LORAZEPAM Reviews (LORAZEPAM)Average Rating: 3.2 (188 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LORAZEPAM with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) |
More on LORAZEPAM: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LORAZEPAM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Anxiety and Panic Attacks | Shortness of breath, anxiety itself, very tired, confussion,nausea, dizziness, light headedness, problems sleeping, confussion, feeling of unrealness, problems focusing, concentration,memory loss. | I've been on Lorazapam for 1year now. At first like many, it worked wondeful. It got me to sleep, it took my panic attacks away, felt calm when on it. I started taking Anti-depressants before Lorazapam. I tried Zoloft,paczil,prozac. I'm off all the anti-depresants but couldn't deal with getting off Lorazepam. Just about 3 weeks ago I've stopped it completely to just get back to it. It's like my worst dream come real. I felt lost, with constant swing moods and mild slured speech. Pannic attacks came back and worst. I've been to the ER several times because I've felt that I'm dying. I've experienced headaches, dizziness, imsomnia, and most of all muscle cramps everywhere to include my stomatch. I've been extremely tired without the will to do anything. Seems all it makes me do is want to stay home frightened that I might get a panic attack while driving which I have before. It's the worst feeling I have ever experienced in my life. I'm for some reason more vulnerable to light...when it hits my eyes.. my memory has really gone bad. I can feel my body pulse along with my heart beat. Heart palpitations is a feeling that I get atleast 2ce a day. But the feeling that I can't breath is the worst... gets me hyperventilating and that's when hell breaks lose. I've decided to stay completely off this medication for it brings many side-effects in so little bit of time lets not say years. I don't recommend this to anyone...don't do it and if you do know when to quit. I'm not sure if my sid | M | 31 | 1 years | 9/2/2009 | 1 | anxiety | Nightmares,disturbing thoughts,dry mouth. | This drug can turn into your worst nightmare. The first couple times I took it I felt better but as I lowered the dosage and tried to ween myself off of it..MY GOD! I had a nightmare that was so disturbing that the next day it haunted me for hours. I felt like I was in my own world most of the time. I would rather deal with the anxiety rather than what this drug can bring on. No more Benzo's for me. | M | 34 | 8 days | 7/30/2009 | 3 | anxiety | none | very addictive, on 3 tabs a day and meant to be tapering down but going to be very difficult to come off | M | 34 | 1 years | 4/15/2009 | 1 | to sleep | depression, drowsiness, fatigue, memory loss, confusion, disorientation, Vertigo, headaches, slurred speech, nausea, low blood pressure, anxiety, and hallucinations. | For me, this drug has caused countless side effects. | F | 34 | 4 days | 4/9/2009 | 5 | anxiety/panic attacks | calmness,more relaxed,less panic and sometimes tierdness | lorazapam works very well for me sometimes i can have these bad anxiety attackts for up to 6 hours were i feel like im about to die or have a heart attact when i have a anxiety or panic attack i take 2mg and within 30mins to a hour i feel so much better 90% of the time | M | 24 | 2 years | 4/7/2009 | 1 | anxiety and insomnia | Foggy head, shortness of breath, mild depression the following day... then came the feelings of panic. The horror had begun... Why do they prescribe a panic time bomb for anxiety???? Refuse this drug. Those who have posted a 5 rating will someday see what I mean. I have never had withdrawals from ANY medication before. | At first it was great and I slept like a baby. I would take it only when needed but over a year's time "need" came more often. Tolerance builds up quickly. Withdrawal starts in between doses. Once I realized Lorazepam was responsible for my shortness of breath I quit...cold turkey. There was a delay... then an unending nightmare began. At first (because of the delay...and the delay is common) I didn't put 2 and 2 together. I visited an endocrinologist, and a cardiologist sure I was dying. I wake up in the middle of the night in a panic, I can just be sitting with friends and start to feel as if I'm about to go mad...I am now on blood pressure meds because the panic causes my blood pressure to spike. If I make it through this (it has been 3 months) I will never touch another benzo again!!! | F | 45 | 1 years | 4/7/2009 | 1 | Stress | Major cognitive impairment, memory loss, stupor, fatigue, followed by rebound panic attacks when the dose wore off. the more I took it, the more panicky I got, until finally I realized that the panic was from withdrawal, not from me--and I was only taking