This medication can increase the effects of alcohol.

S. If shown sympathy, even quite crudely feigned, patients may respond solicitously, but they may respond with disproportionate aggression to frustrating cues. 4%). To be sure this medication is not causing harmful effects, your doctor may need to check your progress on a regular basis. Cognitive impairment, behavioural disinhibition and respiratory depression as well as hypotension may also occur. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. In addition to recreational use, benzodiazepines may be diverted and used to facilitate crime: Criminals may take them to deliberately seek disinhibition before committing crimes (which increases their potential for violence). Benzodiazepines are drugs of abuse and you should be aware if any person in the household is using this medicine improperly or without a prescription. This is because the brain has spare benzodiazepine drug receptor capacity, with single, clinical doses leading only to an occupancy of some 3% of the available receptors. However, phenobarbitol has a superior success rate compared to lorazepam and other drugs, at least in the elderly.