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Lorazepam 1mg
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 planning to taper soon.
Note - I wrote lorazepam 0.5mg by mistake in my previous post and i confirmed that I actually switched from clonazepam to lorazepam.
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Medications help and therapies cure. Visiting a psychotherapist or a psychologist can treat this condition permanently, especially because you have the intent to taper down medications which is a good sign
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Visit an emotional wellbeing practitioner or mental health expert as these conditions are largely because of a trauma or experience you may have witnessed or experienced that can be supported with for better recovery.
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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
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Dr. Vivaswan Boorla
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11 yrs exp
Hyderabad
The drug lorazepam is addiction-prone. So better to consult a psychiatrist to control anxiety with other medicines.
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