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Weaning off a month-long prescription of lorazepam for anxiety. down to .5mg/day, with 1wk to go. how long after the last dose will the drug b out of my system?
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5 half life.: Half life of its major metabolite is about 18 hours, then in 90 hours it should be practically out of your system. Take it easy in the process not to develop insomnia.
Answered 10/3/2016
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