84 patient evaluations for Lorazepam

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Jun 18, 2015 (Started Apr 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for social anxiety disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 29, 2015 (Started Jul 01, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for panic attacks)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Take more often to sleep than for anxiety now. Has had more real influence on my life than any antidepressive medication. Put ME in control!
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 7, 2016 (Started Mar 19, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for panic disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Have this drug in hand just in case of a sudden panic attack. My panic attack came out of no where, which led to struggling to breath which led to chocking. This drug calmed and stabilized my body.
  • 0 helpful marks

May 9, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for panic disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for social anxiety disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 tablet(s) Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 3, 2016 (Started Feb 15, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for insomnia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for panic disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (sluggishness)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Twice daily
Advice & Tips: it's fast acting, so I always have some close by. that way I only have to take it if I need it.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 25, 2016 (Started Jan 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Twice daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly

Feb 13, 2016 (Started Jan 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 mg Twice daily
Advice & Tips: goes well with dilaudid
Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 3, 2016 (Started Jan 01, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for emotional pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (paranoia, drowsiness, memory loss)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, memory loss

Dec 1, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (paranoia, drowsiness, memory loss)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, memory loss

Aug 20, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, memory loss

Apr 20, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (memory loss)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Do NOT drive while taking Ativan
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, memory loss
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 25, 2016 (Started Aug 17, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for horrifying nightmares)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for inability to sleep)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (better sleep)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 0.5 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 15, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for panic disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I thought it was working well for me, but my doctor changed it to Alprazolam. I was often drowsy after taking it and my husband did not like this effect.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 31, 2016 (Started May 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I'm now beginning to have breathing distress and this helps calm me down at such times Free on nhs
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 27, 2016 (Started May 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: One of my best treatments. Sleep is important to my condition and it's my view that this anxiety relieving medication helps enormously in this regard.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 16, 2015 (Started May 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: As effective as ever...
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 5, 2014 (Started May 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I now take 1mg every night. Very effective
Cost: < $25 monthly

Aug 20, 2014 (Started May 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Sleep was a very effective treatment for most illness. When I began waking in the middle of the night and finding it difficult to get back to sleep on account of anxiety, I was prescribed this. I feel it works very effectively. You can choose to take it before bed or if/when you wake up.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 29, 2012 (Started May 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Effective very quickly and aids sleep especially when anxiety may be preventing rest
  • 0 helpful marks
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