What is Valium ?
Valium (diazepam) is a benzodiazepine (ben-zoe-dye-AZE-eh-peens). Diazepam affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with anxiety.
Valium is used to treat anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms, or muscle spasms.
Valium is sometimes used with other medications to treat seizures.
Usage:
Valium is mainly used to help treat
anxiety, alcohol withdrawal and/or insomnia. Valium is also used to sedate or
tranquilize people or to induce amnesia before certain medical procedures.
Valium is prescribed by doctors for a wide range of medical conditions. These
include:
- alcohol withdrawal (control agitation)
- anxiety
- benzodiazepine withdrawal
- Ménière’s disease
- muscle spasms
- insomnia
- irritable bowel syndrome
- neurological diseases
- panic attacks
- restless legs syndrome
- seizures
- tremors
· confusion, hallucinations,
unusual thoughts or behavior;
· unusual
risk-taking behavior, decreased inhibitions, no fear of
danger;
· depressed
mood, thoughts of suicide or hurting yourself;
· hyperactivity,
agitation, aggression, hostility;
· new or
worsening seizures;
· weak or
shallow breathing, a feeling like you might pass out;
· muscle
twitching, tremor;
· loss of
bladder control; or
· little or no
urinating.
· drowsiness;
· tired feeling;
· muscle
weakness; or
· loss of
coordination
Molecular Weight:
284.743 g/mol
Molecular structure:
