LORAZEPAM Reviews (LORAZEPAM)

Average Rating: 3.2 (188 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 5  Panic attacks Tiredness / drowsiness, but well worth this. I've taken this drug since September 2008. I have panic attacks every once in a while, and my physician at my university prescribed this for me. I rarely take the medication (only when I actually have an attack, so possibly 10-15 per year). When I do take this, it's a miracle worker. I am so relaxed afterwards, and my panic attack subsides shortly afterwards. I do get a little tired or sleepy from taking it, but it's actually quite nice to fall asleep after such a traumatic event. Having the medication on me is sometimes enough of an insurance policy than actually taking the drug. I would never even consider taking anything but lorazepam. M 25 3 years
0.5 mg 1X AN
8/19/2011
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 1  For anxiety after surgery I had jaw surgery and suffered anxiety after the septum was collapsed and could not breathe. I am 110 labs and the doctor prescribed 2 mg to be taken every 4 - 6 hours as needed for anxiety. I took only at bedtime but because I was not eating but only taking limited calories, I was hooked on drug and suffered serious side affects when I stopped taken it cold turkey. Dry mouth, body shaking, possible seizure, blackouts, anxiety, paranoia. I ended up in a guarded hospital room on Friday, May 13th 2011. Before taking this medicine, I run 15 miles a week, workout to the point that I am in very good shape, I eat organics and don't even ingest caffeine, Well I was now hooked on this drug and in the hospital, they wanted to put me back on to wean me off over the course of a month. I took a natural route after the hospital agreed to release me to the care of my homeopathic doctor. I am taking Kavinace 2 times a day, Anxiety Control by Metabolic Maintenance, ER 911 from holistic doctor F 45 14 days
2 mg 3X day
5/16/2011
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 3  Anxiety, sleeping, nightmares While taking the medicine, the only side effect I noticed was if I did not take the loraz at bedtime, I would not sleep well at night and would wake up numerous times. The next day I would start feeling withdrawal symptom. I want to get off this med. I switched last week to trazadone for my sleeping problems. however, I don't think I am getting adequate assistance for tapering it off and have had the worst week and a half ever. I have night sweats every night, along with nightmares, and during the day my lips feel numb, I have hot flashes and my heart races. Two nights ago I thought I was dying when I was trying to go to sleep without it. My throat feels swollen, I couldn't breathe, and when I woke up all my muscles were sore. I am concerned I may have had a small seizure. After reading online, apparently this med is not to be taken for long periods of time so why has my psych't had me on this junk for 4 years?? I want to get off of it so badly and had to start taking it again so I could function with life. I seriously feel that I need to go to rehab to get off of this medication along with the anti-depressent I take. I have been taking one medication for sleep (different varieties) / PTSD and one medication for anxiety/depression for over 10 years. I am just done! I used to feel like this was a wonder drug but know now that to get off of it, or other anti-depressants, turns your life into a living hell. Please take this from my experience and be VERY careful if you decide to start taking it. Make sure your psych't is on the ball and will help you get off of it and DO not stay on it for 4 years like I have..... F 34 4 years
1X day
5/12/2011
 5  Insomnia / Anxiety None... good sleep? I must be strong as well. I originally took this drug because my doctor wanted to "pretend" I had anxiety. I got the best nights sleep ever and used it for that. Eventually the doctor wanted to take it away and I indicated that I needed it for sleep. I take exactly the same dose .5 mg (or less sometimes I cut it in 1/2) and I have never wanted more. That means, at least for me, it is not addictive. But yes, I have a bad time sleeping without it. That makes me "dependent" on the drug. Well, you know... I don't care. It seems to correct something that was very very wrong with my body in the first place, inability to sleep well. I just didn't know it. F 40 8 years
,5 mg 1X day
5/6/2011
