Lorazepam Generic name: lorazepam (oral) [ lor-A-ze-pam ] Brand names: Ativan, Lorazepam Intensol, Loreev XR Dosage forms: oral capsule, extended release (1 mg; 2 mg; 3 mg); oral concentrate (2 mg/mL); oral tablet (0.5 mg; 1 mg; 2 mg) Drug classes: Benzodiazepine anticonvulsants, Benzodiazepines, Miscellaneous antiemetics

What is lorazepam?

Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine (ben-zoe-color AZE-eh-peen) It is imagined that benzodiazepines work by improving the movement of specific synapses in the mind.

Lorazepam is utilized to treat tension problems.

Buying lorazepam on the Internet or outside the United States is risky. The deal and conveyance of drugs outside the U.S. doesn't conform to safe-use guidelines of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These drugs might contain risky fixings, or may not be dispersed by an authorized drug store.

Alerts
Lorazepam can slow or stop your breathing, particularly assuming you have as of late utilized a narcotic prescription, liquor, or different medications that can slow your relaxing. These impacts can be deadly.

Abuse OF LORAZEPAM CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH. Keep this medication where others can't get to it.

Lorazepam might be propensity framing and ought to be utilized exclusively by the individual it was recommended for. This medication ought to never be imparted to someone else, particularly somebody who has a past filled with chronic drug use or habit.

Try not to quit utilizing lorazepam without asking your primary care physician. You might have perilous withdrawal side effects on the off chance that you quit utilizing the medication abruptly after long haul use. Some withdrawal side effects might endure as long as a year or longer.

Move clinical assistance immediately in the event that you quit utilizing lorazepam and have side effects, for example, strange muscle developments, being more dynamic or loquacious, abrupt and extreme changes in mind-set or conduct, disarray, mental trips, seizures, or contemplations about self destruction.

Try not to utilize lorazepam in the event that you are pregnant. This medication can cause birth deformities or dangerous withdrawal side effects in an infant.

You shouldn't utilize this medication on the off chance that you have thin point glaucoma, extreme respiratory deficiency, myasthenia gravis, or on the other hand assuming that you are sensitive to Valium or a comparative medication.

Prior to taking this medication
You shouldn't utilize lorazepam assuming that you have:

restricted point glaucoma; or

a background marked by hypersensitive response to any benzodiazepine (lorazepam, alprazolam, diazepam, Valium, Xanax, Versed, Klonopin, and others).