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12 patient evaluations for Lorazepam

  • Miss stiff
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 23 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Flare-up: Moderate
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • Miss stiff
  • by Miss stiff
    current dosage:
    2 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 6 months
    purpose:
    Anxiety
  • 9e0b76d40acfc74115ba9cae18b6a0297ac878c9
Anxiety Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Oct 20, 2009 Major Mild Always Not at all
  • Increase in balance difficulties
  • Dizziness
Nov 09, 2009 Moderate Severe Always Not at all
  • Increase in balance difficulties
  • weakness
  • Dizziness
Nov 21, 2009 Moderate Severe Always Not at all
  • Memory Loss
  • Increase in balance difficulties
  • Dizziness
  • weakness
Advice/Tips Cost
Oct 20, 2009 Ativan helps with tremors and helps me sleep...I use to wake up alot through the night but now i dont feel more rested but the dizziness and headaches are bad....It also lowers my BP < $25 monthly
Nov 09, 2009 I thought this was helping but I got real weak and could not concentrate then my kidneys stopped working....This medicine was making me feel more disabled. Thought I had a kidney infection turned out to be nerve issue in my spine. I never had this happen before < $25 monthly
Nov 21, 2009 This medication caused my kidneys to stop working. It also cause extreme acid base problems due to increase of lactic acid. Had severe headaches, dizziness and thyroid problems....Also caused loss of hair. I weaned off it slowly after the doctor told me how to...And I had no withdrawal side effects < $25 monthly
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  • mammananny
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 16 yrs
    Progressive Relapsing
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • mammananny
  • by mammananny
    current dosage:
    1mg as needed
    time on dosage:
    about 6 months
    purpose:
    Other
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Other Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Aug 29, 2008 Major None Always A little
Nov 06, 2009 Moderate Mild Always A little
  • Sedation
Advice/Tips Cost
Nov 06, 2009 Atavan is one of the few medications I take that has not caused any intolerance. < $25 monthly
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  • Rick N
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 21 yrs
    Primary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: severe
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: severe
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
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  • Rick N
  • by Rick N
    current dosage:
    8 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 8 years
    purpose:
    Anxiety
  • 0b572e6f8caf61af4a87caf613a1ae8ad91c8da2
Anxiety Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Jan 08, 2009 Major None Sometimes Not at all
Apr 14, 2009 Major None Sometimes Not at all
Sep 27, 2009 Major Mild Sometimes Not at all
  • Drowsiness
Advice/Tips Cost
Apr 14, 2009 Sometime if I have a panic situation this drug works well and fast. < $25 monthly
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  • MSdeb
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 7 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: mild
    See profile
  • by MSdeb
    current dosage:
    3 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    5 days
    purpose:
    Insomnia
  • f8a6cd91bea4c88dd33a2bbf77e6dde8addaf1ef
Insomnia Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Jul 15, 2009 Can't tell Severe Always Very
  • EXTREMELY DROWSY IN A.M
  • Memory Loss
  • Drowsiness
Advice/Tips Cost
Jul 15, 2009 SINCE I BECAME DEPENDANT ON IT -EVEN IF IT WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY WORKING---4MG WAS A LOT TO BE TAKING.... MY INTERNIST KNEW THIS ..AND OTHER DRS TOLD ME THIS ..YET NO ONE SUGGESTED I TRY TO WEAN MYSELF OFF UNTIL I TALKED W/ MY NEUROLOGIST ABT IT --HE SUGGESTED THAT I TRY AND TAKE IT DOWN A HALF MG EVERY WEEK. < $25 monthly
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  • titanmom1962
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 5 yrs
    I don't know
    Flare-up: Moderate
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • titanmom1962
  • by titanmom1962
    current dosage:
    3 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 3 years
    purpose:
    Other
  • 5a77c2cbeea7c5b6fb921d6d7277dd120fa23cb2
Other Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
May 24, 2009 Major None Usually Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
May 24, 2009 This is probably one of the best medications that I have been put on, with the miriad of medications that I have been put on this has been the one so far that has helped on a daily basis. monthly
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  • change
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 1 yr
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • change
  • by change
    current dosage:
    10 2mg/mL as needed
    time on dosage:
    about 9 months
    purpose:
    Anxiety
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Anxiety Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Apr 24, 2009 Major Moderate Always Not at all
  • Drowsiness
Advice/Tips Cost
Apr 24, 2009 This medication made me very tired! So if you have daily reasponsibility I would go a different direction. < $25 monthly
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  • Denny Tattoos
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: < 1 yr
    I don't know
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • Denny Tattoos
  • by Denny Tattoos
    current dosage:
    2 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    6 days
    purpose:
    Myoclonus
  • be9a594b345a971ddddb6c8e755d325d2b3bd7f9
Myoclonus Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Mar 28, 2009 Major None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Mar 28, 2009 I was only on this for a short time while my neuro experiments with another drug (Amantadine). The Lorazepam worked well at controlling the severe involuntary body movements/convulsions. I will definitely keep it around for future need. < $25 monthly
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  • kellyannie
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 22 yrs
    Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by kellyannie
    current dosage:
    3 mg daily
    time on dosage:
    about 9 years
    purpose:
    Anxiety
  • faaefdab1dd335b3b206e0853739bc737a4b56b3
Anxiety Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Feb 07, 2009 Moderate None Always Not at all
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  • turkey3
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 2 yrs
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: mild
    See profile
  • turkey3
  • by turkey3
    current dosage:
    0.5 mg one time
    time on dosage:
    about 7 months
    purpose:
    Other
  • f284f23c1537c5daede9c8e27321d41f0bebebb2
Other Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Jan 11, 2009 Can't tell None Usually Not at all
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  • social worker with MS
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 1 yr
    Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: mild
    See profile
  • social worker with MS
  • by social worker with MS
    current dosage:
    1mg as needed
    time on dosage:
    about 2 months
    purpose:
    Other,
    Anxiety
  • 416b782ece70e1524a36efaef69966ba8d21b271
Other Efficacy Anxiety Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Sep 04, 2008 Major Major None Always Not at all
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