84 patient evaluations for Lorazepam

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May 21, 2010 (Started Oct 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
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.

Feb 19, 2010 (Started Oct 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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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May 20, 2010 (Started Feb 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Not only helped me sleep, reduced some of my mild anxiety
Cost: < $25 monthly
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Feb 1, 2010 (Started Apr 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily

Nov 30, 2009 (Started Apr 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily
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Feb 1, 2007 (Started Jun 03, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: It it is extremely helpful in times of stress and anxiety when sleep may be threatened.
Cost: < $25 monthly
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Oct 1, 2009 (Started Feb 13, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2.5 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 19, 2009 (Started Jun 29, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg One time
Advice & Tips: want to get pregnant
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 11, 2009 (Started Jun 29, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg One time
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 17, 2010 (Started May 05, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I definitely take this 'as needed' which means I can often go for a month w/out using it and never use it 'daily'
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Jan 1, 2010 (Started Aug 24, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for difficulty staying asleep)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 18, 2010 (Started Jan 11, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for panic attacks)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I only take Ativan when I feel a panic attack coming on that the Xanax doesn't control. Ativan really helps to calm me down but the nezt day, I have no energy.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 15, 2009 (Started Jul 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (decreased sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: just another in a long list of meds i was taking every day.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido)

Dec 11, 2008 (Started Jul 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (decreased sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: My experience is that it takes the edge off of emotions. I am aware when I should have hightened emotions... i.e. marriage, birth of a baby, funerals, trauma... etc. I do feel the emotions but I dont believe that I am feeling them appropriately.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: decreased sex drive (libido)
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