Rativor
Rativor is a calming medicine containing lorazepam, used to treat severe anxiety for a short time and as a sedative before medical procedures.
Form
tabletti
Strength
1 mg
Active Ingredient
Lorazepam
Manufacturer
Macure Healthcare Limited
How to Use
Dosage
Typically 0.5-2.5 mg per day, divided into 2-3 doses or taken as a single dose in the evening.
Method
Take the tablets orally with a little liquid, like half a glass of water. 1 mg and 2.5 mg tablets can be split if they are hard to swallow whole.
Important
The maximum daily dose is 7.5 mg.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Feeling sleepy, tired, or drowsy
- •Unsteady movements and difficulty walking
- •Confusion, feeling down, or dizziness
- •Muscle weakness
RARE
- •Changes in sex drive, impotence, or weaker orgasm
- •Nausea
- •Skin rash
- •Decreased alertness
- •Changes in how much saliva you produce
- •Low white blood cell count (leukopenia)
- •Changes in blood cell counts (e.g., low platelets)
- •Slower reaction time
- •Poor coordination (extrapyramidal symptoms)
- •Tremors
- •Vision problems (double vision, blurred vision)
- •Slurred speech
- •Headache
- •Seizures or epileptic fits
- •Memory loss
- •Feeling overly uninhibited or euphoric
- •Coma
- •Suicidal thoughts or attempts
- •Difficulty paying attention or concentrating
- •Balance problems or vertigo
- •Unusual reactions like anxiety, agitation, delusions, irritability, aggressive behavior, sleep problems, sexual arousal, hallucinations, or psychosis
- •Becoming physically or mentally dependent on the medicine
- •Low blood pressure
- •Serious breathing problems (like slowed breathing, shortness of breath, worse sleep apnea, or worse COPD)
- •Constipation
- •High bilirubin, yellow skin/eyes (jaundice), or high liver enzymes
- •Allergic skin reactions
- •Hair loss
- •Hypersensitivity reactions
- •Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)
- •Low sodium in the blood (hyponatremia)
- •Low body temperature (hypothermia)
Important Warnings
- Do not take Rativor if you are allergic to lorazepam, other benzodiazepines, or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Do not take this medicine if you have severe breathing problems (like COPD or sleep apnea), myasthenia gravis (muscle weakness), or severe liver disease.
- Tell your doctor if you have a history of drug or alcohol abuse, as this medicine can be addictive.
- If you have depression or suicidal thoughts, tell your doctor immediately, as Rativor can make these worse.
- Do not drive or operate heavy machinery, especially during the first days of treatment, as this medicine can make you sleepy and affect your reaction time. Alcohol will worsen these effects.
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- Do not use Rativor if you are pregnant or think you might be, unless your doctor says it's absolutely necessary, as it can harm the baby.
- Do not breastfeed while taking Rativor, as the medicine passes into breast milk and can make the baby sleepy or unable to feed well.
- Do not stop taking this medicine suddenly. Always talk to your doctor first to avoid withdrawal symptoms.