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 | Panic Disorder | F | 39 | 14 years 3 mg /day 1X day | 5/4/2021 | 5 | Anxiety, Insomnia, Depression | I got this drug at the ER after a week of not sleeping. I was completely losing it as my anxiety was at an all time high. Within 30 mins I felt like my normal self and was completely calm. It's helping me get back into a healthy sleep routine again. I'm nervous about coming off of it, but it has been a godsend the last couple weeks. | F | 27 | 21 days 0.5 1X day | 4/13/2021 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Bipolar Anxiety | None | It helps me think clearer and less likely to overreact when taken with my other bipolar medication. | F | 54 | 3 years 1 mg 3X day | 11/10/2017 | 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 | Anxiety | None | Dr tried many different things for anxiety for me. I always had anxiety, but never knew what it was. After trying others, this one did the trick for me. Have always been on 1mg 2x/day. I don't feel addicted to it at all, I just take about the same time each day and im never wanting to take more or waiting for the time so I can take it. I don't notice anything right after I take it, just keeps me so I don't have the anxiety and it doesn't build back up for me leading up to the next dose. | M | 50 | 8 years 1mg/2x day 2X day | 3/15/2017 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic Disorder | No significant side effects. I take 1 mg 2x/day. My prescription is for 2 mg 2x/day but I usually don't need that much. It helps me and my tolerance has not significantly changed, unlike other benzodiazepines. | M | 23 | 1 years 2-4 mg | 2/7/2017 | 5 | General Stress | I have been taking it for 8 months primarily due to work stress. During this time I have probably had about 5 headaches from I believe to be the pills. No other side effects. A few months ago I stopped for about 3 weeks and really had no major side effects, although I wouldn't recommend this without consulting with a doctor first, which I did. When I'm stressed, or can't concentrate at work I take half of a 1 mg and it's like flipping a switch from anxious to relaxed and focused. I usually take the other 1/2 an hour before bed and fall asleep like a rock. As mentioned, I stopped once before and haven't taken one in a few days with no side effects but from what I see here results vary drastically. Good luck to all. | Works for me - nice euphoric effect as well. | M | 44 | 8 months 1 MG | 1/8/2017 | 5 | I was put on when son died at 27 . | It helped alot when my son passed away. I had grandsons to raise so I really needed that help. So hard losing my baby. | F | 54 | 4 years 3mg | 8/29/2016 | 5 | anxiety | Very gentle euphoria and seamless transition from one consciousness "realm" into another. | Worked as promised. | M | 51 | 10 years 5mg | 8/17/2016 | 5 | Anxiety | Headaches, jitters, sometimes memory loss. | This pill really helped with my anxiety. It is a great sleep aid as well. | F | 35 | 4 months 1mg | 1/26/2016 | 5 | anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, | M | 30 | 1 years 1mg 3X AN | 11/23/2014 Patient History | 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 | Insomnia | None | Excellent if used just off and on when I needed extra relaxation and relief of anxiety in order to sleep like a baby! I'm very sensitive to any meds and don't take anything else but am very pleased with this med. | F | 46 | 3 years .5 1X day | 4/12/2014 | 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 | PTSD, ANXIETY ATTACKS, INSOMINA | Side effects dry mouth, I suffer from PTSD after 23 years in the Army. Being in the hospital numerous times. And suffering anxiety attacks Has helped so much. I would suffer for days with no sleep. Anxiety would ruin my life. PTSD is a killer thank God I take this it has given me my life back. I would have committed suicide because of the anxiety. This medication is not for everyone I understand that. But for me it was a God send. There are times when my anxiety gets so bad I will go to the hospital and get an injection. I only take 2mg daily and up to 4mg if I have a really bad episode. Please take with caution but for me this was a life saver. Thank you to my psychologist for finding something that helped. I can live my life finally. | M | 55 | 3 years 2 Mg | 3/21/2014 | 5 | anxiety stress | I understand everyone's opinion about withdrawal from these types of meds but if your anxiety is severe u need it anxiety and stress on the body and mind is much more unhealthy my case anxiety causes my BP to raise 180/100 yes its a true statement | M | 26 | 2 years 1mg | 3/8/2014 | 5 | Anxiety => heavy perspiration | In 2001, IN MEDICAL SCHOOL, I was prescribed diazepam for extreme anxiety. It was the first benzo I ever had, and it did nothing at all. so I tried a series of other benzos until I finally got to lorazepam. It changed my life. I finally felt like myself again! I' was immediately prescribed a very high dosage (2mg 4x/day) and have not altered it in 12 years. No troubling side effects to mention, although I never take less than 2-4mg in a day, and I can feel the need for it most mornings. Some of these posts re: hellish withdrawal really worry me, so I may be married to lorazepam for life. Which is fine with me, because it works so well for me and I have not felt the need to alter my dosage for 12-13 years. | M | 45 | 10 days 8 mg day | 2/22/2014 |
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)