Diazepam Valium
Diazepam Valium, Diazepam is used to treat anxiety that is more serious than that caused by the normal stress of everyday life. Diazepam is also used to relax muscles and treat muscle spasms that occur due to injury and conditions like cerebral palsy and paraplegia. It can also be used to treat panic attacks as well as symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, such as trembling, confusion and anxiety.
Your doctor may have prescribed diazepam for another reason. If you are unsure about why you are taking diazepam, ask your doctor.
Diazepam 10mg
If you are 18 or over, the doctor can prescribe diazepam for you as a licensed medicine for anxiety or insomnia (sleep problems), to help if you are giving up alcohol, or to relax you before an operation like dental surgery. Diazepam also has anticonvulsant properties and may be part of treatment to help with seizures (fits).
There is less research about its use and effectiveness in young people under 18. Even so, specialists might prescribe it ‘off-label’ if they believe it is the best medicine for you.
Diazepam Crescent 10mg
Diazepam is the name of the active ingredient. It is available in many different brands, which have different:
- names
- appearances (size, shape or colour)
- forms (tablets, liquid or by injection)
- packaging
No matter which brand you are prescribed, diazepam works in the same way to treat your condition.
5 mg Diazepam
You should not use diazepam if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
- myasthenia gravis (a muscle weakness disorder);
- a severe breathing problem;
- sleep apnea (breathing stops during sleep);
- narrow-angle glaucoma;
- untreated or uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma; or
- severe liver disease.
Diazepam should not be given to a child younger than 6 months old. Do not give this medicine to a child without a doctor’s advice.
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