lorazepam
Sedative for seizures
Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine medication used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and seizures.
It works by enhancing the effect of a neurotransmitter that calms brain activity.
Brand name Ativan.
Like other benzodiazepines, it carries risks of dependence and is typically prescribed for short-term use: The doctor prescribed lorazepam for her panic attacks.
Inhibitory brain neurotransmitter
- anxiolyticSubstance lessening nervous tension
- anticonvulsantDrug preventing seizures
- alprazolamBenzodiazepine for anxiety disorders
- psychotropicAltering mental activity
neurotransmitter · half-life · metabolite · receptor · agonist · potency · bioavailability · sublingual
Medical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- seizuresInvoluntary convulsions or takings
insomnia · preoperative · short-term · titration · taper · outpatient · inpatient · emergency
State of needing another
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
overdose · contraindication · falls · tapering · detox
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- worryTroubled mental state
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
agitation · phobia · apprehension · dread · restlessness · tension · unease · palpitations
State of near-sleep
- sleepinessState of needing rest
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
- relaxationState of being unwound
- tranquilizationInducing artificial calm
lethargy · torpor · grogginess · calmness · amnesia · stupor
GABA
Inhibitory brain neurotransmitter
- anxiolyticSubstance lessening nervous tension
- anticonvulsantDrug preventing seizures
- alprazolamBenzodiazepine for anxiety disorders
psychotropic · neurotransmitter · half-life · metabolite · receptor · agonist · potency · bioavailability · sublingual · intramuscular
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- therapyCurative mental treatment
seizures · insomnia · preoperative · short-term · titration · taper · outpatient · inpatient · emergency · ICU
dependence
State of needing another
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- withdrawalAct of taking away
abuse · overdose · contraindication · falls · tapering · detox
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
nervousness · agitation · phobia · apprehension · dread · restlessness · tension · unease · palpitations · trembling
drowsiness
State of near-sleep
- sleepinessState of needing rest
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
- relaxationState of being unwound
tranquilization · lethargy · torpor · grogginess · calmness · amnesia · stupor
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- controlled substancescocaine, fentanyl, codeine, heroin, morphine
- emergency medsepinephrine, adrenaline, naloxone, Narcan, EpiPen
- Neuroactive Drugsdopamine, serotonin, GABA, acetylcholine, norepinephrine
- sedationsedation, sedative, conscious sedation, deep sedation, light sedation
- sedativessedative, sedatives, tranq, tranks, tranquilizers
lorazepamamphetamine
Central nervous system stimulant
methamphetamine · Adderall · Ritalin · caffeine · cocaine
lorazepamantidepressant
Drug treating persistent despair
SSRI · Prozac · sertraline · naloxone · Zoloft
lorazepamsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
alertness · wakefulness · clarity · lucidity