Lorazepam and Nausea: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Azg...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 21, 2019

For Panic Disorder "I started taking lorazepam 3 years ago after my first panic attack landed me in the ER. I took Zoloft once a day and took lorazepam as needed for extreme anxiety or panic attacks. It did help great for anxiety. However, I started using lorazepam daily for a month after my son passed away, and when I tried to stop, I had the worst withdrawal symptoms. Racing heartbeat, pounding in my chest, nausea, dizziness, and felt like I was dying. I was only on 0.5, so tapering wasn't really an option. I checked out and researched some detox places, and the success rates aren't good with tapering. I finally found a rapid detox in Phoenix, and it cost me 9 thousand bucks, but it beats 30-day inpatient. Beware taking any benzo. I didn't think I was an addict and had never taken a drug, but I became physically addicted to this prescribed med. The withdrawals are horrific."

• Nik...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 10, 2021

For Nausea/Vomiting "I've been on this stuff for 14 years now. It was originally prescribed to me when I was 15 years old because my bad back was causing severe nausea and cyclic vomiting. Besides helping with nausea, it also works great for sleep. I get a few interdose withdrawals here and there, but they aren't severe. After an interdose withdrawal, the medication will work like a charm again."

• Bea...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 7, 2021

For Anxiety "I’m 71 and have taken Xanax for 15 years. My adult children and my psychiatrist said I could wean off. No, I couldn’t. Had 3 seizures, which they don’t believe. Trembling and nauseous and dry heaves. Just wanted to die from withdrawals. Doctor said, “I would be just fine, I had prescribed 1.0 of Xanax 2 or 3 times a day. In a month, I was down to .50 of lorazepam, which my son insisted I have. I was given my original dose by a well-respected physician. But he died. Doctors care more about their paperwork than they do about people. I know what’s wrong. It’s been a nightmare for 4 months. At my age and my years of taking Xanax, I should have been treated very differently. But I’m stuck. My doctor has all kinds of labels and new diagnoses for me, with different meds. The first med made the room spin and the furniture move. I have never drunk alcohol except maybe on New Year's. But now I am made to be a junkie."

• Kat...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 7, 2017

Lorazepam for Status Epilepticus "This med works well for calming my head after a seizure(s). I have partial seizures. Started using it 2 years ago, 'as needed.' Recently, I'm attempting to discontinue any use of this medicine. My dosage is only 0.5 sublingual. The withdrawal symptoms are absolutely brutal. It's a low dose. I'm not sure if my sensitivity to medication and time taken affect the detox. I didn't expect the nightmares, nausea, exhaustion, fuzzy head. I am glad this med helped when needed, but can say, I'll never return to using it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 18, 2012

For Anxiety "For three months, I suffered from debilitating nausea (without vomiting). I couldn't get out of bed because I constantly felt like I was going to vomit. It was absolutely horrible, and I could not figure out what was wrong with me. I've always been an anxious/stressed-out person but never thought that it was out of the ordinary. Finally, my family forced me to go to the doctor, and she told me that because of my upcoming life events (getting married, moving out) and because of my Type A personality, it's likely I have a slight chemical imbalance in my brain, which could be causing my extreme nausea. She put me on sertraline, but also gave me lorazepam for sudden anxiety/nausea attacks. My nausea is GONE, and I feel better than ever!"

• Jim...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 29, 2018

For Anxiety "Was prescribed this after a nervous breakdown left me with severe insomnia for 2 weeks, leading to daily panic attacks and severe depression. I took 0.5 mg at night and finally passed out. I still had some residual anxiety for a few days, but I was able to cope. Now, after 7 days of 0.5 mg at night, I started to taper off to 0.25 mg per night to get off the med and am experiencing minor withdrawals. Last night, I had nausea and anxiety attacks, leading to some sleep loss. I plan to fight through it at 0.25 mg per night for the next 4 days, then go down to 0.125 mg for a week, then stop... Be careful with this stuff, it works wonders, but make sure you have an exit in mind. I am frightened to think of how the withdrawal would be had I not started tapering so soon."

• rav...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 13, 2020

Lorazepam for Panic Disorder "I've had panic disorder for six years, and when I finally convinced my doctor that there was something wrong with me and got a prescription, I was really hopeful! The first time I used it, it worked relatively well. However, I woke up nauseous and groggy, and since nausea is my trigger, I decided that I'd only take it if it was ABSOLUTELY necessary. After two months of going without it, I found myself in one of the worst series of panic attacks I've gone through while not at home. My prescribed dosage didn't do anything, I was taking a high dose, and it didn't do anything. At that point, I stopped and rode it out for another four hours. When I woke up the next morning, feeling the same groggy and nauseous feeling I'd had last time, but worse. Not sure if that was the residue of the panic or not? The same thing happened a week ago, and again it didn't work, but still left me feeling gross the next day. Maybe it just doesn't work for me?"

