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A member asked:

Does lorazepam cause anal bleeding after withdrawl bc of it lowering the heart rate and when immed stopping causes the heart rate to increase a lot?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

No, not at all: Lorazepam lowers anxiety, which lowers the heart rate, but no such issue is seen. Get checked for your symptoms by your dr or the er, depending on severity.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/27/2014

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