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 | stroke related | sleepiness | Have been on it for a few years after having strokes in 2005/2006. Helps with seizure control and anxiety | M | 50 | 1mg 2X day | 2/17/2012 | 5 | Anxiety PTSD Anger Depressio. | 1X day | 12/13/2012 | 5 | | 8/14/2004 | 5 | Unable to sleep at night | None | I have taken lorazepam as required, maybe 4 or 5 times a month, 1MG dose, to help me sleep at night if I am alone in the house or especially worried or anxious about work or family. It allows me to fall asleep within 15 minutes and I get a full 8 hours of sleep. It has worked well for me. | F | 51 | | 11/10/2008 | 2 | fun | none really :( | M | 20 | | 1/6/2009 | 2 | aniety | fatigue | It definetly helped calm me when I was having a panic attack but it left me in a fog. I started on this drug b/c I was given it at the ER when went in b/c I finally couln't handle my panic attacks. I was taking it for a while this past summer and took it during class and nearly fell asleep. Not very good! I'm taking Lexapro long term and instead of Lorazepam for those ocasional panic attacks I take Alprozolam(Xanax). It decreases my panic attacks just as well as Lorazepam but without the tiredness and "fog". | F | 21 | | 11/1/2006 | 5 | Patellar Dislocation | It made me tired. | It worked very very well | F | 15 | 1 times 1 1X O | 10/2/2011 | 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 | stress/anxiety | dry mouth | it worked within minutes. i have 3 children under 4 with my own business plus my husbands own business. plus we have some political obligation weekly. it got to be to much and i couldn't get anythign down without freakin out about something else that still needed to be done. had my 1st calm day in a long while. and the kids were glad to see their regular mommy back | F | 32 | 1 days | 7/14/2007 | 5 | Depression | All good everybody reacts deferentially to all meds. | 35 | 1 days .5 | 1/17/2014 | 4 | Anxiety | F | 36 | 1 days 0.5 | 4/17/2013 | 4 | anxiety/panick attacks | tingling in finger tips for a minute not sure if i had to do with medicine or not its just something i noticed | i was prescribed this after going to er multiple times due to panick attacks and anxiety i took it once while i was there which was a 1mg dose and it did help alot but im somewhat of a hypochondriac so even trying to take any pill pretty much freaks me out so i didnt take it again for a few months til i had a bad panick attack from being hungover i just said eff it and just took it which caused me to have more anxiety just knowing i took something but then over the next 30 mins my breathing and thoughts started going back to normal and i was completly fine | F | 20 | 1 days .5 1X day | 4/4/2012 | 2 | Anxiety | F | 54 | 1 days 1mg | 9/2/2016 | 1 | Anxiety | Dry mouth, swollen lips and white dots on the corner of upper lip | F | 32 | 1 days .5 | 6/19/2016 | 1 | To 'calm me down' | Nothing at all. | Crap. | F | 29 | 1 days 4 | 3/15/2015 | 1 | panic | Shaking, problems breathing | I will never take this pill again, thought I was going to die. | F | 32 | 1 days | 9/6/2005 | 1 | to sleep | Terrible hallucinations, abnormal heart rate, sweating, trouble breathing, crying | I would NOT recommend this medication to anyone. I just wanted the effects to be over. Thought I was dying! Found out later that taking benedryl would help lessen the effects. Wish I knew that then! Ask doctor for anything else but this! Could not take it another day! | F | 33 | 1 days | 1/31/2010 | 1 | anxiety/stress | Jitters teeth grinding lock jaw loss of muscle control headaches toothache jaw muscle pain etc... | F | 15 | 1 days .5mg | 2/16/2014 | 4 | Nerves, agitation | Started taking this med yesterday (1 pill) and one today and I am more calm than I thought I could ever be. Dr. also just increased my Zoloft from 50 mg to 150mg per day, along with this med. So far so good, but I will take seriously the comments I have read here about it being addictive. Love it so far! | Does not make me drowsy. | F | 48 | 2 days 1mg 2X day | 8/19/2010 | 4 | Panic attacks | None | 90% of the reviewers here are complaining women who are very dissatisfied, go figure... | M | 40 | 2 days 1mg | 2/11/2016 |
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)