Ativan and Drug Withdrawal Syndrome

This page shows results related to Ativan and Drug Withdrawal Syndrome from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS). The adverse event Drug Withdrawal Syndrome has been reported to the FDA a total of 71 times for Ativan.

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Safety Comparison of Drug Withdrawal Syndrome in Ativan and Related Drugs

The Proportional Reporting Ratio (PRR) for Ativan and Drug Withdrawal Syndrome is 7. The chart below compares this proportional reporting ratio of Drug Withdrawal Syndrome for drugs used in similar therapies to Ativan. The higher the proportional reporting ratio is, the more likely a drug is associated with Drug Withdrawal Syndrome.

	Drug Withdrawal Syndrome
Ativan	7

NOTE: The PRR metric is still in Beta testing by DrugCite and is intended for use by researchers only.

People Reporting Drug Withdrawal Syndrome Used Ativan For the Following Reasons

Of those reporting Drug Withdrawal Syndrome, why were they taking Ativan?

Anxiety	26
Drug Use For Unknown Indication	7
Stress	4
Depression	3
Panic Attack	2
Somnolence	2
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Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance	2
Sleep Disorder	2
Hallucination	1
Nystagmus	1
Mental Disorder	1
Nervous System Disorder	1
Dizziness	1
Agitation	1
Agoraphobia	1
Generalised Anxiety Disorder	1
Myalgia	1
Vertigo	1
Insomnia	1
Fibromyalgia	1
Drug Withdrawal Syndrome	1
Suicidal Ideation	1

Medications with the Adverse Event Drug Withdrawal Syndrome

Which medications reported to the FDA are most commonly associated with Drug Withdrawal Syndrome?

Paxil	6031
Effexor Xr	2405
Oxycontin	2295
Cymbalta	1275
Suboxone	1051
Pristiq	975
Paroxetine Hcl	890
Effexor	854
Lioresal	747
Seroxat	733
Paxil Cr	589
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Paroxetine Hydrochloride	480
Lyrica	390
Seroquel	378
Zoloft	335
Chantix	313
Stadol	312
Duragesic-100	308
Fentanyl-100	300
Xanax	257
Fentanyl	230
Duragesic	221
Fentanyl Transdermal System	211
Lorazepam	176
Oxycodone Hcl	174
Neurontin	170
Zyprexa	149
Morphine Sulfate	135
Subutex	132
Klonopin	128
Tramadol Hcl	128
Gabapentin	120
Clonazepam	119
Lexapro	115
Ambien	114
Methadone Hcl	114
Vioxx	107
Ibuprofen	106
Alprazolam	104
Paroxetine	103
Diazepam	102
Prozac	102
Fluoxetine	100
Percocet	99
Venlafaxine Hcl	98
Citalopram Hydrobromide	95
Morphine	93
Alcohol	92
Actiq	88
Baclofen	85
Mirtazapine	80
Ativan	79
Wellbutrin	76
Seroquel Xr	76
Premarin	73
Ultram	73
Geodon	72
Nicorette	70
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride	69
Risperdal	68
Strattera	66
Zolpidem	63
Wellbutrin Xl	62
Tysabri	61
Acetaminophen	61
Embeda	59
Buprenorphine Hcl	56
Valium	56
Avonex	55
Fentanyl Citrate	55
Vicodin	55
Trazodone Hcl	54
Ms Contin	54
Lortab	53
Commit	51
Celexa	51
Zyrtec	49
Fosamax	49
Champix	49
Amitriptyline Hcl	48
Nardil	48
Abilify	47
Lamictal	47
Nicoderm Cq	45
Escitalopram	45
Zometa	44
Suboxone Tablet	43
Aspirin	43
Clozaril	42
Hydromorphone Hcl	42
Risperidone	41
Nicotine	40
Trevilor Retard	40
Venlafaxine	39
Sertraline	39
Ritalin	39
Nicorette (mint)	38
Cocaine (cocaine)	37
Olanzapine	36
Haloperidol	34
Alcohol (ethanol)	34

Scientific Publications on Drug Withdrawal Syndrome