Lorazepam (2mg)
Larpose 2mg Tablet is taken by mouth with or without food. Take it at the same time each day as this helps to maintain a consistent level of medicine in the body. Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor as it has a high potential of habit-forming. If you have missed a dose, take it as soon as you remember it and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. It is important that this medication is not stopped suddenly without talking to the doctor as it may increase seizure frequency.Some common side effects of this medicine include fatigue and balance disorder. It may also cause dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about themCommon side effects of Larpose
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Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Larpose 2mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Larpose 2mg Tablet is a benzodiazepine. It works by increasing the action of a chemical messenger (GABA) which suppresses the abnormal and excessive activity of the nerve cells in the brain.
Related Warnings
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Larpose 2mg Tablet.
Larpose 2mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.
Larpose 2mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Larpose 2mg Tablet should be used for short periods and sleepiness of the baby should be watched. The withdrawal of Larpose 2mg Tablet should be gradual.
Larpose 2mg Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
Larpose 2mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Larpose 2mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
However, inform your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease.
Larpose 2mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe liver disease. Dose adjustment of Larpose 2mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Larpose 2mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
No, Larpose 2mg Tablet is not an opioid. It belongs to the benzodiazepine group of medicines and is used for short-term treatment (2-4 weeks) only. It is a habit-forming medicine and can make a person physically and psychologically dependent.
Larpose 2mg Tablet is used for sleeping difficulties caused due to short-term anxiety. One of the very common side effects of Larpose 2mg Tablet is drowsiness and sleepiness. It calms the mind, and therefore, helps a person to sleep.
Larpose 2mg Tablet may take around 3 days to get completely removed from the system.
The most important symptom of addiction is that you may feel unpleasant if you do not take Larpose 2mg Tablet. Another symptom could be that you may increase the dose on your own to feel its effect.
You should reduce the dose of Larpose 2mg Tablet gradually before completely stopping it. Suddenly stopping it may lead to withdrawal symptoms which include loss of the sense of reality, feeling detached from life, and unable to feel emotion. Some patients have also experienced numbness or tingling in the arms or legs, tinnitus (ringing sounds in the ears), uncontrolled or overactive movements, twitching, shaking, feeling sick, being sick, stomach upsets or stomach pain, loss of appetite, agitation and abnormally fast heart beats. It can also cause panic attacks, dizziness or feeling faint, memory loss, hallucinations, feeling stiff and unable to move easily, feeling very warm, convulsions (sudden uncontrolled shaking or jerking of the body) and oversensitivity to light, sound and touch.
The effect of Larpose 2mg Tablet on weight gain or loss is not known.
If you have a history of depression then it may increase the risk of developing depression again. Larpose 2mg Tablet should not be used alone in depressed patients because it may cause suicidal tendencies in such patients.
Though it is rare, but use of Larpose 2mg Tablet can cause memory impairment, which may be more apparent in old age patients.
Taking more than the recommended dose of Larpose 2mg Tablet may cause loss of muscle control, low blood pressure, mental confusion, slow breathing and even coma. If you have taken higher than the recommended dose of Larpose 2mg Tablet, seek immediate medical help immediately.
