Re: ativan

[J Valdez <jnvaldez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <v01530501b12b28ec96ba@[208.254.175.232]> "Parkinson's Information
Exchange" writes:
> Thanks for your posts. Mom seems to be more stablized today. They did
> prescribe ativan, which i guess made her pretty out of it yesterday. i
> encouraged my dad to talk to the doctors and find out if that is the best
> thing to take long'term, if so can she take a smaller dose, or if there's a
> better alternative.
> Does anyone know exactly what ativan does for nerves, parkinsons, etc.?

My mother was given ativan one evening in the hospital and she was "out of it"
for about 24 hours, could not stay awake, so the doctor withdrew it. I did check
later on the pharmacology sites and one site, can't remember which, noted that a
consumers group is trying to restrict the use of ativan for elderly patients. I
no longer have my notes so can't recall the specifics. But I think I would try
to get more information if they are planning to prescribe it long term.

Hope this helps,
Jan