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Taking Lorazepam
277 Patients currently take Lorazepam
32 Patients stopped taking Lorazepam
avaquaint
Depression: 1
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 0
Physical: 0
External Stress: Low
19 F
Function: High
Distress: Low
avaquaint
Ativan, 1 mg daily since Apr 29, 2008
2tired
Depression: 1
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 2
Mania: 1
Physical: 1
External Stress: Moderate
43 F
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
2tired
0.5 mg as needed since Apr 01, 2005
mammananny
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
mammananny
since Jun 06, 2002

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Brand Names: Ativan

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. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Lorazepam

Other
Other: 100% 89
Anxiety
Anxiety: 97% 86
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 54% 48
Not indicated
Not indicated: 15% 13
Insomnia
Insomnia: 10% 9
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 8% 7
General health
General health: 7% 6
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 3% 3
Anxiety and frustration
Anxiety and frustration: 2% 2
Depression
Depression: 2% 2
Difficulty sleeping through the night
Difficulty sleeping through the night: 2% 2
Fatigue
Fatigue: 2% 2
Bladder problems
Bladder problems: 1% 1
Cramps, calf muscles
Cramps, calf muscles: 1% 1
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 1% 1
Excess saliva
Excess saliva: 1% 1
Nightmares
Nightmares: 1% 1
Pain
Pain: 1% 1
Restless leg syndrome
Restless leg syndrome: 1% 1
Sensations of fire/heat in arms and legs
Sensations of fire/heat in arms and legs: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

0.05 mg daily 0.38 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 0.05 mg as needed 0.25 mg as needed 0.5 mg as needed 1 mg as needed 2 mg as needed 3 mg as needed 4 mg as needed 5 mg as needed 10 mg as needed 20 mg as needed 500 mg as needed 1000 mg as needed N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 41 Number of Patients: 41 18 Number of Patients: 18 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 51 Number of Patients: 51 61 Number of Patients: 61 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 39 Number of Patients: 39  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Lorazepam

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
10
22
38
36
41
81

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lorazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other
Other: 100% 14
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 57% 8
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 57% 8
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 29% 4
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 14% 2
Not indicated
Not indicated: 14% 2
Personal research
Personal research: 7% 1

How Long Patients Took Lorazepam Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
7
6
4
8
5
3

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Lorazepam Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 15
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 87% 13
2 stars2 stars
2: 40% 6
1 star
1: 20% 3


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