Etsy is flooded with hats and candles with a question: “Have anyone seen my Lorazepam?” Social media is filled with videos that evoke “Laurasiem” in the artificial southern drawings. Lorazepam even went on to be in a recent episode of “Saturday Night Live” when actress Chloe Fineman yelled in the sketch.
As anyone might even know about Season 3 of “White Lotus” Season 3, this sudden tsunami cited references to prescription drugs used to treat anxiety, and it is not a sign of massive despair. Instead, it is an embodiment of the constant fan obsession with Victoria Ratliff, a character on HBO TV show, a character on HBO TV show, whose current season ends on Sunday.
Parker Posey, Victoria, plays a wealthy North Carolina woman who spends vacationing in a healthy resort in Thailand, often expresses her Laurasi Epidemic, a drug known for its difficulty exiting despite the idyllic environment.
massage? Victoria said it could have put her “very stressed” and “cluophobia.” She told a masseur that Lorazepam helped her “really relax”.
Party on a yacht? “Some social places make me anxious,” Victoria painted in her eldest son, Saxon.
Her daughter Piper decides life-changing decisions? “I don't even have my Laurassie ep,” a distraught Victoria declared after her bottle disappeared. “I have to drink and sleep by myself.”
The drug's name is spoken as often as any character, making it look like part of the cast. But the way it permeates pop culture is associated with Ms. Percy, whose portrayal of Victoria involves a southern accent that gives a masterclass that cheers up and wraps syllables into a word.
“The way she said Laurasim made it a slogan,” said Jason Sturgill, 49, an illustrator, artistic director and fan of “White Lotus” who lives in Portland, Oregon.
Lorazepam is a generic drug produced by different companies, sometimes mentioned under its brand name Ativan. It is part of a class of benzodiazepines, which include dexesep (valium), chloronitroproteinase (claropos) and alprazolam (Xanax).
According to a 2019 study, nearly 20% of benzodiazepines abused them. Publications such as the New York Times, Metropolitan International and CNN have published articles on the possible addiction potential of Laurassi Ep addiction and the risks of drinking.
Daniel Marakhovsky, a pharmacist in Brooklyn, said Ms. Percy’s portrayal of Victoria does capture the behavior of someone taking the drug.
“The way I see it on the show, that’s what I see from the patients,” Mr. Makohovsky said. “The main side effects are drowsiness, dizziness and confusion.”
Online, Victoria is nicknamed like “Our Laurassy Queen” or “Our Laurassy Madam Ep”. “White Lotus” Tiktok's account also tilted, calling her “Benzo Queen”. The breakthrough moments of commodity capture drugs, including the “White Lotus” bracelet with Lorazepam’s charm, the Victorian cup in the cup wearing rose-colored glasses, and the cross-sewn pattern of “Live Laughing Lorazepam”.
Julie Jackson, the seller of the model, said none of her Instagram posts received as much attention as she recently shared with Lorazepam Design, and the design has received over 60,000 likes. “I've never been that crazy,” said Ms. Jackson, owner of Subversive Cross Stitch, who lives in Dallas.
Google search “Lorazepam” was recorded on March 10 the day after it aired on March 10 (the fourth episode of the current “White Lotus” season). In it, Victoria's husband, who is dealing with a professional crisis, secretly detained her pill bottle. After he stole Laurasim, she stopped taking it while he grew more and more.
“They are using Laurasy Ep to thwart husbands and wives from each other,” said Sabrina Palacios, 32, who lives in Somerville, New Jersey. She added that at the start of the show, Victoria's husband Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs): “It's the guy who makes the decision, the communicator, the leader, now she's more leader, out, and he's abdicating.”
An unsolved question is why the author of “White Lotus” chose Laurasim instead of any other benzodiazepines. HBO representatives declined to comment.
Fortesa Latifi, 31, a reporter who watched the show in Los Angeles, wrote on the subject: “There are two types of people in the world: people who have to search for 'lorazepam' when they look at white lotus and people who don't have it.”
Ms. Latifi, who has written about chronic diseases, including those of the Times, said on the phone that she took medications similar to Laurasimilian ep to address anxiety. “The Laurasim of our generation is kind of like its own character,” she said. “People know; they know about this kind of drugs.”
She added that Xanax's reputation is very special. “You think of college students,” she said. “A rich old lady doesn't take Xanax. It must be a more typical thing.”
