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83 patient evaluations for Lorazepam

  • jammer
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 23 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by jammer
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Purposes: Stiffness/Spasticity and Restless feeling in legs (Started Aug 10, 2009)
Date Dosage Stiffness/Spasticity Perceived effectiveness Restless feeling in legs Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 01, 2010 1.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Dec 11, 2009 1.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Pain in ear, Sinus congestion, Puffy eyes, Drowsiness
Date
Aug 01, 2010
Advice & Tips
My eyes seem to be puffy and swollen in morning. When I tried to lower dosage, the rib pain worsened, so it must be of some help other than RLS. I would not be able to sleep without it. It also seems to quiet my urgent bladder in that I rarely have to go to the bathroom during the night.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purposes: Anxious mood and Panic attacks (Started Nov 15, 2009)
Date Dosage Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness Panic attacks Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 05, 2010 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jul 05, 2010
Advice & Tips
I have been prescribed 1mg of Lorazepam up to 4 times daily as and when required. I ALWAYS carry 4 tablets with me just in case. I find that if I do not have them with me I panic even more that I may need one! So far I have only had to take a Lorazepam moderately when out and about. I find that it used to work wonders but now only takes the edge of my anxiety and panic. Maybe this is because I am building up a tolerance to this medication or maybe my GAD is getting worse, I do not know.
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  • daiggle
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    ADHD/ADD
    Depression: 1
    Mania: 1
    Emotional: 2
    Anxiety: 1
    Compulsion: 4
    External Stress: Moderate
    Rx Therapy
    61 M
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Moderate
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  • by daiggle
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Purpose: Phobic disorder (Started Aug 12, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 02, 2010   Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Anxious mood (Started Oct 05, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 02, 2010 6 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jul 02, 2010
Advice & Tips
3 times a day made me sleep too much. I now take it twice daily
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Purposes: Increase effect of another treatment and Insomnia (Started Sep 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Increase effect of another treatment Perceived effectiveness Insomnia Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 01, 2010   Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Sep 25, 2009 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Drowsy in a.m.
Date
Jun 01, 2010
Advice & Tips
This medication would make me unable to manage life as a whole
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Sep 25, 2009
Advice & Tips
I take only as needed. It makes me very drowsy in the AM.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • mdeall88
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    • Sex: M
    • Age: 24y
    • Duration: 11 yrs
    PRO survey: PRO 3
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Moderate
    • Physical: Mild
    Surgery type: Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
    2 seizures
    10 weeks ago
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  • by mdeall88
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Oct 01, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 21, 2010   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Feb 19, 2010   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
May 21, 2010
Advice & Tips
This turns me into Frankenstein and I only use it after seizures. It knocks me out for 2 days and groggy for about 3 days after. It works but its very strong.
Date
Feb 19, 2010
Advice & Tips
I take this after seizures. I was originally on Valium as a post-seizure medication but from what a doctor told us, Valium only temporarily "shuts off" my brain after seizures. The Ativan however pulls the plug out of the socket, it really shuts off the brain. After a seizure I really don't care about the side effects because I just had a seizure but if I'm going on a road trip I'll take half and it does help you sleep and makes it a lot easier to adjust to time changes and I won't have to worry about being sleep deprived.
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Purpose: Insomnia (Started Feb 20, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 20, 2010 0.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 20, 2010
Advice & Tips
Not only helped me sleep, reduced some of my mild anxiety
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Anxious mood (Started Sep 11, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 17, 2010 4 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Feb 03, 2009 2 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Nov 24, 2008 2 mg Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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  • HuskerKat
    Data Quality: 1 star
    • Sex: F
    • Age: 53y
    • Duration: 44 yrs
    PRO survey: PRO 3
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Mild
    • Physical: None
    Surgery type: Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
    0 seizures
    114 weeks ago
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  • by HuskerKat
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Purposes: In March 2010 I began taking this as needed for anxiety and insomnia, Epilepsy, and Seizures (Started Jan 01, 1993)
Date Dosage In March 2010 I began taking this as needed for anxiety and insomnia Perceived effectiveness Epilepsy Perceived effectiveness Seizures Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 15, 2010 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 NoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 15, 2010
Advice & Tips
My doctor recently prescribed this to help me through the death and dying of my mother. I was exhausted and could not sleep. My father also had been in the hospital and I had stayed with him almost 24/7 and was basically running on nervous energy. Taking this MADE ME relax and take time to deal with the death of my mom and let others care for dad for a few days and allow myself to heal from a bad hurt and severe stress in order to not have seizures that I feel she knew would come if I did not rest. She and I both know well that STRESS is the main cause precursor to most of my seizures and she knew that at that time I was not making good judgment calls about my health. Thank You Christine!
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • kato
    Data Quality: 1 star
    • Sex: F
    • Age: 37y
    • Duration: 16 yrs
    PRO survey: PRO 0
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Unreported
    • Physical: Unreported
    Surgery type: Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
    7 seizures
    159 weeks ago
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  • by kato
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Feb 02, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 05, 2010 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Visual hallucinations
Date
May 05, 2010
Advice & Tips
caused hallucinations, vomiting even in very small doses
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