Ratings, Reviews Summary for ATIVAN (WYETH AYERST)
April 2024 Overall Patient opinion of ATIVAN: 3.3 (satisfied)
(based on 709 reviews )Ratings by Age Group for ATIVAN
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Patient Age Group | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
---|---|---|
Pediatric (Under 18) | 9 | 4.3 |
Age 18 to 24 | 81 | 3.3 |
Age 25 to 34 | 159 | 3.3 |
Age 35 to 44 | 179 | 3.4 |
Age 45 to 54 | 132 | 3.1 |
Age 55 to 64 | 74 | 3.3 |
Age 65 to 74 | 33 | 3.3 |
Age 75 and up | 12 | 2.4 |
Ratings by Sex for ATIVAN
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Patient Sex | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
---|---|---|
Male | 288 | 3.38 |
Female | 399 | 3.32 |
Not Specified | 22 | 3.5 |
Why ATIVAN* (Lorazepam ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of ATIVAN: satisfied (average rating score: 3.36)
(based on 774 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** ATIVAN
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Anxiety* | 184 |
2 | Panic attack* | 37 |
3 | Insomnia* | 24 |
4 | Depression* | 15 |
5 | Panic disorder | 5 |
6 | Stress | 4 |
7 | Anxiety disorder | 3 |
8 | Generalised anxiety disorder | 3 |
9 | Tachycardia | 1 |
10 | Nausea* | 1 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of ATIVAN **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Somnolence | 186 |
2 | Drug dependence | 118 |
3 | Panic attack | 81 |
4 | Anxiety* | 61 |
5 | Amnesia | 58 |
6 | Withdrawal syndrome | 52 |
7 | Insomnia | 47 |
8 | Sedation | 46 |
9 | Dizziness* | 46 |
10 | Headache* | 41 |
11 | Disturbance in attention | 37 |
12 | Depression | 36 |
13 | Fatigue* | 35 |
14 | Drug withdrawal syndrome | 35 |
15 | Drug ineffective* | 33 |
16 | Tremor | 32 |
17 | Memory impairment | 30 |
18 | Confusional state | 24 |
19 | Feeling cold | 24 |
20 | Dyspnoea* | 24 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for ATIVAN
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Lorazepam (Duralozam, Temesta, Ativan, Apo-lorazepam, Lorazepam intensol, Apo lorazepam, Idalprem, Orfidal wyeth, Novo-lorazem, Lorazepam ratiopharm, Laubeel, Lorazepam, Loraz)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com