For oral dosage form (oral solution). For anxiety: Adults and children 12 years of age and older 2 to 6 milligrams (mg) in divided doses per day. Your doctor. Anxiety disorders. Lower initial dose recommended; mg PO divided qhr. Insomnia. Lower initial dose recommended; mg PO qHS, increase PRN. To avoid oversedation, initial daily dose should not exceed 2 mg. Dosing considerations. When higher dose indicated, increase evening dose before daytime doses. Ativan adult dosing. Adult Dosing. Dosage forms: TAB: mg, 1 mg, 2 mg; INJ: 2 mg per mL, 4 mg per mL. anxiety. [ mg/day PO/IM/IV divided bid-tid].
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Lorazepam dosing -
Concurrent administration of lorazepam with valproate results in increased plasma concentrations and reduced clearance of lorazepam. Reserve concomitant use of these drugs for patients in whom alternative treatment options are inadequate. Patients should be alert for the emergence or worsening of symptoms of depression, any unusual changes in mood or behavior, or the emergence of suicidal thoughts, behavior, or thoughts about self-harm. Chlorpheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine: Minor No specific drug interactions were identified with systemic agents and apraclonidine during clinical trials. Hepatic disease, hepatic encephalopathy, renal failure, renal impairment. No quantitative recommendations are available. Moderate If concurrent therapy with clozapine dosing a benzodiazepine is necessary, it is advisable to begin with the lowest possible benzodiazepine lorazepwm and closely monitor lorazepam liquid dose calculations conversions patient, particularly at initiation of treatment and following dosing increases. Moderate Benzodiazepines or other CNS depressants should be combined cautiously with maprotiline because they lorazepam cause additive depressant effects dosing possible respiratory depression or hypotension. FIS symptoms include hypotonia, inactivity, weak cry, lethargy, sucking difficulties, low Apgar score, hypothermia, apnea, cyanosis, hyperbilirubinemia, and central nervous system CNS depression. If a benzodiazepine must be used lorazepam a patient with a history of falls or lorazepam, consider reducing use of other Lorazepam medications that increase the risk of falls and fractures and dosing other strategies to reduce fall risk.
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Nejind
Overall it's a pretty decent anti-anxiety but I still think Valium and/or Xanax work better.
Have been taking this for situational anxiety for many years. It worked to some degree but I would always feel depressed afterwards which was awful. Last year I used it daily up to 1.5mg while I was changing my anti-depressant. This was a huge mistake. I soon reached the tolerance and began to get rebound anxiety which started up every morning. I've been off of it for 10 weeks now and still suffering. This is really hard to come off of. My advise is don't take this more than once a week and that may be too much. My anxiety is so much worse because of lorazepam.
Overall it's a pretty decent anti-anxiety but I still think Valium and/or Xanax work better.
Have been taking this for situational anxiety for many years. It worked to some degree but I would always feel depressed afterwards which was awful. Last year I used it daily up to 1.5mg while I was changing my anti-depressant. This was a huge mistake. I soon reached the tolerance and began to get rebound anxiety which started up every morning. I've been off of it for 10 weeks now and still suffering. This is really hard to come off of. My advise is don't take this more than once a week and that may be too much. My anxiety is so much worse because of lorazepam.