Review: could Ativan cause Ibs?
We study 33,005 people who have side effects while taking Ativan from FDA and social media. Among them, 103 have Ibs. Find out below who they are, when they have Ibs and more.
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Ativan (latest outcomes from 35,167 users) has active ingredients of lorazepam. It is often used in stress and anxiety.
Ibs (irritable bowel syndrome -chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating) (latest reports from 71,140 patients) has been reported by people with acne, osteoporosis, depression, osteopenia, high blood pressure.
On Aug, 16, 2014: 32,998 people reported to have side effects when taking Ativan. Among them, 103 people (0.31%) have Ibs. They amount to 0.14% of all the 71,095 people who have Ibs on eHealthMe.
Time on Ativan when people have Ibs * :
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Gender of people who have Ibs when taking Ativan * :
Age of people who have Ibs when taking Ativan * :
Severity of Ibs when taking Ativan ** :
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How people recovered from Ibs ** :
|while on the drug||after off the drug||not yet |
Top conditions involved for these people * :
- Anxiety (28 people, 27.18%)
- Pain (15 people, 14.56%)
- Bipolar disorder (10 people, 9.71%)
- Depression (8 people, 7.77%)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (6 people, 5.83%)
Top co-used drugs for these people * :
- Seroquel (33 people, 32.04%)
- Zoloft (32 people, 31.07%)
- Prozac (26 people, 25.24%)
- Ambien (26 people, 25.24%)
- Valium (25 people, 24.27%)
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
** Reports from social media are used.
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seems to black out standing up after bowel movements but not always.
nurse14 on Aug, 27, 2014:
Hi I am a RN and the symptoms you are describing are very dangerous!! Your heart rate is dropping so low due to pressure on the vagus nerve when you are exerting yourself during a bowel movement. Please call your doctor as soon as possible or go to the ER, as you can fall and seriously get hurt!!
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mostly head tremor; also right hand and right arm; the tremor begins when I rest, when Im Trying to sleep lay in bed
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