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lorazepam

lorazepam

8 5.8
A medicine that calms you and helps with anxiety and sleep problems
  • noun
  • /lɔːˈræzɪpæm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lorazepam
  • He knew that feeling well enough, liquid lorazepam taking the edge off his anxieties, making them dull and ineffectual.
  • lorazepam milligrams
  • price of lorazepam
  • drug such as lorazepam

Examples

  • During the session, the therapist suggested using lorazepam as part of the treatment plan for her stress.

  • And a prescription for 20 lorazepam.

  • NURSE: Four milligrams of Lorazepam.

  • Push two milligrams of lorazepam, stat.

  • I take two-point-five to three milligrams of lorazepam, the first at 8:00, the second at 11:00 and the third in the night.

  • After she came to, Tracy called the neurologist who said giving her the Lorazepam was the right thing to do and that we're to follow up with her regular neurologist on Monday.

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  • Lorazepam for anxiety and sleeping tablets. I had been trying natural methods but couldn't wait for herbal stuff to work; however, I am using L-Theanine 150mg.

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  • The doctor prescribed lorazepam to help manage her anxiety symptoms.

  • After a long night of insomnia, he took lorazepam to finally get some sleep.

Synonyms

Xanax
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
49 4.9

A medicine you get from a doctor to reduce strong anxiety and panic attacks

is used for anxiety and also for sleep and other conditions
Ativan
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
22 6.3

A medicine that makes you feel calm and helps you sleep

is the medical name used rather than the brand name
benzodiazepine
vslorazepam
  • NSFW
8 7.8

A kind of medicine that makes you calm or sleepy and can cause addiction if used for a long time

is a single medication within that broader drug class
diazepam
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
7 5.5

A medicine that treats anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures

is more focused on anxiety and sleep rather than muscle use
midazolam
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
4 7.5

Medicine given to make a person relaxed and sleepy before or during a medical procedure

is used in everyday anxiety and sleep treatment not procedural sedation
alprazolam
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
2 7.6

A medicine used to treat anxiety and panic attacks

is used for anxiety plus sleep and broader calming uses
triazolam
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
1 8.5

A medicine people take for a short time to help them sleep

is used for anxiety and sleep across a wider treatment scope
temazepam
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A medicine that helps people sleep through the night when they wake often

is used for anxiety and sleep, not only night waking
oxazepam
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
9.4

A medicine that reduces anxiety, helps sleep, and eases alcohol withdrawal

focuses on anxiety and sleep without withdrawal emphasis
chlordiazepoxide
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine that reduces severe anxiety and helps when people stop drinking alcohol

is aimed at anxiety and sleep rather than withdrawal support
flurazepam
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
9.8

A sleeping pill doctors prescribe for people who have long term trouble sleeping

is a tranquilizer used for anxiety and sleep and other uses
flurazepam hydrochloride
vslorazepam
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9.1

A strong medicine people take at night to help them sleep

is the drug used for anxiety and broader calming uses rather than only sleep
nitrazepam
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
9.0

A sleeping medicine used for short-term insomnia and some seizures

is focused more on calming anxiety and broader tranquilizing uses
estazolam
vslorazepam
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine a doctor prescribes to help people sleep

is used for anxiety and sleep and other therapeutic purposes

Surface Forms

lorazepam singular
lorazepams plural

Etymology

Lorazepam ends with -azepam, the same ending you see in other calm drugs like diazepam and alprazolam, and this ending marks a family of medicines used to 'calm' anxiety and help sleep, so the name itself signals that lorazepam is a tranquilizer.