Re: Lorazepam and pregnancy

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At Sat, 30 Nov 2002, Nicole wrote: >
>I am currently 30 weeks pregnant and have been on 2mg of Lorazepam
>(Ativan) 4 times a day for two weeks now after experiencing severe
>anxiety. I was hospitalized over a month ago for fear of my safety. Now
>I am on 125 mg of Zoloft once a day and I was wondering on any doctor's
>opinion of when I should start tapering the Lorazepam and in what order.
>I see my psychiatrist in two weeeks but I am just so concerned about its
>effects on my baby and fear that the anxiety will return badly once I am
>off of it.
>Thanks for you replies.

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