about .25 mg maybe twice a week. | When I told the doctor I thought the Lorazepam was a problem and I didnt' want any more, he told me I would have seizures if I tried to just stop taking it cold turkey, and he switched me to a daily dose (!) of klonopin, which I now know is just the same stuff with different name, but even more potent. That just made things worse, of course. It's now taken me 2 YEARS to taper off Klonopin and it's been absolute torture. Seizures, panic attacks, vomiting. Muscle cramps. Electric zaps. the insomnia is so bad that sometimes I go 3 days straight without sleeping, then collapse. My life has completely fallen apart. All of these benzos are dangerous. I took my last dose 2 months ago and have finally felt the mental fog lift a bit (yay!) but have been so physically ill I can't function. Stay away from this whole group of drugs--they are a nightmare. | F | 36 | 3 months | 2/15/2009 | 1 | anxiety | I was prescribed this at a very stressful time when my anxiety was ruining everyday. I thought this medication would help calm my nerves. I was prescribed 1 mg. up to 3 times daily. Initially I only took 1 mg. in the evening to help me relax and not ruminate before finally falling asleep. During a "vacation" to Hawaii I became anxious and started taking 1 mg. at noon and one in the evening. I became very hostile and aggressive with my friends and also had worsening of depression, suicidal thoughts, slept alot and then intermittent amnesia. I don't remember the last day of the "vacation from hell" at all. | This drug was prescribed for me by my dr. who had also had been treating me for depression for 2 years with Prozac and Wellbutrin. I was not made aware that anti-depressants like Prozac would interact with lorazepam. My friends from the Hawaii trip aren't speaking to me because I said or acted very offensively and don't remember any of this behavior. Don't take this medication! | F | 48 | 30 days | 2/14/2009 | 4 | anxiety | none | I've been taking this medication for the last 2 years - 1 mg dosage taken when needed. it works fine for me and I haven't had any bad side effects which is unusual for me because I tend to have bad reactions to many drugs. however, I don't take this pill often, sometimes I may go a couple months and not need it so this could be why I haven't experienced any bad side effects. my brother also takes this but he takes his more frequently (almost daily) and I know he has been having more problems with anxiety recently. his doctor switched him to a different medication. | F | 39 | 2 years | 2/4/2009 | 1 | anxiety | shortness of breath, insomnia, nightmares, fatigue, irritability, dry mouth | I was prescribed 1-2mg/day as needed for anxiety. The drug worked fine when I was on it but the withdrawl was terrible. I would rather have anxiety than experience the side effects. | M | 27 | 8 days | 2/2/2009 | 2 | to sleep | I need to get to sleep at night because I have to be up at 5:30. I naturally stay up late and this is hard for me. I have been having a drink every night and decided a pill would be better....WHAT A MISTAKE!! | I had been on this drug since summer. I loved it because I went right to sleep. The longer I took it the weaker I was the next day. I decided to just QUIT! Big mistake again. I awaken sooo tired that I can barely get to my first class AND I HAVE to TEACH it! Today I was so breathless and weak I called a colleague to teach the class for me and went home, slept an hour and am now up. I'll probably NEVER get to sleep now. I am so glad I read these entries to confirm my problem with breathing...I was about to go to the Dr. for a chest X-ray! I also have gained about 20lbs. When you are weak you eat! | F | 55 | 10 months | 1/20/2009 | 2 | fun | none really :( | M | 20 | | 1/6/2009 | 1 | insomnia/anxiety | insomnia and anxiety much worse than before | This medication worked fine for me as long as I took it very infrequently. Over six years, I averaged one 0.5 MG pill every two and a half months for insomnia or anxiety. I had no side effects that I was aware of. When I had an injury however, I couldn't sleep, and I started taking the lorazepam about every other night to help me nod off. Within a month I reached tolerance and it no longer worked. When I tried to quit, I developed searing anxiety attacks and terrible insomnia much worse than I ever had before. To minimize symptoms, I then tapered it down over a month and quit. My taper was too fast. Three months later, I still have insomnia and anxiety which far surpass my original problem. My reading indicates that lorazepam is even more addictive than other benzodiazepines, and that benzos decrease the GABA neurotransmitters which ordinarily keep you calm. From one month's steady use, this drug has substantially ruined my life, and my confidence