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My Dr. has me on Lorazapan for 3 months & I feel I may be addicted to that drug. What should I do? I am getting concerned as I have my teeth chattering & some deep breathing(hiccup) effects during the day. I take the drug in the morning and at night as prescribed by my family Dr.
You can reduce the dose by 10% for the first two weeks followed by 5% reduction in dose every 2 weeks. I this regimen causes withdrawal symptoms, you can follow up with your treating physician to add diazepam concurrently while tapering off Ativan. Since Diazepam is a long acting benzodiazepine, it will make tapering easier.
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Hello, Thank you for trusting HCM You can reduce the dose by 10% for the first two weeks followed by 5% reduction in dose every 2 weeks. I this regimen causes withdrawal symptoms, you can follow up with your treating physician to add diazepam concurrently while tapering off Ativan. Since Diazepam is a long acting benzodiazepine, it will make tapering easier. Hope this answers your question Please address further questions here Regards, Dr.Lekshmi