Lorazepam Mood Swings Depression, Extreme Fatigue, Dream Light, Lorazapam, Daily Basis

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i have been on Lorazepam for almost 7 months now- I've been weaning off for 3 months. i just want to warn everybody and anybody how physically addicting these pills are. not in the sense where u want to abuse them, but in the sense when it wears off your body goes through wicked withdrawal. It also can cause more anxiety! it causes memory loss, mood swings, depression, ADDICTION, extreme fatigue, headaches, feeling like your in a dream, light headedness... and it goes on from there. Never let a doctor say its ok to take this on a daily basis. this medication should only be taken as needed, for example: only when a panic attack is coming on or happening.
I feel very strongly about this subject because many people, including myself, are misinformed. i have been going through hell being on this medication AND its even worse trying to get off of it. ... more »

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Rcca - i know what you are talking about. this stuff is horrendous. it is good for panic attacks etc. but not for any regular maintenance unless you have some serious complications. do not use regularly. in 2 to 4 wks time you will become hooked. i was and didn't even know it. it was causing anxiety so i would take it. i was then in a loop. taking it to stop a panic attack and then it would cause a panic attack when i would stop taking it after a couple of days. in the beginning i started taking it after a panic attack or a anxiety attack. thought i was having a heart attack and went to the OR but it was only an anxiety attack. the doc put me on it without warning me of it's extreme addiction power. over the next 2 yrs that i have been taking it i thought it was other meds that was causing me the problems only to find out after coming off most of my other meds i narrowed it down to lorazapam. i am now off of it after 10 days (Aug 2011) and the withdrawal are very unpleasant; shortness of breath, aching mussels, possibly some memory loss or forgetfulness, chest discomfort, anxiety attacks and a pounding or surging heartbeat. i am by the grace of God going off of this stuff never to take it again except in only emergency situations. i've heard the withdrawals could last for weeks off and on.

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Rcca - don't get on the suff if you can help it

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Avgconsum - I was continually getting sicker and sicker over the course of years taking this drug and doctors could not connect the dots- they did not realize I was in tolerance withdrawal which can hapen after you have been taking this drug for more than two weeks consecutively. I now know that this drug supresses the HPA Axis, effects the following neurotransmitters either directly or indirectly: GABA, Serotonin, Dopamine, Noepinephrine, and Acetycholine- increases Glutamate levels, blunts CRH in the brain. If you look up 'Benzodiazepine Dependence' in Wikipedia you can read more about it. Another good resource is Pubmed. You may want to go to Benzobuddies.org to find out more information. I was taken off this drug too quickly and was plunged into a physical and mental hell that is litterally indescribable. It has bee 19 months since my last dose and I still suffer numerous prtracted withdrawal symptoms. Doctors iatrogenically addict patients to this drug then have no idea the withdrawal syndrome even exists past 30 days- and therefore disregard any ongoing complaints from their patients. The United Kingdom is aware of this problem and is the only country actively working on changing the prescribing laws. The Ashton Manual (which you can read on-line if you do a search) is a helpful tool ahich you can print out and bring to your doctor. It provides clinical informationon the withdrawal and tapering schedules. The Parliament in the UK is using this manual as a guide.

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