"diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder folowing several health issue including cancer, pre-cancerous duodenal cyst removal, gallbladder removal, kidney surgery to remove stones. i have tried several ssri&#039;s, several snri&#039;s, mood stabilizers (antipsychotic) and remeron. all ineffective for my condition as a matter of fact made it worse. once lorazepm was prescribe it all changed for the better. no side effects, no forgetfulness, no instability (falling). without lorazepam i would not make it through the past 4 years. i also tried therapy with 4 diff. therapists and did get some benefits from cbt. but lorazepm keeps me on an even keel. the only problem i have is all the negativity regarding its use. it works for me in small dosage (1 - 1.5 mg)."