 1  Anxiety, Insomnia, Depression, Severe drug withdrawal, sleepiness, disconnection, appetite loss. I'm going through withdrawal at the moment and reading reviews about it, I think it's been making me worse. I've been on this for over two years i think. I take 1 mg at morning and one at night. It does have a quick effect for anxiety, but I have a lot of the side effect symptoms. My prescription didn't refill and I've been out for 3 days. haven't slept, my eyesight is affected and I'm falling down dizzy and shaky. going through severe bouts of anxiety and mental disorder. Had to make emergency call to dr, just got off the phone, he's upset I haven't been monitored better. Stuff is highly addictive, I'm not the addictive type, but to those who are susceptible to it this would be hell. I'm obvisously addicted to this physically. I keep having to stop and reread cause I'm losing track minute to minute. I don't reccogmend it, DON'T take it if you have addictioin problms. it is a controlled substance in the States and do some research, it's scary. It has a faily high paradoxal rate, which means it can have exactly the opposet reaction from what it's supposed to, lots of reports of suicidal feelings. thought this stuff was a wonder drug, it's hell in tablet form. F 58 2 years
1 mg 2X day
4/23/2011
 2  panic attacks chills, pale skin, blue nails and lips, weight loss, confusion, detached from reality feeling, severe memory loss (on going) I took lorazepam for anxiety attacks a few years ago and while I'll note that it did take away my panic attacks it was not worth what i am still dealing with. I dont remember the month or two I was on lorazepam and had to drop out of school. I felt like a zombie.. I was never happy or sad or anything I just "was". I had no emotions and was constantly spaced out. I had severe memory loss and it still affects my memory TODAY. I sometimes forget what I ate for breakfast. I would not recommend this to ANYONE, its not worth it. Go a natural way for anxiety treatment, thats what i did a year later when I got panic attacks back and it worked great. F 20 45 days
3X day
2/17/2011
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 2  Insomnia Increased heart rate (?), shortness of breath, confusion, cold, unorganized, sad. Dr. prescribed with amitriptylne for insomnia (and to avoid unwanted weight gain side effects of amitriptlyne). Worked for insomnia, but horrible feelings the following days. I feel like I cannot catch my breath, like my heart is racing. I frequently get cold, shivers. Feeling very confused, unorganized, not my self. F 31 7 days
.5 1X day
2/15/2011
 2  anxiety and possible dystonia ANXIETY ,SOCIAL PHOBIA ,INCREASED NECK AND HEAD PAIN,COORDINATION AND LEARNING PROBLEMS,TERRIBLE MEMORY LOSS ,LOSS OF FEELINGS AND DEPRESSION.. I remember when i fist took this medication thinking that is a miracle drug but soon after turned out to be my worst enemy...this medication its like a back stabing friend...works great but only for 4 -6 months then there are 2 ways to deal with it....raise the dose to the point that ur brain can not function or quit and go thru a withdrawal wich is one of the hardest thing to do..i chose the second option and after 4 months of hell now i am much happier,friendlier,active and productive.Only when that poisen is out of your system u will start to notice that you lost a lot while u were on that medication...my sugestion would be ....if the same dose that u started with is not working any more and the benefits are minimal and sidde effects get worse then its time to get better by withdrawal slovely from it....good luck to everyone... M 23 2 years
1mg 3X day
2/11/2011
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 3  Anxiety/Panic Attacks None I only took this pill when I REALLY needed it. If you take this drug or any other benzodiazapene on a regular basis you will become addicted to it. If you have a substance abuse history or any addiction problems DO NOT TAKE THIS. This medication is not meant to be taken all the time and can and will become very highly addictive. This pill is wonderful for oncoming panic attacks and severe cases of anxiety but is not to be taken regularly, only as needed. I stopped taking it because I had most of one month's prescription left and hadn't taken any in over 3 months. Again, take this pill very carefully and only when you need it even if it says 2 times a day or something like that. If you take this when you don't really need it, not only is that abusing medication you WILL become addicted to it! I can also tell you that being addicted to this medication and then trying to stop taking it can be hell on earth and also dangerous to your medical health. So, only take it when you really need it. If you experience anxiety all the time you may need a non-controlled medication to take care of that since this is not meant for constant daily use. F 28 1 years
1.0 2X AN
2/5/2011
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 4  Insomnia Does become addicting with continual use; the side effect is waking in the middle of the night when not taking (seems to subside after a few days). Simply don't take it daily; use when you really need a good night's sleep I call this the "magic sleeping pill" or MSP. I wake up refreshed and energized. It also prevents any residual tireness or hangover if you've consumed alcohol the night before. M 50 1 years
1 mg 3X W
2/1/2011
