Why does Victoria Ratliff depends on Lorazepam in The White Lotus Season 3? Details explored

HBO's The White Lotus kicked off another season in Thailand with a chaotic set of guests.

With a murder already established in the opening scene, fans are speculating about all the introduced guests, among which the Ratliff family is currently winning the contest for the weirdest guests.

Complete with a weird ince*tual vibe between the Ratliff siblings and their father getting calls from the Wall Street Journal, their matriarch, Victoria Ratliff, often appears zoned out in most scenes.

In the premiere, she mentioned taking a Lorazepam drug to her husband, and people are speculating why she needed the drug.

While her secrets will eventually be revealed, it might be that she is simply taking the drug to ease the restlessness from her long travels. Or she could have severe anxiety disorders, depression, or opioid addiction.

More on Victoria's Lorazepam in The White Lotus Season 3 in our story.

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Is Lorazepam a real drug? Why does Victoria depend on it in The White Lotus Season 3?

For people wondering whether the drug mentioned by Victoria in The White Lotus Season 3 exists in real life, the answer is yes. Lorazepam is an actual benzodiazepineie, Benzos drug. It has many usages, depending on the patient's needs.

It is mainly prescribed by doctors to patients with insomnia, anxiety disorders, and depression.

Victoria Ratliff mentioned taking a Lorazepam in The White Lotus Season 3 premiere when her husband said she would be unable to sleep at night if she slept during dinner time.

Victoria seems aloof from her other family members in the premiere, and it suggests that she might be taking the drug for an anxiety disorder. She also mentioned that she is jet-lagged after a long flight, which might also mean that she popped the drug to ease her restlessness.

One scene in the trailer shows her saying, “Someone stole my Lorazepam. I’m going to have to drink myself to sleep.” One of the drug's other uses is alcohol withdrawal, and this might also suggest that Victoria has a drinking problem and might be taking the drug to control her urges.

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Drugs and The White Lotus

People are reading too much into Victoria's Lorazepam because drugs have a wild history within The White Lotus, being heavily featured in the previous two seasons.

In Season 1, Armond seemed to have an alcohol addiction, and he full-fledgedly relapsed when he found Adderall and ketamine. He was high on the job all the time, which ultimately led to his accidental death at the hands of Shane.

In Season 2, Ethan and Cameron also use MDMA with Lucia and Mia, which proves to be a wild night, causing a rift within Etahn's marriage.

Since drugs have had such a big influence in The White Lotus' previous seasons, Victoria's Lorazepam might also be vital to the upcoming episodes. With three young children with her, there is a possibility that the drug might reach the wrong hands, creating chaos for the Ratliff family.

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