Description

Diazepam 10mg

Diazepam10mg is use to relieve symptoms of anxiety and alcohol withdrawal. This medicine may also be use to treat certain seizure disorders and help relax muscles or relieve muscle spasm. Diazepam buccal film is use as short-term treatment for seizure clusters (also known as acute repetitive seizures) in patients 2 to 5 years of age. Diazepam is a benzodiazepine. Benzodiazepines belong to the group of medicines call central nervous system (CNS) depressants, which are medicines that slow down the nervous system.

How it works

Diazepam belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines.

Diazepam increases the activity of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a special chemical that can send signals throughout your nervous system. If you don’t have enough GABA, your body may be in an excited state and cause you to have anxiety, get muscle spasms, or have seizures.

When you take diazepam, it makes your cells more sensitive to GABA. This will help decrease your anxiety, muscle spasms, or seizures.

Diazepam side effects

It can cause mild or serious side effects.

Diazepam oral tablet can slow down your brain’s activity and interfere with your judgment, thinking, and motor skills. You should not drink alcohol or use other drugs that can also slow down your brain’s activity while you’re taking diazepam. You also should not drive, operate machinery, or do other tasks that require alertness until you know how this drug affects you. There are additional effects that you should also be aware of.

The following list contains some of the key side effects that may occur while taking diazepam. This list does not include all possible side effects. For more information on the possible side effects of diazepam, or for tips on how to deal with a troubling side effect, talk with your doctor or pharmacist.