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Below are Ativan (Lorazepam) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 7 ratings/reviews, Ativan has an overall score of 6.71. The effectiveness score is 8.86 and the side effect score is 7.14. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Ativan review by 37 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Anxiety |
| Dosage & duration: | | 2mg taken as needed for the period of as needed |
| Other conditions: | | N/A |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | It really help me to cope with the anxiety |
| Side effects: | | Make you tired. |
| Comments: | | Had to take one when not feeling good. Or if anxiety issue to go to the doctor, take one, one hour prior apt |
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| | Ativan review by 30 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | anxiety |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1mg at night taken once a day for the period of one weeks |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | It helped relieve anxiety because it made me sleep. I found that prior to taking this medication, I could not sleep and that I was not eating properly. My overall health was suffering. |
| Side effects: | | It made me so sleepy and sluggish that I could not function properly the next day. While it did resolve sleep issues, it led to many other issues. |
| Comments: | | moderate anxiety. |
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| | Ativan review by 43 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | alcohol withdrawal |
| Dosage & duration: | | .5 mg taken 2x per day for the period of 6 days |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The medicine alleviated physical symptoms of withdrawal from use of alcohol and significantly decreased anxiety. |
| Side effects: | | The drug created the same cognitive issues and coordination problems as alcohol. Taking it was like having a few glasses of wine. Driving would have been dangerous. |
| Comments: | | The medicine was prescribed upon hospital discharge. Dosage was decreased every two days over six day period. |
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| | Ativan review by 48 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Insomnia |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 mg. taken 1x before bedtime, as needed for sleep for the period of still take it as needed |
| Other conditions: | | worry, anxiety before bedtime |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I have had problems falling asleep for many years. I had tried various other medicines, both over the counter and prescription, and nothing seemed to work - some didn't work at all, some helped me initially fall asleep but woke me up in the middle of the night, and others made me tired and feeling as if I were drugged the next morning. Then one day, my dentist prescribed one Ativan to take before bedtime the night before an extraction, and I actually fell asleep standing up! This is the first sleep medication that helps me initially fall asleep, sleep through the night, and doesn't make me feel tired the next day. Plus, it has the added benefit of helping to reduce my worry, anxiety, and stress that had always kept me from falling asleep before. |
| Side effects: | | One of the warnings on the bottle is "May cause drowsiness". Well, that's why I am taking it! If you don't want to feel drowsy, then Ativan is probably not for you. Another drawback is that if it is used too often, your body will get used to it and you may have to bump up your dose. When I first began taking Ativan, I only needed half a mg. to fall asleep, so I would cut a tablet in half. I only use it 3 or 4 times a month, but even at that dosage, after having used it for several years, I now find I have to take a whole tablet in order for the Ativan to help me sleep. |
| Comments: | | After having this prescribed to me by my dentist, I knew it was very effective. I'd tried various other medications prescribed by my doctor to help me sleep, so I told him I'd like to try Ativans as they had worked so well as a relaxant before a dental extraction. We worked together to come up with a dosage, and he then prescribed the 1mg. As stated before, the one mg. was more than enough at first, so I would cut the tablets in half and for the first couple years this worked just fine. For the past couple years though, I've had to use the 1mg. before bedtime... and will probably have to talk with my doctor soon about going to a stronger dosage as I am noticing lately that it is not working as well as it once did. |
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| | Ativan review by 56 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Inability to fall asleep |
| Dosage & duration: | | .05mg. taken once at pm for the period of 5 years |
| Other conditions: | | Depression |
| Other drugs taken: | | Effexor XR, Warfarin | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I was able to fall asleep and stay asleep. |
| Side effects: | | None, until recently. I began having severe anxiety/panic attacks. I stopped the Lorazepam in order to determine the culprit, if any. No panic attacks since stopping the drug. Seems strange since this is the drug of choice for panic attacks. |
| Comments: | | Lorazepam was prescribed inability to fall asleep. Also, if needed during the day for anxiety. I never took it during the day for anxiety, only at night to aid in sleep. I have stopped taking it and have not had a panic attack in 2 days. |
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| | Ativan review by 22 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | sleep disorder/anxiety |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 milligram (dosage frequency: twice a day) for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | not many |
| Other drugs taken: | | cymbalta | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | well, the main treatment benefit was that it did help me go to sleep faster, even better than the melatonin that I was taking before i went to bed. Another benefit of taking this prescription drug was that it helped me with my anxiety. I have considerably much less anxiety than I did before taking this. |
| Side effects: | | there were no side effects. |
| Comments: | | 1-2, 1 milligram pills per day as needed. |
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| | Ativan review by care giver of 43 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | sleep problem |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1mg taken 4-5nights per week for the period of 1year |
| Other conditions: | | dvt of leg |
| Other drugs taken: | | syntrom | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | At first, could actually sleep. The sleep issue has been life long and various natural things helped but not always. As stress increased, nothing helped,not even the Ativan. |
| Side effects: | | Loss of energy. Huge increase in anger and irritability over seemingly non-issues. Personality changes to being more depressed and pessimistic. World view was negative, and everyone was an 'asshole'. Did not want to do anything or try anything or go out. Not even things normally that were turn ons ie. movies, dancing, sex, food
After 6-8months on the drug, it helped not at all and sleep was down to 1-2 hours per nite. |
| Comments: | | Very simple, just take drug at night before bed. Doctor prescribed for no more thatn 3 nights per week, but as sleep deprivation increased, so did the taking of the Ativan. Sublingual helped better than pill. Took drug up to 5 nights per week.
Ran out of Ativan at some point and realized after a 3-4 days that was sleeping better and felt better mentally, emotionally and physically. Realized that the drug had severely affected his personality and motivation. sex drive and pleasure increased with each week off the Ativan. Swore to never use it again because the difference in how he felt was like night and day, once he got off the pills. |
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