How Long Does Lorazepam Take To Show Effect?

Posted on Sat, 18 Jun 2016

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 Answered on

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : How long does it take for lorazepam to take effect?

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Two hours

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

What are you taking Lorazepam for? Who prescribed you this dose?
You seem to be taking low dose Lorazepam.
The peak plasma concentration of Lorazepam takes 2 to 3 hours to get its clinical effect.

Let me know if you have further queries.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar