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Sunday took like 10-15 lorazepam 0.5mg and when fell asleep started to breathe shallow and fast during sleep cause? pcos htn gad

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Bezodiazepines: are reasonably safe but your overdose is dangerous, do not repeat it ever

Answered 5/17/2016

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Lorazepam: If I understand your description, you took 5 to 7.5mg of lorazepam. Lorazepam has sedative properties which is why you fall asleep. Sedatives at high enough doses will interfere with the mechanism that controls our breathing. (how fast and deep) When people overdose on sedatives, they can die from the respiratory impairment.

Answered 5/17/2016

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