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What are the side effects of ativan (lorazepam)?
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Many: If you look at the package insert or the pdr there are many, but here are the most common: sedation, memory loss, confusion, dizzyness, loss of focus, paradoxical agitaton in children and the elderly, delirium, addiction, withdrawal, falls in the elderly..The list goes on but these are the most common of the worrisome side effects.
Answered 4/14/2016
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Ativan (lorazepam): Mainly sedation, depends on dose.
Answered 9/24/2017
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