How effective is Ativan for Anxiety (Stress and anxiety)? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.3/5 Long term ratings: 3.6/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Ativan (lorazepam) is for Anxiety and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 1,220 Ativan users and is updated continuously.
What is Ativan?
Ativan has active ingredients of lorazepam. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 78,506 Ativan users. Check the latest studies of Ativan.
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is found to be associated with 4,405 drugs and 5,474 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Anxiety.
1,220 people are studied for taking Ativan in Anxiety
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Ativan effectiveness for Anxiety (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 17
- somewhat: 255
- moderate: 412
- high: 376
- very high: 160
Long Term:
- not at all: 3
- somewhat: 85
- moderate: 180
- high: 205
- very high: 103
Gender of people who take Ativan for Anxiety *:
- female: 73.44 %
- male: 26.56 %
Age of people who take Ativan for Anxiety *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 2.21 %
- 20-29: 19.43 %
- 30-39: 20.98 %
- 40-49: 18.52 %
- 50-59: 19.34 %
- 60+: 19.51 %
Who find Ativan more effective for Anxiety?
Gender of people who take Ativan for Anxiety *:
- female: 74.81 %
- male: 25.19 %
Age of people who take Ativan for Anxiety *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 1.6800000000000002 %
- 20-29: 17.91 %
- 30-39: 21.46 %
- 40-49: 19.03 %
- 50-59: 22.01 %
- 60+: 17.91 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Ativan?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Ativan safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Ativan (78,506 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Anxiety (637,432 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on lorazepam (the active ingredients of Ativan) and Ativan (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.
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