and sense of well being are at an all | M | 55 | 6 years | 12/31/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | Severe fatigue, headache, nausea, dizziness, jitters, dry mouth, heart palputations and stomach problems. | I started taking this after my mother passed away 6 weeks ago, 1/2 tablet-3-4 times a week. I made me relaxed and slept pretty well during the night. This week I started experiencing the side effects, I couldn't go to work for 4 days I felt so horrible, at that time I didn't know it was side effects from this medication. I was getting ready to bring myself to the ER this morning until I found this website. The heart palputations were giving me anxiety attacks becaue I couldn't understand why I had them and why I couldn't concentrate and was so light headed. The shortness of breath I was experiencing made me unable to even walk up the stairs quickly, I am so fatiqued and weak I can hardly go from the bed to the couch even after sleeping a full night. I am in good health and go to the gym 4-5 times a week prior to this. I was at the doctor two weeks ago for my yearly check up and all was fine. I have thrown all the medication out and would never take this again. Frightening. | F | 6 weeks | 11/29/2008 | 5 | panic attacks | Tiredness, sleepiness, appetite returns which is a good thing, gets rid of the panic | I don't know how people didn't get side effects from this. I found it hard to operate or do anything. Really groggy, but it works nicely for gettin rid of the anxiety. Feel free to email if you're havin trouble and need advice | M | 26 | 3 months | 11/13/2008 | 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 | 5 | Anxiety | No major side effects. | The first day I took It in 2mg form I felt so much better. I actually was able to sleep straight through the the night. When I tried this over a year ago i was given the 0.5 MG the lowest dose. It didn't do anything for me. But the 2MG does work for me. Although sometimes I wake up early In the morning & sometimes it's hard to get back to sleep . I finally told the doctor that i have to be on medication for the rest of my life. I have a bad Italian temper & no patience. Not a good combination. I just told my doctor that i needed something to calm me down. What lead me to trying this medicine again was the fact that my job was starting to take away 16 hours a pay period from me. That really kept me up. Many times getting up 3 hours prior to my normal time of getting up. And then one day I was up all night without sleep. So i just said to myself that I can't & don't want to feel like this any longer. I still have my Bills, but I'm not nearly as worried about them anymore bec | M | 43 | 2 weeks | 11/8/2008 | 5 | Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome | Deep sleep which stops the vomiting cycle and gives me the only relief I've ever found from the vomiting/headaches and deep chills accompanying this rare syndrome that I suffer from. No bad side effects; normal drowsiness afterwards until I return to normal. | I was prescribed Lorazepam by one of the few specialists in my illness about 18 months ago. I do not have anxiety or panic attacks, but any overload of sress triggered my symptoms. Several others drugs were tried which did not work at all or had bad side effects. This one, for me, has been wonderful, as it has helped reduce the severity of my symptoms from attacks rated at 9 or 10 out of 10 to 1 or 2 out of 10. I only take the Lorazepam with 1 Tylenol about once each week, rarely twice. | F | 58 | 1 years | 10/9/2008 | 4 | Anxiety | Forgetfullness, hunger, drowsy, excited | On one .5mg of Lorazepam a day and works great to calm me down. Today after dosage intense tingling in right hand ring and pinky fingers. Went away within a minute...I suffer from peripheral neuropathy so not sure if from that or anxiety attack. After dosage, persistant hunger and small bit of tiredness. One thing that gets me is not being able to remember small things and remember the day in detail. I plan on getting off the pills on Monday when doctor is in. | F | 21 | 3 days | 4/19/2008 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks | Minor drowsiness at times but still able to operate normally; if you have anxiety and/or panic attacks and are sensitive to changes in your body and therefore might be weary of taking this, don't be! I was. . . the first time I took it, I took it in someone else's presence "just in case." I felt sort of weird (like I might have another panic attack) for a minute or two but after that it was amazing. I felt wonderful. Like myself again. Since that first time, I've never had that feeling when taking it. | Works in about 10 minutes for me. This is very addictive (physically and mentally) so be careful. | F | 26 | 6 months | 1/22/2008 |