Ativan
Active Ingredient(s): LorazepamFDA Approved: * September 30, 1977
Pharm Company: * BIOVAIL
Category: Anxiety
Lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan among others, is a benzodiazepine medication.[3] It is used to treat anxiety disorders, trouble sleeping, severe agitation, active seizures including status epilepticus, alcohol withdrawal, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.[3] It is also used during surgery to interfere with memory formation and to sedate those who are being mechanically ventilated.[3][7] It is also used, al... [wikipedia]
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If I have been taking Ativan 2mg 4 times per day for 8 years and it is obviously lost it's affectiveness, would chan...
21 REPLIESDoes ativan / lorazepam lower blood pressure at 1 mg tab? I am starting new bp meds that haven't kicked in yet. I wa...
20 REPLIESCould someone please tell me if Ativan can cause glazing look in the eyes? ## Absolutely, it is a Benzodiapine, the same...
10 REPLIESwhat is the color of ativan 1mg ## The way a pill looks is entirely up to the whit and whim of the company making it, so...
7 REPLIESIf Xanax and Ativan are both benzodiazapines, why did the Ativan work to relieve anxiety without causing depression but ...
6 REPLIESlittle white pill persribed for nerves ## I am taking a half of a 1 mg Ativan pill for sleeping. Can this small amount b...
5 REPLIESHere is my story. I've been on Ativan since December, taking it to help with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomitin...
4 REPLIES2mg.4mg per day and 4 mg at sleep ## Does anyone take the same dose than me?Do you have any side effects? ## who the hel...
4 REPLIESI've been on 1mg Ativan for at least 15 years that I take at night before bed. I tried to quit a couple of years ago...
3 REPLIESCan someone go immediately from 2mg of Ativan four times a day to Klonopin 3 times a day without horrible withdrawal? ##...
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