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Lorazepam is most commonly used but clonazepam is sometimes prescribed for acute psychosis or mania ; their long-term use is not recommended due to risks of dependence.
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Lorazepam is the only benzodiazepine with predictable intramuscular absorption and it is the most effective in preventing and controlling acute seizures.
Lorazepam has particularly marked amnesic properties that may make it more effective when amnesia is the desired effect.
Lorazepam ( Ativan ) is often used and is a sedative which has no effect on the disease process rather helps patients cope with the sensation.
Lorazepam ( initially marketed under the brand names Ativan and Temesta ) is a high-potency, short-to intermediate-acting, 3-hydroxy benzodiazepine drug that has all six intrinsic benzodiazepine effects: anxiolytic, amnesic, sedative / hypnotic, anticonvulsant, antiemetic and muscle relaxant.
Lorazepam is used for the short-term treatment of anxiety, insomnia, acute seizures including status epilepticus and sedation of hospitalized patients, as well as sedation of aggressive patients.
Lorazepam is considered to be a short-acting drug which, similar to other benzodiazepines, exerts its therapeutic, as well as adverse, effects via its interaction at benzodiazepine binding sites, which are located on GABA < sub > A </ sub > receptors in the central nervous system.
Lorazepam impairs body balance and standing steadiness and is associated with falls and hip fractures in the elderly.
Lorazepam has relatively potent anxiolytic effects and its best-known indication is the short-term management of severe anxiety ; the FDA advises against use of benzodiazepines such as lorazepam for longer than two to four weeks.
Lorazepam is sometimes used for individuals receiving mechanical ventilation.
Lorazepam is sometimes used as an alternative to midazolam in palliative sedation.
Lorazepam is more effective than diazepam in the treatment of status epilepticus.
Lorazepam is sometimes used as an alternative to haloperidol when there is the need for rapid sedation of violent or agitated individuals, but haloperidol plus promethazine is preferred due to better effectiveness and due to lorazepam's adverse effects on respiratory function.
Lorazepam is absorbed relatively slowly if given intramuscularly, a common route in restraint situations.
Lorazepam is also used to treat acute symptoms of vertigo and dizziness for people with Ménière's disease.
Lorazepam injectable solution is administered either by deep intramuscular injection or by intravenous injection.
* Pregnancy and breast feeding – Lorazepam belongs to the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) pregnancy category D, which means it is likely to cause harm to the developing baby, if taken during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Lorazepam is present in breast milk, so caution must be exercised about breast feeding.
Lorazepam is not usually fatal in overdose, but may cause fatal respiratory depression if taken in overdose with alcohol.
Lorazepam and most
* Liver or kidney failure – Lorazepam may be safer than most benzodiazepines in patients with impaired liver function.
Lorazepam and used
Lorazepam is also used for other purposes, such as recreational use, wherein the drug is taken to achieve a high, or when the drug is continued long term against medical advice.
Lorazepam was the third-most-common benzodiazepine used outside of prescription in these ER visit statistics.
Lorazepam and prescribed
Lorazepam should, therefore, not be prescribed in high doses or as the sole treatment in depression, but only with an appropriate antidepressant.
Lorazepam and for
** Lorazepam said to be very good as an adjunct treatment for nausea along with first line medications such as Compazine or Zofran.
Lorazepam also has abuse potential ; the main types of misuse are for recreational purposes or continued use against medical advice.
Lorazepam has strong sedative / hypnotic effects, and the duration of clinical effects from a single dose makes it an appropriate choice for the short-term treatment of insomnia, in particular in the presence of severe anxiety.
Lorazepam is synthesized according to a scheme containing some of the same elements for the synthesis of chlordiazepoxide and oxazepam.
If treatment has to be stopped at once due to medical reasons, the use of a benzodiazepine ( e. g. Lorazepam, Clonazepam, or Alprazolam ) for a maximum of 4 weeks as needed will usually suppress withdrawal symptoms.
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Lorazepam appears to have more profound adverse effects on memory than other benzodiazepines ; it impairs both explicit and implicit memory.
Lorazepam is a different case ; its low lipid solubility makes it relatively slowly absorbed by any route other than intravenously, but once injected, it will not get significantly redistributed beyond the vascular space.
Lorazepam and dependence
Lorazepam, as with other benzodiazepine drugs, can cause physical dependence, addiction, and benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome.
Lorazepam and .
Recent excavation of garbage dumps adjacent to the brothels has revealed opium bottles, prescription tranquilizers similar to Lorazepam, champagne bottles, and pickle jars.
Lorazepam tablets and syrups are administered by mouth only.
* Acute intoxication – Lorazepam may interact synergistically with the effects of alcohol, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances.
* Acute narrow-angle glaucoma – Lorazepam has pupil-dilating effects, which may further interfere with the drainage of aqueous humour from the anterior chamber of the eye, thus worsening narrow-angle glaucoma.
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