Avoid using other medicines that make you sleepy.

Contact your doctor if this medicine seems to stop working as well in treating your symptoms. After its introduction in 1977, lorazepam's principal use was in treating anxiety. edit Special groups and situations* Children and the elderly – The safety and effectiveness of lorazepam is not well determined in children under 18 years of age, but it is used to treat acute seizures. Store Ativan at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light. S. Richards. * Myasthenia gravis – This condition is characterised by muscle weakness and a muscle relaxant such as lorazepam may exacerbate symptoms. It should, therefore, not be administered to a drunk or intoxicated person. The marked anticonvulsant properties of lorazepam, and its pharmacokinetic profile, make intravenous lorazepam a reliable agent for terminating acute seizures, but it has relatively prolonged sedation after-effects. Dose requirements have to be individualized, especially in the elderly and debilitated patients in whom the risk of oversedation is greater.