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A member asked:

I am tapering off ativan (lorazepam) as i only require it as needed now but its very hard. i'm on 1 mg daily, is it ok to just drop to .5 mg for a week then none?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Ativan (lorazepam): I complement u on having gone that far and hanging on. Further tapering is possible over next few weeks if cut down by half the daily dose every 3 days. Work closely with your doctor on tapering. Good job.

Answered 7/24/2013

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