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Lorazepam? What are the side effects? what is it for? r u happy with it? and please provide every bit of info for me.
ativan?????
Resolved Question: anyone ever heard of lorazepam?
what is it for? and what r the side affects?
my mom takes it and i was just wondering. and any info you know on it. thanks
Resolved Question: Only Health Care Professionals: What if a nurse catches herpes from a patient?!?
I had two ICU patients with herpes. For one patient, it was herpes in lungs. For the second one, the only info I knew was the patient had it on her lips. I assume it was Herpes type I. Yesterday, the second patient had hypertensive crisis in which I was modeled by a much more experienced critical care RN to show compassion and touch, holding her hand to try to calm her. She was a pretty A&O patient who had a ETT because she was unable to wean. Because I was a new ICU nurse, I decided to summon help of another very experienced ICU nurse who released her soft bilateral upper restraints to try to ease the patient's anxiety.
Well, I wouldn't have done that exactly...but that is how it went.
During the time I was very close by to the patient, patting her back and providing her therapeutic touch as a means of trying to calm her after 1 mg dose of lorazepam/Ativan IV was unsuccessful... I didn't notice the patient bring her hand up to my lips and touch it.
Whenever a patient has touched me on my face (by accident or what not), I usually did run to the bathroom and quickly wash my face with soap and water. However, yesterday was a day when I was involved in a code blue for 2 hrs then the HTNsive crisis with my own pt for 1.5 hrs or so... So I was so behind on charting and didn't even think about protecting myself...
I've never had herpes and there is no reason for me to have herpes.
I came home and after dinner after about 15 hrs or so, I noticed very miniscule red blistery things on my right upper lip.
I am paranoid to death. Like I said, I never had herpes before.
What should I do. Anything I can do right now (it's early am Monday~~ way before any doctors office is open
).
Oh yea, both patients were on IV acyclovir.
BTW, I looked in the mirror and said "Fuck!" because I knew it to appear as vesicles, which means viral! Shit! I don't know what to do! I don't care if millions of people have it because I surely never had it and never want it!
I looked up HSV incubation time. It's 2 days minimum? I've worked with these same pts for 3 NZ in a row and it was third NZ for me.
I really learned something. Always be vigilant of pt touching generally private areas like face! Always practicing standard precautions, because I had, without gloves patted her back and held her hands.. Yikes. I then *think* I washed my hands, but who knows. It was a crazy night.
Resolved Question: How can I prove a false positive from lorazepam on a drug hair test?
I take Lorazepam. Found out today my hair drug testing results came back positive stating my results found Methamphetamine 55.5 cg/10mg (which I'm clueless to this number) What the heck has caused this kind of false info and where is info backing up the impacts Lorazepam has had on my test. I was floored considering I don't use anything but my prescribed meds along with all my other herbal daily meds.
I gave a list of all meds, including over the counter meds etc....
Resolved Question: Dentist perscribed LORAZEPAM.....Serious Answers Only...?
I'm in the process of getting Full Dentures. I have already had my impressions done. Now it's time for extractions. My problem is that I get very upset and I cry. I dont like the dentist. I get very anxious before appointment. I cannot differentiate pain from pressure. The dentist is only able to pull 1 tooth a visit. My last visit my Blood pressure went very high (172/??) My next visit I need to take 1 tablet before bedtime and 1 more tablet 1 hour before my appointment. 1 mg. tablets. aka (Ativan)
Is this normal dose? Is this common in some patients? I have Medi-cal, Can this dentist refer me to another dentist so then I can be fully sedated for all extractions all at once? I live in California. Any info is appreciated.
Resolved Question: Anyone have severe anxiety?
Anyway to treat severe anxiety w/o medication, I have lorezpam but I am really get sick of taking medications and the cost of medications, my script will run out soon-only have like 8 left.
Are there any other techniques to getting rid of anxiety? I used to be able to will it all away by tricking my brain into thinking everything will be okay, but it doesn't work anymore (not since my dad died about a year ago).
PS--background info: I was on paxil for 10 yrs, starting getting BAD anxiety, hyperness, sleeplessness--so they took me off & said I had bipolar depression and associated it with me taking SSRIs --basically I am only bipolar when taking SSRIs--so I went off of it, I tried different mood stabilizers & hated them- My mind felt muddled and I STILL had anxiety attacks.
Now, I am off of all of those drugs besides lorazepam. I get the tightening in my chest, feel like I can't breathe, feel like im suffucating, & my stomach does cartwheels many times over.
PS, i stopped going to my psychiatrist(s). I got tired of "testing" drugs and I got tired of the side effects of the drugs--and they wouldnt relieve my major issue-- ANXIETY. (I tried lamictal, depakote, seroquel)---and couldnt tolerate the side effects. My brain isnt foggy anymore, so i DO feel better drug-free but I do still get anxiety!!! Help! anyone have any tricks to do---or herbs u use to calm yourself down?
Veronica, I am sorry. I have never experienced what you are talking about-- "I get some weird sensations around my mouth and cheeks. It feels like a numb/tingly/weak feeling"
I do get the tingly feeling sort of through my entire body but I don't recall it ever being by my mouth. My arms and BODY get tingly, hairs standing straight up--type-thing.
I really only had a few mini-panic attacks before my dad passed away-and now i get these major attacks often. It is miserable when it happens. I had always heard of people getting this, but I had NO clue how terrible it is.
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I guess I will just have to try and find something to work for me. I do have some lorezapam left, so that will help me for awhile. But after that I just really want to learn to deal w/it on my own. I don't want to get addicted to any medications!
Take care everyone, thanks. Veronica, hope you can figure it out. Your doctor probably knows best, Id trust her/him.
Resolved Question: How do I get rid of my Anxiety attacks?
I'm 25. I've been diagnosed with anxiety disorder. I feel shortness of breath, dizzy, anybody gets these symptoms? It's weird because I don't know what causes it. They gave me Lorazepam now Paxil 20mg I try not to take it but now I hear it makes you gain weight? How does it go away? I want to be normal again! Please help me with info. Thx.
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