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2. Lorazepam - Wikipedia

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   A box of Lorazepam Orion (Lorazepam) tablets. Lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan among others, is a benzodiazepine medication. [14] It is used to treat anxiety (including anxiety disorders), trouble sleeping, severe agitation, active seizures including status epilepticus, alcohol withdrawal, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. [14]

3. Effects of long-term benzodiazepine use - Wikipedia

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   Some of the symptoms that could possibly occur as a result of a withdrawal from benzodiazepines after long-term use include emotional clouding, [1] flu-like symptoms, [5] suicide, [11] nausea, headaches, dizziness, irritability, lethargy, sleep problems, memory impairment, personality changes, aggression, depression, social deterioration as ...

4. How to Get These Anxiety Meds From a Doctor - AOL

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   An estimated 31.1 percent of all American adults will experience some form of ... lorazepam is a benzodiazepine used for anxiety in some cases. ... (available as Halcion), are used as sleep aids ...

5. Somnifacient - Wikipedia

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   Somnifacient (from Latin somnus, sleep [1]), also known as sedatives or sleeping pills, is a class of medications that induces sleep. It is mainly used for treatment of insomnia. Examples of somnifacients include benzodiazepines, barbiturates and antihistamines. Around 2-6% of adults with insomnia use somnifacients to aid sleep. [2]

6. Benzodiazepine - Wikipedia

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   Midazolam is the most commonly prescribed for this use because of its strong sedative actions and fast recovery time, as well as its water solubility, which reduces pain upon injection. Diazepam and lorazepam are sometimes used. Lorazepam has particularly marked amnesic properties that may make it more effective when amnesia is the desired effect.

7. Common sleep medication may prevent brain from clearing 'waste'

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   In a mouse study, researchers found that zolpidem (Ambien), a common sleep aid, ... Although doctors recommend that adults over the age of 18 get at least 7 hours of quality sleep each night, ...