84 patient evaluations for Lorazepam

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Feb 12, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2000)

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

Jun 15, 2009 (Started Feb 17, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 24, 2009 (Started Nov 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (shakiness worsened, jerky movements)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Side effects: shakiness worsened, jerky movements
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 5, 2009 (Started Oct 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Stops hands from trembling)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for increased symptoms due to stress)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sleep problems)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Can't take 1 mg four times a day because I would sleep all day. I only take it when I get stressed out/nervous and my hands shake. Then I can take 2 at bedtime to help me sleep, but I always start with one at bedtime and if I can't sleep in one hour's time, I take another
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 17, 2009 (Started Sep 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: nausea
  • 1 helpful mark

Nov 20, 2007 (Started Nov 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 24, 2009 (Started Jul 24, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: This medication made me very tired! So if you have daily reasponsibility I would go a different direction.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness
  • 0 helpful marks

May 24, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: 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.
  • 0 helpful marks

May 15, 2009 (Started Jul 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for insomnia)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for panic attacks)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anger)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (dizziness, drowsiness, somnolence, sedation, stumbling, balance problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Side effects: stumbling, sedation, drowsiness, somnolence, dizziness, balance problems
  • 0 helpful marks

May 5, 2009 (Started Jan 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Helps keep me cool, calm and collected.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Apr 6, 2009 (Started Jan 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Is calming; soothing, but not excessively.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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