11	4%
Anxiety and frustration	8	3%
disease-related symptoms	3	1%
Support another treatment	2	<1%
Panic attacks	2	<1%
Fatigue	2	<1%
Solumedrol induced anxiety	1	<1%
Myoclonus	1	<1%
mild sense of balance /dizziness	1	<1%
anxiety, tightness in throat	1	<1%
Sleep Aid	1	<1%
sensations of fire/heat in arms and legs	1	<1%
Pain	1	<1%
General health	1	<1%
Nausea	1	<1%
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	1	<1%
skeletal muscle relaxent	1	<1%
Emotional lability	1	<1%
muscle shaking	1	<1%
spasticity	1	<1%
Depression	1	<1%
Seizures	1	<1%
Tremors	1	<1%
Vertigo	1	<1%
tremor	1	<1%
Slow my MS progress	1	<1%
Spasms	1	<1%
Mood swings	1	<1%
Bladder problems	1	<1%
Cramps, calf muscles	1	<1%
Spasticity	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lorazepam.

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All (Show top 10)

0.05mg as needed	0.5 mg as needed	0.5mg as needed	1000mg as needed	100 mg all the time (24/7)	10mg as needed	1 mg all the time (24/7)	1mg as needed	2 2mg as needed	2 2mg/mL as needed	2mg as needed	2mg/mL as needed	30 0.5mg as needed	5mg as needed	6 2mg/mL as needed	daily	mg as needed	2 mg every other week	0.25 mg daily	0.5 mg daily	0.5 mg one time	1 mg daily	1.5 mg daily	2 mg daily	3 mg daily	4 mg daily	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily
3	2	39	1	1	1	1	28	2	1	5	1	1	4	1	1	2	1	1	16	1	28	7	20	12	8	3	1	4

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
1	0	11	18	15	52

Stopped Taking Lorazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
11	5	4	10	5	5

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lorazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	19	43%
Course of treatment ended	11	25%
Doctor's advice	9	20%
Did not seem to work	8	18%
Side effects too severe	3	7%
Personal research	2	5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 38 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	44%	4
Moderate	22%	2
Slight	11%	1
Can't tell	22%	2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	5%	2
Moderate	13%	5
Mild	29%	11
None	53%	20

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

Summary results are based on 38 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 38)

gardener

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: None

Cognition: none

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: none

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by gardener
Aug 25, 2008

EfficacyModerate
Side-effectsNone

Other

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Hannah Rose

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: none

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: mild

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by Hannah Rose
Aug 30, 2008

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