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What can be the withdrawal symptoms of lorazepam... I use take more than 12mg of lorazepam daily from last 3 months... Sudden stop of lorazepam can leads to death...

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Tremors headache confusion restlessness confusion.. No over dose can cause death.. Withdrawal can cause seizure ... Read More

Male 26 70 kgs Mild anxiety Escitalopram 5mg since a few months And lorazepam 1mg sos I have been taking lorazepam 2mg (accidentally instead of 1mg) since 2 alternate days. Plan to stop now. Are there chances of addiction if I take lorazepam 1mg for just 5 days ?

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Hi.. it doesn't make much difference. Reduce to 1mg and then gradually decrease it . ... Read More

Male 25 I have been on anxiety meds escitalopram 5mg And clonazepam 0.5mg for 2 months. 1 month ago I had to switch to lorazepam 1mg due to clonazepam unavailability. My question is will I get addicted to lorazepam at this dosage if I continue for another month? I have greatly controlled my anxiety and need lorazepam just to get in sleep mood. So p

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Both lorazepam and Clonazepam are safely used anxiolytics but I suggest that you meet your psychiatrist as the dosage of escitalopram is inadequate for anxiety ... Read More

Can you explain which has more mental dependence and which has more physical dependence between Lorazepam and Clonazepam ? I know Lorazepam is short acting and Clonazepam is long acting. But from that point onward I want to understand the difference in the degree of both physical and mental dependence it causes.

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The physical and mental dependence for both is almost the same. Little higher for clonazepam than lorazepam ... Read More

I have taken lorazepam past six months for helth anxity and now 3to4 days have stop taking tablets i have start constipation problem and also sleep not properly i have take 1 mg

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Hello. U take a consultation ... Read More

Male 26 It's been 2 months since my anxiety meda stopped. (escitopram 5mg). No anxiety since. I have recurrent sleep problem though. I had some lorazepam left over (since it was sos) which I occasionally use 3-4 times a month (not week but month). But I have noticed even after lorazepam 2mg I am not able to sleep. Please suggest. (no anxiety or dep

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Hi, I appreciate that you reached out with your concern. It’s great to hear that your anxiety has been under control since stopping medication. Sleep issues can sometimes persist even after anxiety s ... Read More

Can ciprofloxacin 750mg taken with lorazepam 2mg ? If not how much duration needed between these medicines

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Yes ... Read More

My doctor prescribed me lorazepam tablets 1MG 3 times a day for 1 month when my condition was worsening and then when I recovered he asked to taper it off gradually and asked to replace one dose with clonazepam but I took clonazepam for 10 days only and stopped it and after that stopped lorazepam as well..since then I have severe withdrawal sympto

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Hi.. will need further history regarding your condition to advise appropriately. What was the reason for which lorazepam was prescribed???. Withdrawal needs to be done slowly. ... Read More

Recently my father visit to psychiatry clinic yesterday for problem of aggression and do unnecessory things and change behaviour quarrelsome person and doctor gives medicine of DIVASTO OD-500 ,Olanzapine 10mg ,Lorazepam 1mg and today my father took first dose of olanzapine 10 mg and Lorazepam 1mg and after that he is very sleepy and do not wake

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Olanzapine and Lorazepam both are medicines which have the side effect of causing excess drowsiness and sleep. If the problem does not reduce in the next 2-3 days, kindly re-consult your psychiatrist ... Read More

Can md medicine help to stop taking these medications or phycrastist which doctor is best i want to consult with my family doctor to stop taking this medicine i have take lopez 1 mg last six months

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U can consult me online and Psychiatrisit is best doctor to treat u ... Read More

Hello Doctors, On Ativan 1 mg for 4 days. How to taper it off. Pls suggest and can we take it SOS.Regards

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Hi . Will need further history regarding the same to advise appropriately like the reason for which you were started on the medicine, duration and nature of symptoms etc. you need to gradually taper i ... Read More

I was on Ativan for 5 years for insomnia. It stopped helping me sleep, so have been tapering for 4 months from 4mg, to 2mg, to 1mg, now .75mg. I am always dizzy/giddy. Feel imbalance. In online and YouTube searches never say dizziness is withdrawal symptom. I consulted 3 psychiatrists but they just gave other drugs that didn't help so I stopped tak

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Kindly consult ... Read More

He is confused whether it's day or night he is acting like mad please tell me how to reduce the effect of it by home remedies

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Disorientation to time place n person, clouding of consciousness, behavior disturbance r features of delirium. With a minimal information provided by u, I suspect delirium in ur father. Delirium is a ... Read More

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