Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect.

Such allegations may arise because of incomplete amnesia, disinhibition, and impaired ability to process cues. S. Lorazepam is used for the short-term treatment of anxiety, insomnia, acute seizures including status epilepticus and sedation of hospitalised patients, as well as sedation of aggressive patients. Lorazepam-glucuronide is more water-soluble than its precursor and, therefore, gets more widely distributed in the body, leading to a longer half-life than lorazepam. * Suicidality: Benzodiazepines may sometimes unmask suicidal ideation in depressed patients, possibly through disinhibition or fear reduction. On regular administration diazepam will, however, accumulate more, since it has a longer half-life and active metabolites with even longer half-lives. Other adverse effects include confusion, ataxia, anterograde amnesia and hangover effects. To minimise the risk of physical/psychological dependence, lorazepam is best used only short-term, at the smallest effective dose. In 2000, the U. For more information, contact the U.