What Causes Dizziness While On Lorazepam?

Posted on Tue, 11 Apr 2017

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Question : My husband is dizzy this morning. He is a very healthy 75 year old who take blood pressure meds and lorazepam to help sleep. He works a full time job in a hardware store essentially mixing paints and helping customers with paint choices.

Answered by Dr. Rishu Saxena (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Side effect of lorazepam.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic for your query.
Lorazepam is a very strong long acting anxiolytic. Dizziness in morning is most likely a side effect of lorazepam.
I would suggest you to shift on Clonazepam once daily at night time. It's short acting medicine and most likely it will not make him dizzy in morning.

Thanks!

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