Ativan Online

Ativan is the brand name of Lorazepam. Lorazepam is used for the short term treatment of anxiety, insomnia, acute seizures, and for sedating hospitalized and hospitalized patients.

Ativan is available online too though it is generally used as a drug under prescription. Ativan can be misused because it is a drug that can cause dependence or addiction as any other benzodiazepine drug.

Ativan being the highly potent benzodiazepine possessing all the five intrinsic properties of benzodiazepines like anxiolysis, muscle relaxant, anticonvulsant, sedation and amnesis, it can be used for all the above said purposes. The best indication for the use of Lorazepam is to treat severe anxiety. It is fast acting and is used in the short term treatment of panic disorders.

It can be used for short term treatment of insomnia as a single dose of Lorazepam is effective. However rebound insomnia and rebound anxiety may occur if it is used for more than seven days and then withdrawn. It is also useful as premedication before surgeries. It can be used before dental procedures and endoscopies. Lorazepam is given orally one and half an hour to two hours before the procedure and it can be given intravenously 10 minutes before the procedures.

Lorazepam administered intravenously is the first line of drug for treating status epilepticus. It is used for short term treatment rather than long term treatment in treating seizures because of its tolerance development property.

Lorazepam or Ativan is available as tablets, injectable solutions, skin patch, oral solution and sublingual tablet. The available doses of the tablets are 0.5 mg, 1 mg and 2 mg whereas the injection dosages are 2 or 4 mg/ 1 ml ampoules.