Lorazepam for Status Epilepticus User Reviews

• Epi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 28, 2013

Lorazepam "I keep Ativan in a small container in my pocket at all times! When I feel a generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure coming on, I put one in my mouth, chew it up, swallow it, and it prevents or stops the seizure immediately. I am no longer afraid of status epilepticus because Ativan protects me. I'm thankful they exist."

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

Lorazepam "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."

• Bub...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 30, 2020

Lorazepam "I have non-epileptic seizures and bad ones. When I wake in the hospital after they've given me the shots, it's horrible. I throw up all over the place, and according to my family, they give it to me to knock me out so they don't have to deal with the 'fight or flight childlike state' I'm in when I come to. In fact, my husband stopped them from giving me another shot because he told them I would more likely cooperate if they didn't keep giving me shots. I am not conscious, and the person that they deal with isn't the real me. I can't sleep now, though, and I'm feeling very sad and can't stop crying. I feel a little slower this time than usual, and it's been 2 days, so I'll be going to see a doctor to talk about my mood, memory, and sleep. Hopefully, I can find a group to talk to because I need one. I saw someone takes the pills when they feel their aura coming on, and that it helps, so we'll see about that."

• Tes...
• December 12, 2016

"Lorazepam has changed my life. I've had seizures for 20 years now. After being prescribed this, my seizures have been less frequent, and it has actually stopped seizures from happening! I take them as soon as I feel the aura."

• Rhi...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• August 17, 2020

"I take lorazepam when I feel 'wobbly' and a seizure could be coming on, and it immediately stops the seizure activity in its tracks. I've had epilepsy for 20 years, and ever since I had the option to take a rescue med such as lorazepam about 5 years ago, I haven't had any seizures at all. I am conscious of the addictive nature of the medication, though, and I can see that I am becoming more dependent on it during times of minor anxiety, so I might need to address that. The doctor is very cautious and only prescribes 20 every two months, so I need to moderate my intake."

• Xan...
• November 2, 2017

Lorazepam "Was withdrawing from fentanyl, heroin, and a little bit from suboxone. It takes away most symptoms, but Xanax and Klonopin work better. Ativan works great for anxiety, though, and lasts 6 to 7 hours for me."

• Sol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 8, 2019

"My son with seizures at an early age was already on Dilantin for seizures, but the doctors wanted to replace Dilantin with a different drug. Over a period of years, they again mention trying out new medications. He went in and was given lorazepam as a replacement for Dilantin. He came home, and in less than a week, it was horrible. He was returned to the hospital, where they stopped the lorazepam, and now I am attempting to get him back to where he was with Dilantin, but he is hallucinating, and it is so terrifying the images he is experiencing. I do hope that this will soon pass, and we are so disappointed with what has happened. He lost all mobility at one point. Be careful with this med."

• kit...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 18, 2019

"The hospital gave me lorazepam after having seizures. I was hoping this would be a better medication after the bad experience I had with the other seizure meds I had taken. This one was even worse, caused bad depression, racing heartbeat, my head felt strange, was not what I had expected. I took it for a week, said never again, and went back to taking the seizure meds, Keppra."

• Tom...
• October 3, 2019

"I have seizures, and afterwards, it leaves my brain utterly scrambled. It can take weeks before I feel normal. My doctor prescribed Ativan, taken as needed, to help me relax postictal (after seizure). I had no idea how addictive it was, but when I discovered how much it helped me fall asleep, I started taking 1 mg every night. It wasn't until I tried to stop that I realized how addicted my body had become. Been taking 1 mg a night for years. Earlier this year, I had a bad seizure that took weeks to recover from and was taking x2 a day which left me 14 short. When I went to refill it, the pharmacy refused because it was too early. I ended up in the ER. I have never felt the pain of withdrawals before, it was enough to make me decide to stop. Been tapering for a couple of months, just tapered down to 0.25 mg a night. So far, no big issues. A week after each taper, I've been taking melatonin to help me sleep. I think that has helped. I would advise people to stay away from benzos. Like me, one day you may be cut off."

• Dha...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 3, 2017

"Use as a rescue medication to break seizure clusters. I only take it when needed, which isn't often, thankfully."