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What Causes Drowsiness After Taking Nova Lorasapam For Anxiety?

ye my son have be given a prescription of nova lorasapam 1 mg for anxiety and he looks like he is very drowsy and sort of out of it , he started this on thursday of last weel and he took 4 of these on thursday 3 on fri and 2 on saterday i have taken them from him and have gave hi 1 today , he is also taking nova-difenac for influmation as to a back ingery 75 mg 1 pill twice a day + ciprolex i think it is called so he is comming off oxy pills for back pain so i want to know why he is so out of it is he over medicated
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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HI,
THANKS FOR USING HEALTHCARE MAGIC.
LORAZEPAM BEING A BENZODIAZEPINE IS A DRUG FOR INDUCING SLEEP (SLEEPING PILL). IT ALSO HAS SOME ANTI-ANXIETY EFFECT. BUT IT SHOULD BE GIVEN ALONG WITH SSRI (A CLASS OF DRUGS APPROVED FOR ANXIETY DISORDERS). DEFINITELY LORAZEPAM ALONE IS NOT A DRUG FOR ANXIETY SYMPTOMS AS IT HAS HIGH ABUSIVE POTENTIAL. I WANTED TO KNOW WHETHER A PSYCHIATRIST OR A GENERAL PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED LORAZEPAM TO YOUR SON. IF HE HAS EXCESS SEDATION, GRADUALLY TAPER AND STOP LORAZEPAM. VISIT YOUR DOCTOR PREFERABLY PSYCHIATRIST AND DISCUSS FOR FURTHER MANAGEMENT.
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What Causes Drowsiness After Taking Nova Lorasapam For Anxiety?

HI, THANKS FOR USING HEALTHCARE MAGIC. LORAZEPAM BEING A BENZODIAZEPINE IS A DRUG FOR INDUCING SLEEP (SLEEPING PILL). IT ALSO HAS SOME ANTI-ANXIETY EFFECT. BUT IT SHOULD BE GIVEN ALONG WITH SSRI (A CLASS OF DRUGS APPROVED FOR ANXIETY DISORDERS). DEFINITELY LORAZEPAM ALONE IS NOT A DRUG FOR ANXIETY SYMPTOMS AS IT HAS HIGH ABUSIVE POTENTIAL. I WANTED TO KNOW WHETHER A PSYCHIATRIST OR A GENERAL PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED LORAZEPAM TO YOUR SON. IF HE HAS EXCESS SEDATION, GRADUALLY TAPER AND STOP LORAZEPAM. VISIT YOUR DOCTOR PREFERABLY PSYCHIATRIST AND DISCUSS FOR FURTHER MANAGEMENT. THANK YOU.