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A member asked:

Im 22 with add. my new doctor prescribed me .5mg of lorazepam. i took one, did nothing. i even took 2, still nothing. does this drug even help add?

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Curious question: Lorazepam is a brain altering drug, but used more as a relaxing agent used to treat anxiety more than something like ADD. Why it was prescribed in your case is hard to speculate without the doctors records in hand.

Dr Zimon agreed

Answered 8/18/2018

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