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Is It Safe To Have Ativan For Anxiety?
I am worried about my mom. She is 76 yeard old and has dementia and COPD. She is having anxiety moments which makes her repiratory rate and work of breathing increase. The Memory Care Center she lives in wants to start her on 0.25 mg of Ativan PRN for these occassional episodes. I am worried about what effect it will have on her. Thank You.
Tue, 6 Jan 2015
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I really appreciate your concern for your mother looking to her age and clinical condition not good to treat her with strong sedative like Ativan this may cause harm to her, particularly to respiratory system, so better stop this, hope this information helps, take care.
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern for your mother looking to her age and clinical condition not good to treat her with strong sedative like Ativan this may cause harm to her, particularly to respiratory system, so better stop this, hope this information helps, take care.
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