Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect.

Potent benzodiazepines such as lorazepam, alprazolam and triazolam have the highest risk of causing a dependence. Your symptoms may return when you stop using Ativan after using it over a long period of time. Toxicity from propylene glycol has been reported in the case of a patient receiving a continuous lorazepam infusion. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Lorazepam also has abuse potential; the main types of misuse are for recreational purposes or continued use against medical advice. It should, therefore, not be administered to a drunk or intoxicated person. Withdrawal symptoms can range from anxiety and insomnia to seizures and psychosis. Follow the directions on your prescription label. In addition to recreational use, benzodiazepines may be diverted and used to facilitate crime: Criminals may take them to deliberately seek disinhibition before committing crimes (which increases their potential for violence). * Ataxia – This is a neurological clinical sign, consisting of unsteady and clumsy motion of the limbs and torso, due to failure of gross muscle movement coordination, most evident on standing and walking.