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...clinical parlance, these were Noah's "unobserved, self-inflicted injuries" - or USIs. One day, Noah had a dozen thick, black stitches on his forehead. As Noah's medications increased, so too did the number of USIs he suffered. Noah was already on Trileptal, Zyprexa and oral and injected Ativan. The collective side effects of these three drugs filled three pages of his IPP. I've looked and never been able to find a study of how they interact in "normal" individuals or the autistic. Because Noah had reached the maximum legal dosage for each of these medications, the Fairview staff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Growing Old with Autism | 5/25/2009 | See Source »

...your distress is a specific (though out-of-control) reaction to an outward stimulus like the current crisis, then Paxil and the others are "wrong, wrong, wrong," says Friedman. Episodic anxiety is best treated with an entirely different class of drugs known as benzodiazepines, including Valium, Xanax, Ativan and Klonopin. These work within minutes, not weeks--but they're potentially addictive, so they shouldn't be used for more than two weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Deal With Anxiety | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

...East Texas oil patch. But ever since a car crash left him blind and disabled, Grantham, 52, has survived on a government payment of less than $1,000 a month. To cope with post-accident trauma, he has relied on a tranquilizer called lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who's Really Raising Drug Prices? | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

Moran ordered large quantities of Xanax, Ativan, and Didrex between July 13, 1990 and August 12, 1992, said Alexander F. Fleming from the board. According to the Physicians' Desk Reference, Xanax and Ativan are prescribed for short term relief of anxiety or anxiety that is associated with depression. Didrex is administered to manage exogenous obesity...

Author: By Stephanie P. Wexler, | Title: Doctor Fined For Ordering Drugs | 9/28/1993 | See Source »

...board's press release stated that theamounts of Xanax and Ativan "were in excess of theamounts necessary for the therapeutic dosesprescribed by her treating psychiatrist...

Author: By Stephanie P. Wexler, | Title: Doctor Fined For Ordering Drugs | 9/28/1993 | See Source »

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