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Suggest Ways To Wean Off Lorazepam
Question: how hard is it to get off lorazapam 5mg and whatn would be your suggestions to go about it tookm it for panic attacks
Brief Answer:
it is difficult to get off from 5 mg lorazepam
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
Answer of your first query:
Lorazepam is a sedative- anxiolytic drug from benzodizepine group. It can cause physical as well as psychological dependence if taken for more than 7-8 weeks.
If someone is taking 5 mg daily, he or she should taper off it very slowly as per doctor's instruction and under medical supervision. If stopped suddenly, it can cause withdrawal features.
Withdrawal features includes insomnia, agitation, panic episodes, blurring of vision, decrease appetite, muscle twitching as well as convulsion/seizure in severe cases.
Better to take it after doctor's prescription only and to stop it also with doctor's advice gradually.
Answer of your second query:(if I understood you are taking lorazepam for panic attacks and asking to get it off)
If you are better now and do not have panic attacks, you can go for tapering off slowly as per your doctor's advice. Likley decrease is 0.5 mg a week. You can stop it under medical supervision in around 10-12 weeks depending upon withdrawal features and your tolerance to the symptoms.
Answer of your second query:(if I understood that you are asking about lorazepam use in panic attacks)
Lorazepam is good medicine for anxiety disorder. It is given in dose as per severity of the anxiety symptoms.It can be used for treatment of panic attacks as symptomatic treatment. Search for cause of panic attack is necessary and specific treatment can be done accordingly.For Example: If panic atrack is part of panic disorder, mainstay of treatment are SSRI medicines and psychotherapy.
Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to answer again if needed.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
it is difficult to get off from 5 mg lorazepam
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
Answer of your first query:
Lorazepam is a sedative- anxiolytic drug from benzodizepine group. It can cause physical as well as psychological dependence if taken for more than 7-8 weeks.
If someone is taking 5 mg daily, he or she should taper off it very slowly as per doctor's instruction and under medical supervision. If stopped suddenly, it can cause withdrawal features.
Withdrawal features includes insomnia, agitation, panic episodes, blurring of vision, decrease appetite, muscle twitching as well as convulsion/seizure in severe cases.
Better to take it after doctor's prescription only and to stop it also with doctor's advice gradually.
Answer of your second query:(if I understood you are taking lorazepam for panic attacks and asking to get it off)
If you are better now and do not have panic attacks, you can go for tapering off slowly as per your doctor's advice. Likley decrease is 0.5 mg a week. You can stop it under medical supervision in around 10-12 weeks depending upon withdrawal features and your tolerance to the symptoms.
Answer of your second query:(if I understood that you are asking about lorazepam use in panic attacks)
Lorazepam is good medicine for anxiety disorder. It is given in dose as per severity of the anxiety symptoms.It can be used for treatment of panic attacks as symptomatic treatment. Search for cause of panic attack is necessary and specific treatment can be done accordingly.For Example: If panic atrack is part of panic disorder, mainstay of treatment are SSRI medicines and psychotherapy.
Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to answer again if needed.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
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