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Lorazepam is the generic form of the brand-name drug ativan, used to treat anxiety disorders and to relieve anxiety that's associated with depression. Lorazepam'high' and abuse
lorazepam is intended to be taken only for a short period of time. Do not take this medication for longer than 4 months without your doctor's advice.
Talk to your doctor about using alcohol while on lorazepam. Alcohol can worsen the side effects of lorazepam, such as drowsiness, confusion, and unsteadiness.
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lorazepam is intended to be taken only for a short period of time. Do not take this medication for longer than 4 months without your doctor's advice.
Talk to your doctor about using alcohol while on lorazepam. Alcohol can worsen the side effects of lorazepam, such as drowsiness, confusion, and unsteadiness.
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Asked for male, 67 years old from Navi Mumbai
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Feeling low, having crying spells, sleep and appetite disturbances, and difficulty in concentration and attention are some of the signs of depression. Consult a psychiatrist for a detailed assessment. It is likely with medication and counselings the symptoms will improve. If you are feeling suicidal or hopeless consult a psychiatrist immediately.
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Lorazepam, sold under the brand name ativan among others, is a benzodiazepine medication. It is used to treat anxiety disorders, trouble sleeping, active seizures including status epilepticus, alcohol withdrawal, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. You can reduce the dozage and stop the medicine totally.
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Hi lybrate-user! hope you are doing well. First of all, I would highly recommend you stop altering your dosage of medication without any professional help, it has major side effects than you can imagine. If you genuinely feel your situation has improved and you want to wean off your medication, please get in touch with your doctor who will recommend a systematic way to do so minimizing the side effects. Having said that big kudos for you for going out there and taking classes and trying to overc...more
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Dear Parveen,
It is nice to know that you don't have any further episode with regular oxcarbazepine. As age advances, clonazepam and lorazepam (ativan) interferes with your memory and does not give any added benefits for your mood. So please reduce one by one slowly. Start with ativan 0.5 mg for 2 weeks and stop. Then clonazepam also 0.5 mg for 2 weeks and stop. You can use etizolam if anxiety or sleep becomes a problem temporarily for next 1 month. Please continue your mood stabilisers.
It is nice to know that you don't have any further episode with regular oxcarbazepine. As age advances, clonazepam and lorazepam (ativan) interferes with your memory and does not give any added benefits for your mood. So please reduce one by one slowly. Start with ativan 0.5 mg for 2 weeks and stop. Then clonazepam also 0.5 mg for 2 weeks and stop. You can use etizolam if anxiety or sleep becomes a problem temporarily for next 1 month. Please continue your mood stabilisers.
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Ativan (lorazepam) is often used to treat insomnia and anxiety disorder for short term. There are usually other safer drugs which are started along with lorazepam who takes at least a week to show its effect and thereafter lorazepam is usually tapered off and stopped. Taking lorazepam for longer duration, especially without a clinician's advise, will make you dependent on same, after which it becomes really tough to stop/quit same. So it's in your best interest if you visit a psychiatrist to con...more
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