LORAZEPAM Reviews (LORAZEPAM)Average Rating: 3.2 (188 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LORAZEPAM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LORAZEPAM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Anxiety | Sleepiness | F | 81 | 3 years 3 mg daily | 3/15/2012 | 4 | Jitters and anxiety | No side effects | F | 81 | 6 years 2 mg daily | 1/15/2012 | 5 | Brings BP down. Only drug to bring | Works to bring BP down. Only medication to bring BP down for me..Take as needed only.. tTakibg too frequently causes some brain fog. Can bring BP down within 1 hour. ER doctor and cardiogist have recommended I take it. I am not one to take a lot of meds.. | F | 78 | 0 days .5 mg 1X day | 8/8/2020 | 4 | anxiety | cant say that i have any specific side effects, but i know if i dont take it i feel ill , nausia and all over not well | you have to be carefull taking it with antidepressants or alcohol | F | 73 | 4 years 0.5 mg 1X day | 7/28/2013 | 2 | Trouble sleeping. | body jumping before going to sleep terrible wild dreams | When my body starts jumping before going to sleep, I am afraid of how it is going to affect my health. I told my wife I very well may not wake up one morning. I am really scared of using it any more. I have dreams so bad, I wake up and get up. | M | 73 | 5 years 2 mg. 1X day | 2/11/2017 | 3 | Anxiety and panic attacks | Arms and legs aching. Feeling like in going to jump out of my skin | F | 72 | 1 weeks 1mg | 5/12/2016 | 1 | Anxiety | Works great for anxiety but there is hell to pay when you stop taking it. | Lorazepam is in a class of drug called benzodiazepines.This class of drug is NOT supposed to be prescribed for more than 2 weeks and not to be prescribed for people over 65. Its very effective to relieve anxiety and insomnia but taken for more than 2 weeks, you will develop a dependency that will be worse than crack cocaine to get off of. Benzos actually damage GABBA receptors in your brain and body by down-regulating them. You can't just "cold turkey" taking benzos.... you have to taper off or risk having a seizure. . There are other ways to deal with insomnia and anxiety besides talking a pill. Lorzepam has ruined my life. Go to Benzobuddies.org for more information. | M | 71 | 1 years 1mg prn 1X day | 1/3/2019 | 5 | Anxiety | Have not experienced undesired effects. .5mg or even .25mg before bed as needed has alleviated overbearing anxiety in the form of major panic attacks during stressful events and mild night terror (waking up throughout night terrified for no reason) Drowsy before bed is the only noticeable effect. I label that effect as desirable. | Sorry pet aversion here - side effects as a concept is misleading. Effects from drugs are better labeled desired, undesired or varied desirability effects such as drowsy before bed vs drowsy at work; same effect yet in different environments. If occurring in both settings then effect desirability is varied. | M | 69 | 5 days .5 mg 1X day | 11/19/2020 | 5 | m.s. | not one. for me lorazepam my drug its great for me.all others make me HYPER | better than valiium help me with multiple sclerosis depression when you go in hospital they give you val.benadryl can not sleep on either they think i brought some other drug with me. they go through my bag.cant take librium MAKES ME HYPER too.HOSP.THINKS EVERY ONE CAN TAKE THESE DRUGS. | F | 69 | 20 years 2.o 4X AN | 6/7/2012 | 1 | anxiety | my husband stopped taking Lorazepam cold turkey he is experiencing the stone man or stick man feeling had to go to emergency room but was told to go back on the pills taking 9 per day to get back in to system. had no effect on the feeling. he is getting sicker everyday Has anyone had this feeling? If so what did you do to help? | M | 69 | 10 years 1mg 6X day | 3/27/2010 | 5 | NEUROPATHY PAIN ARMS AND LEGS | Virtually none | Have found this the only thing that is effective while not building a immunity. Take .25mg doses and will on rare occasions take up to 3 doses a day. My sister is using the same dosage for her restless leg syndrome | M | 68 | 8 years .25MG 1X AN | 2/28/2012 | 4 | Chronic insomnia due to tinnitus | Dry mouth | Very effective in helping me sleep 6-8 hrs per night. This med is addictive and is supposed to be used short-term (no more than 4 months) so I take it twice weekly. Not ideal, I know, but I know withdrawal could make sleeping worse. I wish there was a treatment to stop debilitative 24/7 tinnitus but that does not exist ... yet. | F | 66 | 2 months .5 mg 1X AN | 9/19/2020 | 3 | Anxiety | Does anyone else who takes these have copd, I've read on the leaflet that shouldn't be taken if you have copd | F | 65 | 9 months 1.5 1X day | 9/21/2020 | 5 | chronic insomniac | I have been on many tablets for poor sleep Loraazapam is without doubt 1 of the best , I know I would not be here if it was not for those tablets we all need sleep to survive | Any tablets will give side affects I know if I am getting low on my Meds I feel quite unwell if I do not get my tablets in fact I am hooked but it is a double edged sword without them I certainly know I have no life and would eventually die with sleep through sleep deprivation,I love my life despite its ups and downs doctors are reluctant to give these over a long period but I have been recommended by psychiatry to take them it's not a good situation but I have my life to lead I have lived a long time on sleepers 42 years and I am alive thanks to doctors who give me my Meds, when other GPS give nothing for sleep they are not in my or other people's positions it is easy to say people do not need tablets in my case I do without doubt . | M | 64 | 6 years 3mg | 3/23/2017 | 5 | to control,acute anxiety, stress | I am chemically unbalanced,it helps me to think better with no paranoid tendencies, or purfused sweating. So I need to take them, not wanting to. Other issues are involved. | 63 | 3 years 2mgs | 10/22/2014 | 5 | anxiety | none | real effective at short circuiting the anxiety causing worry causing higher anxiety, a real life saver for me. | M | 63 | 5 years | 8/30/2007 | 5 | I couldn't sleep at all many nights | No side effects - it just allows me to relax my brain sufficiently to fall asleep. Even at age 3 or 4 I was wide awake until 11 or 12pm. | F | 61 | 8 years 1 mg | 3/27/2014 | 5 | Insomnia | None | Beautiful peaceful sleep. Started taking it when my mother got ill and continued after she passed away, three years ago. I have been decreasing dosage for awhile now and have been completely off for a couple of days. Loved it. | F | 61 | 4 years 2 mg. 1X day | 8/14/2012 | 5 | Anxiety, high pulse but low bp, bet | A little more fatigue, muscle pain in upper legs and upper arm weakness. Take at 7:00 each evening, just 1 mg. Found if I take it very late I may get a light headache | I don't mind being on this as it has helped my pulse calm down, but I also take magnesium each evening, which aides in calming. Had to only take it in the daytime once, when magnesium was not in my system. Will be cutting it to half after my teeth are fixed. Then weaning completely. Do get more drymouth so drink lots of water. It worked good for me. Just want to be off everything except natural. | F | 61 | 90 days 1 mg at ni | 6/16/2018 | 1 | stress | only meant as a short term fix but did not know that, doctor had me on 4-1mg tabs a day for six years, only lived for the next 'fix'!! | now switched to diazepam and slowly lowering the dose, I feel a large part of my life is missing as I was on my own'planet' most of the time. | M | 61 | 6 years | 4/7/2007 |
LORAZEPAM (LORAZEPAM): This medication is used to treat anxiety. Lorazepam belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines which act on the brain and nerves (central nervous system) to produce a calming effect. This drug works by enhancing the effects of a certain natural chemical in the body (GABA). FDA Approval Date: 1987-03-23 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)