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If i take .5 ativan (lorazepam) tonight can i drink one single beer tomorrow and be ok? ativan (lorazepam) no longer affects me.

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Tolerance: If Ativan (lorazepam) no longer affects you then why continue to take it?

Answered 11/20/2015

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