Valium 10 mg

Valium 10 mg is mainly used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and symptoms of acute alcohol or opiate withdrawal. It is also used as a premedication for inducing sedation, anxiolysis or amnesia before certain medical procedures (e.g., endoscopy).

Intravenous Valium 10 mg or lorazepam are first line treatments for status epilepticus. Valium 10 mg is rarely used for the long-term treatment of epilepsy because tolerance to the anticonvulsant effects of Valium 10 mg usually develops within 6 to 12 months of treatment, effectively rendering it useless for this purpose.

Valium 10 mg has a broad spectrum of indications (most of which are off-label), including:

* Treatment of anxiety, panic attacks, and states of agitation
* Adjunctive treatment of other forms of epilepsy
* Treatment of neurovegetative symptoms associated with vertigo
* Treatment of the symptoms of alcohol, opiate and benzodiazepine withdrawal
* Short-term treatment of insomnia
* Treatment of tetanus, together with other measures of intensive-treatment
* Adjunctive treatment of spastic muscular paresis (para-/tetraplegia) caused by cerebral or spinal cord conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury (long-term treatment is coupled with other rehabilitative measures)
* Palliative treatment of stiff person syndrome
* Pre-/postoperative sedation, anxiolysis and/or amnesia (e.g., before endoscopic or surgical procedures)[9]
* Treatment of overdosage with hallucinogens or CNS stimulants
* Adjunctive treatment of drug-induced seizures, resulting from exposure to sarin, VX, soman (or other organophosphate poisons; See #CANA), lindane, chloroquine, physostigmine, or pyrethroids
* Emergency treatment of eclampsia, along with IV magnesium sulfate
* Prophylactic treatment of oxygen toxicity during hyperbaric oxygen therapy
* Used in the treatment for irritable bowel syndrome
* Used to treat pain resulting from muscle spasms caused by various dystonias, including blepharospasm

Valium 10 mg Dosage

Dosages should be determined on an individual basis, depending upon the condition to be treated, the severity of symptoms, the body weight of the patient, and any comorbid conditions the patient may have.

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Generic Valium (Diazepam)

Generic Valium, known as Diazepam is an anti-anxiety medication in the benzodiazepine family, the same family that includes alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin),  lorazepam (Ativan), flurazepam (Dalmane), and others. Diazepam and other  benzodiazepines act by enhancing the effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. GABA is a neurotransmitter (a chemical that nerve cells use to communicate with each other) that inhibits activity in the brain. It is believed that excessive activity in the brain may lead to anxiety or other psychiatric disorders.

Generic Valium (Diazepam), first marketed as Valium by Hoffmann-La Roche, is a benzodiazepine derivative drug. It is commonly used for treating anxiety, insomnia, seizures, muscle spasms, restless legs syndrome, alcohol withdrawal, benzodiazepine withdrawal, and Ménière’s disease. It may also be used before certain medical procedures (such as endoscopies) to reduce tension and anxiety, and in some surgical procedures to induce amnesia.It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative, skeletal muscle relaxant, and amnestic properties.

Generic Valium (Diazepam) is a core medicine in the World Health Organization’s “Essential Drugs List,” which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic health care system. Generic Valium (Diazepam) is used to treat a wide range of conditions and has been one of the most frequently prescribed medications in the world for the past 40 years. It was first synthesized by Dr. Leo Sternbach.

Generic Valium (Diazepam) is mainly used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and symptoms of acute alcohol or opiate withdrawal. It is also used as a premedication for inducing sedation, anxiolysis or amnesia before certain medical procedures (e.g., endoscopy).

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Valium withdrawal syndrome—often referred to as benzodiazepine withdrawal—is the cluster of symptoms which appear when a person who has taken Valiums long term and has developed Valium dependence stops taking Valium drug(s) or during dosage reductions. Valium withdrawal is similar to the alcohol withdrawal syndrome and barbiturate withdrawal syndrome and can in severe cases provoke life threatening withdrawal symptoms such as seizures. The most serious side effect of Valium withdrawal is suicide. Severe and life threatening symptoms are mostly limited to abrupt or over-rapid dosage reduction from high doses. A protracted withdrawal syndrome may develop in a proportion of individuals with symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, insomnia and sensory disturbances. In a small number of people it can be severe and resemble serious psychiatric and medical conditions such as schizophrenia and seizure disorders.The protracted withdrawal can be minimised in intensity and severity by a slow gradual reduction in dosage. Withdrawal of Valium is usually beneficial due to the adverse effects associated with the long-term use of Valium. However, it has been recommended that long-term users of Valium are not forced to withdraw against their will. Read the rest of this entry