 5  Anxiety/Panic/Insomnia Sleepiness, a little amnesia but nothing bad at all. Does exactly what it was intended to do - anti-anxiety! I have taken lorazepam off and on for the past 5 years for severe anxiety, panic attacks and terminal insomnia. It definitely can knock me out - even just .5 mg but it does make you not care anymore about your anxiety - which is great! It also puts me back to sleep within 1/2 hour early in the morning. It has done wonders for my panic attacks when flying - really made my life much better! It's highly addicting so I watch how much and how often I take it and only as really needed. Definitely do not drive while using this drug! F 39 6 years
1 mg 1X AN
1/13/2011
 5  Anxiety, stress Minor headache, thirsty, slower. This just chilled me right out - wow wonder drug, I dont like taking drugs but this sure stopped me from taking my own life last week, I seem to have slowed down my thinking a lot and I dont think about things I shouldnt be bothering myself with anyway, lifewasting stuff, I am thinking more clearly since I have slowed down. More sociable too, as I had been hiding away from my friends. I do have a loss of appetite though, but this is probably because Im not using food to calm the stress symptons. Overall a great short term solution until I can figure out a way to deal with the underlying issues I obviously have and havent been able to face and resolve. F 42 5 days
1mg 1X day
1/12/2011
 3  Anxiety Dry mouth, memory loss I started taking this a couple months ago and I do like it so far, the fact that I am drinking a lot more water due to dry mouth as well as eating less (not sure if this is caused my the drug or not) is an added bonus. Helps my anxiety and allows me to be more social. F 20 2 months
3X day
1/7/2011
 5  anxiety & insomnia No side effects. Really helps me sleep but when I try a night without it I can't fall asleep at all. Must be strong because I only take it once per day for sleep (prescribed for 3x per day) & I sleep through the night which I've never been able to do before. F 41 8 months
1 MG 1X day
1/5/2011
 1  anxiety The drooling is a common side effect as is the slurring of words as if one was drunk. What many haven't mentioned it that the drooling does NOT go away once one discontinues the drug. I have other friends who have experienced this problem. I was sicker on this drug than I am now that I am off it. I haven't taken this drug in 5 years and still encounter the drooling problem. Why has no one instituted a class action law suit for these problems. F 60 8 months
3X day
12/19/2010
 4  anxiety M 39 2.5 years
0.5 mg 2X AN
11/28/2010
 4  Sleep, OCD symptoms none. I broke my thighbone and have multiple other leg injuries following a motorcycle accident and need something to relax and go to sleep - it relaxes me and puts me to sleep. No problem! I wonder what kind of shape the folks having all of the problems on this drug are in, or what they are taking along with it. I believe people in poor health to begin with seem to complain more about dependency and side effects. I am a healthy person who is not overweight or taking other mind-bending drugs other than percocet for pain - very little of that. I was having trouble keeping the injured leg still at rest after being relatively inactive all day in recovery. It's almost OCD, I feel like I just have to move it, I can't get the leg comfortable. The lorazapam makes me forget to keep moving the leg, allowing me to relax and sleep. I have gone several nights without the pill to make sure I am not becoming dependent and have had no problems except the wiggling and inability to settle down. I eventually sleep fine, no withdrawal symptoms. F 42 45 days
1mg 1X day
9/29/2010
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 4  post partum depression/anxiety possible heart rate decrease? I began taking Lorazepam after the birth of my last child in 1993. I had severe anxiety two months after the birth. Lorazepam helped me to sleep and to function somewhat. I was then put on Paxil which I continued for 8 years or more. I only took the prescribed 1mg daily (or less) of Lorazepam and 20 mg of Paxil. Periodically I attempted to get off both of the drugs over the years.I was finally able to be without the Paxil 8 years later. I continued on the Lorazepam only as needed which amounted to a few times per week rather than daily. In 2009 after the sudden death of my sister, I was in depression again. This time I was prescribed Celexa for the depresson.It WORKS for me. I haven't felt this good in DECADES. Wow life can be GOOD. I haven't taken Lorazepam in months but just found out that I have BRADYCARDIA=slow heart beat. Was wondering if anyone knows if it could be caused by my longterm use of Lorazepam. F 55 15 years
1 mg 1X day
9/21/2010
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 2  Panic Attack Feeling that life isn't real, abnormal heart beat?, I used to eat 3k+ calories a day (I work out) and now less than half that, feeling that I'm either going to die or go insane, Be very very careful. I was first given this med at the ER after one of my panic attacks.... I was euphoric. Days later, I am regretful for having been introduced. M 27 1 weeks
.5 2X day
9/6/2010
 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

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