• fem...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 21, 2017

For Anxiety "I have been dx with bipolar, anxiety, and depression. Although I rarely am depressed. My anxiety has caused me several trips to the ER: shortness of breath, hyperventilating, nausea, and chest pain. My lungs are already in the second stage of hereditary emphysema (aka) Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. When my lungs are having difficulty moving and exchanging gases, my anxiety is already on edge. However, when the anxiety gets worse, my shortness of breath gets worse. Furthermore, it has landed me in ICU. Recently, after trial and errors, I was prescribed barbiturates. An ER doctor prescribed me Ativan. I have seen a tremendous difference in my anxiety. My family practitioner has added Paxil to take with it. It has been a week so far, I am feeling so much healthier."

• Amy...
• May 23, 2018

For Anxiety "I have been on and off lorazepam for 7 years now. I will not take any other benzo. I have GAD and need help now and again. Years ago I took it every day. I was off for the last 2 years and controlling my GAD with diet, exercise, and meditation. A car accident a few weeks ago brought the anxiety beast back with a vengeance. I got a low dose, 0.5. Now I remember why I choose this medication over all others. I do not feel sleepy, drugged, out of control, nausea, or dizzy. For me, it's a magic little pill of calm and clear thinking. All the other benzos make me sleepy, sick, or I feel hungover afterwards. Not with lorazepam, this is just calm and steady. I can completely function once the panic monster has been appeased. I hope to not need it long term, as I would like to be controlled on my own once again, but until then, I will take it to help with the rough edges."

• Anonymous
• June 20, 2009

For Anxiety "For STATUS EPILEPTICUS: This is what I request be given to my husband at the ER because it stops his seizures and prevents the resulting vomiting. For ANXIETY: 1 mg has helped me just enough that I was able to use relaxation techniques and avoid panicking before dental procedures. For PANIC: Doesn't work for me at all. For SEDATION: Doesn't work for me at all, even in the maximum dosage. For NAUSEA: Doesn't work for me at all. MANIA: 500 mcg suppresses manic episodes perfectly for me. RESULT: I don't think that this works very well in people with severe panic disorder w/ agoraphobia."

• SJa...
• March 9, 2018

For Anxiety "I've been taking lorazepam off and on for about 10 years. My former PCP prescribed it because I have panic attacks when I fly, and I was going to be flying from the US to Australia. It worked wonders. As I was subsequently diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, I've been consistently re-prescribed this medication. Fortunately for me, I don't have the anxiety attacks I once did, so I don't take this nearly as often as I used to (once a week, maybe?), and I never took it often enough to get addicted, but I can certainly see how easy it would be to get hooked. Still, it's truly helped me when I needed it most, and still does when the nerves, nausea, and lightheadedness creep in. I've tried Xanax, and it didn't work nearly as well. Correction: I tried Xanax, and it only worked for about half an hour. Also, it did nothing to ease the nausea my anxiety brings about, but it works for my two closest friends, where Ativan doesn't. Guess it all depends on your chemical makeup."

• Fil...
• August 5, 2015

For Anxiety "Extreme weakness, nausea, problems with memory, lethargic, slow reaction times, constant thirst, stays anxious, very sleepy during the day, no energy, wears off quickly, sores at both corners of mouth, dizziness, and confusion."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2020

Lorazepam for Nausea/Vomiting "Don't you believe it! I was admitted to the hospital for colitis. They gave me every nausea medicine, and it didn't work, then they gave me Ativan. It didn't work either. The only reason they gave it to me was by then they thought my complaint was psychosomatic and wanted to prove me a liar by showing that Ativan stopped my symptoms, so my complaints were not real, only anxiety. Useless drug, Ativan. Don't use it."

• Ler...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 26, 2021

Lorazepam for Anxiety "It didn't work for anxiety at all. It didn't make me feel calm, but anxious. I felt nauseous, dizzy, itchy, and couldn't sleep. It literally did nothing but side effects."

• rob...
• January 10, 2009

Lorazepam for Nausea/Vomiting "Great for anxiety. Not great alone for nausea. Works well with other drugs like Zofran, though. Helps take the 'panic' out of being sick."

• Anonymous
• March 27, 2008

For Nausea/Vomiting "I am on chemotherapy, and I take lorazepam with my chemo medicine, and it helps a lot with the nausea and vomiting. I have not vomited at all, and it also helps me sleep."

• Pat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 21, 2023

Lorazepam for Nausea/Vomiting "I have anxiety-related nausea and loss of appetite constantly and found that Ativan is the only thing that helps. The problem is, it can be addictive, so I only allow myself 0.5 mg every second day."