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Below are Lorazepam reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 6 ratings/reviews, Lorazepam has an overall score of 8.50. The effectiveness score is 8.33 and the side effect score is 8. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Lorazepam review by 45 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | sleep problems |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 mg taken every other night for the period of 2 years |
| Other conditions: | | depression |
| Other drugs taken: | | prozac | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | able to sleep through the night |
| Side effects: | | sometimes difficult to wake up |
| Comments: | | prescribed by a psychiatrist after the patient failed to get good results with over the counter sleep remedies. |
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| | Lorazepam review by 45 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Mild sedative |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 mg taken 2 perscriptions for the period of taken when needed |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The prescription was given for anxiety and to help with sleep during long flights and when under high anxiety situations. Lorazepam helped to calm and induced drowziness. I would not recomend this if you have to stay alert as it can make functioning dificult. |
| Side effects: | | none |
| Comments: | | To be taken when needed to relieve stress and assist in sleeping. |
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| | Lorazepam review by 51 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | ANXIETY |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.5 MG taken once a day for the period of 1 WEEK |
| Other conditions: | | HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
| Other drugs taken: | | HYZARR AND LIPIDOR | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | THE BENEFITS WERE NONE. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CAUSE ME ANY DIFFICULTIES OR SIDE EFFECTS. I APPROVED OF THE IDEA OF TAKING THE MEDICATION TO REDUCE MY GENERAL LOW LEVEL ANXIETY AS AN ADDITIONAL TREATMENT TO LOWERING MY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. BUT I EXPERIENCED NO IMPROVEMENTS AT THIS DOSE. |
| Side effects: | | THE IDEA WAS TO HELP WITH ANXIETY AS AN AID TO LOWER MY BLOOD PRESSURE. HOWEVER, NEITHER MY BLOOD PRESSURE, WITH ANOTHER MEDICATION, OR THE LEVEL OF ANXIETY WAS REDUCED. THE LORAZEPAM WAS STOPPED AFTER A WEEK WHEN I COMPLAINED OF INEFFECTIVENESS. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SIDE EFFECTS WITH THIS MEDICATION. |
| Comments: | | I WAS TO TAKE THIS MEDICATION ONCE A DAY IN THE MORNING. WHEN I FELT NO BENEFIT I DISCUSSED IT WITH THE DOCTOR WHO SUGGESTED AN INCREASE OF THE DOSAGE. I DECLINED. THE TREATMENT THEORY WAS THAT THE LORAZEPAM WOULD HELP ME WITH ANXIETY AND STRESS WHICH IN TURN WOULD BE AN AID IN ADDITION WITH THE BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION TO LOWER MY BLOOD PRESSURE. |
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| | Lorazepam review by 45 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Panic Attacks |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 mg taken as needed for the period of Varies as needed. |
| Other conditions: | | N/A |
| Other drugs taken: | | N/A | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Instant calm. During a panic attack my heart would race, I had numbness and tingling in my fingers, and my vision would "grey out" like I was going to pass out. As if that wasn't enough fun I experienced shortness of breath, too. Now when I have a panic attack I take 1/2 of a 1 mg pill and within minutes I am calm and focused. |
| Side effects: | | Mild drowsiness, which is ok if you are somewhere stationary. However, my first attack happened on a busy freeway in rush hour traffic. That is not a great time to be drowsy. But thankfully I only need 1/2 of the pill and so far I haven't had any more attacks while driving. |
| Comments: | | My doctor prescribed ten 1 mg tablets to take on an as needed basis. The prescription was given to me in February 2008 and I still have 1 left and it's August 2008. So roughly, nine tablets in twenty weeks. |
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| | Lorazepam review by 35 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | anxiety |
| Dosage & duration: | | 10mg taken once every 10 days for the period of 3 years |
| Other conditions: | | very tired |
| Other drugs taken: | | vitamans | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Even split pill severly reduced anxiety, made me feel more relaxed, took away physical feelings associated with anxiety like sweating and racing thoughts. Made it easier to sleep. Continued to work for 12 to 15 hours after taking. Took away mental stress and cleared my mind of all worries. |
| Side effects: | | made me very tierd even after 12 hours. It was very hard to wake up even after having drak 12 ounces of coffee. Throughout the day my mind had an empty feeling that made it hard to jump start my responsiblties. I find it hard to get into physical activity such as going to the gym becuase I am tiered througout the day. |
| Comments: | | can be taken: one to two every 12 hours |
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| | Lorazepam review by 40 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | panic attacks |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 mg taken a few times a month, at time of attack for the period of 8 years |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | i could control my panic and knew i could. therefore, just having lorazepam with me was often enough. over the years, my attacks diminished, first in severity, then in quantity. |
| Side effects: | | drowsiness. i couldn't take it and then be expected to work. this could get tricky. |
| Comments: | | one half to one pill at the first feelings of panic. better to let it absorb through the tongue for faster results. |
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