Generic Name: Ativan for Nausea/Vomiting (lorazepam)
Ativan for Nausea/Vomiting Reviews
"Lorazepam is the only thing that touches my nausea after having chemotherapy and for breakthrough nausea from the chemo. I was not aware that this was a medicine used for nausea until my Dr. prescribed them for me and told me to dissolve them under my tongue for the nausea. It almost always helps immediately and doesn't make me too drowsy to function. I just use 1mg dosage and only when needed for the nausea and that is improving so I am very thankful."
"Ativan is a wonderful medicine. The people that abuse it are ruining it for everyone. I got food poisoning, followed by 3 rounds of what doctors called 'stomach flu.' They couldn't figure out how to help me. Ativan is the only thing that helped my nausea. The stomach issues I had also caused me anxiety that I never had in my life before. Ativan helped both nausea and anxiety with zero side effects. Took Ativan for 6 weeks, then switched to Klonopin to wean off. Both of those meds are far better than any other SSRI, which seems to have so many side effects."
"Ativan is the only drug that can stop my vomiting when I'm in the middle of a bad cycle (I have cyclical vomiting syndrome which is triggered by neurally mediated hypotension). I've never had any nasty side effects. I just get pleasantly loopy and very sleepy, which is usually a blessing after staying up all night. I don't have a prescription for it, so I end up in the ER a few times a year, which is when they give it to me. (By the time it's that bad, I need IV fluids anyway, so...)"
"This is amazing! It helps so many things. But the 3 main ones are nausea, insomnia, and panic disorder. I also have fibromyalgia. I do try to keep the dosage as low as I can. I am prescribed a 1 mg pill 4 times a day. I take 2 of those at bedtime with a muscle relaxer, and I sleep all the way through the night. I try to keep it to only 3 pills a day. I also take 60 mg of Cymbalta a day. Combined with the Ativan, it keeps me and my husband sane. I also do yoga 2 to 3 times a week and walk. Exercise is a must with fibromyalgia."
"I was completely non-functional as a result of persistent nausea (which seemed to be somewhat stress-related). A combination of therapy with Ativan, Phenergan, and Reglan has allowed me to resume somewhat of a normal life."
"This med. Was given as anti anxiety medication. Straight knocked me out an hour after taking. Girl friend took it. She some how functioned to go to work. I was completely unable to cut hair, even unable to get out of chair. Anxiety was gone. And u should only take this drug short term then wean off it.My girl friends Dr. doubled her dosage from 1mg to 2 mg and without it she completely freaked out, yelling, screaming at me. She completely changes her personality if without it. When she stopped taking it, it was like she was coming off heroine. Was a worse situation coming off it, Dr. Did not lower her dose slowly, nor gave her something that could help her come off it. Mixed with cymbalta? Even worse. Mass hallucinations, both bad drugs."
"Don't you believe it! I was admitted to hospital for colitis. They gave me every nausea medicine and it didn't work then 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."
"For post-chemo nausea, this works better than ondansetron (Zofran) for me."
"Ativan helped with nausea tremendously. I've been dealing with nausea for 8 months, stress-related."
"Great for anxiety. Not great alone for nausea. Works well with other drugs like Zofran, though. Helps take the 'panic' out of being sick."
"Have gastroparesis. Gag reflex problem. Helps smooth the large muscles. Cannot tolerate side effects of Reglan. Use with Zofran at times."
"I have Meniere's disease, and taking Ativan helps settle my balance down so I can go to work and function."
"Ativan is a great medication..It doesn't have any side effects..It really works!"
"Helps my awful nausea with Gastroparesis and Dysautonomia."
"I have anxiety-related nausea and loss of appetite constantly and found that Ativan is the only thing that helps. Problem is, it can be addictive so I only allow myself .5 mg every second day."
"This medication did not work at all to control my nausea. It made me intensely sleepy, but I was still nauseated."
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