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Is safe foryou to drive while taking this medicine.Important information about some of the ingredients of Lorazepam.Each tablet also contains the equivalent of 0.25mg of potassium. Toomuch potassium may be harmful if you are on a low potassium diet.If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to somesugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.3) How to take LorazepamAlways take Lorazepam exactly as your doctor has told you. The label onyour medicine should also tell you. You should check with your doctor orpharmacist if you are not sure. Lorazepam should be swallowed with water.Adults (and children over 13 years of age)- Anxiety: 1 to 4mg daily in divided doses. Your doctor will tell you howoften to take your tablets.- Sleeping Problems: 1 to 2mg before going to sleep. You should makesure that you will be able to sleep for 7 to 8 hours before taking yourtablets.- Before Surgery: 2 to 3mg the night before your operation and 2 to 4mg 1or 2 hours before your operation.Children (between 5 and 13 years of age)• Before Surgery: The dose is usually between 0.5 and 2.5mg (dependingon your child’s weight) at least 1 hour before your child’s operation.• Lorazepam is not recommended for the treatment of anxiety or sleepingproblems in children. Nor is it recommended for children below 5 years ofage. Elderly or patients with liver or kidney problems- Older patients may be given lower doses. They may respond to half theusual adult dose or less.Lorazepam is usually prescribed for short courses of treatment, lasting froma few days to 4 weeks including a dose reduction at the end. This reducesthe risk of becoming dependent on Lorazepam, or suffering unpleasanteffects when you stop taking them. (See 'If you stop taking Lorazepamsection).The beneficial effect of Lorazepam may be less apparent after severalweeks of use. If you are given Lorazepam for more than 4 weeks, yourdoctor might want to take blood samples occasionally to check your bloodand liver, since drugs like Lorazepam have occasionally affected blood andliver function.If you take more Lorazepam than you shouldIf anyone has taken an overdose of Lorazepam (that is more than thedoctor has prescribed), seek medical help immediately, either by callingyour doctor, or going to the nearest casualty department. Always take thelabelled medicine container with you, even if there are no tablets left.If you forget to take LorazepamDo not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet. If youforget to take a tablet for anxiety, you should take it as soon as youremember if it is less than 3 hours since your usual time. If more than 3hours has passed from when you usually take your tablet, just take yournext tablet when
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