Diazepam is mainly known to laymen as Valium.
Diazepam undergoes oxidative metabolism by demethylation(CYP 2C9,
Diazepam, ten milligrams!
Between 50 and 64% of rats will self-administer Diazepam.
St John's wort also increase the metabolism of Diazepam.
In acute emergencies, Diazepam is also injected as an injection.
Push ten of Diazepam and get me some supplemental O2.
Benzodiazepines such as Diazepam are lipophilic and rapidly penetrate membranes,
Benzodiazepine drugs including Diazepam increase the inhibitory processes in the cerebral cortex.
Diazepam and Scopolamine are two such drugs that help to reduce anxiety,
vomiting, nervousness.
Other drugs containing the active ingredient Diazepam include, for example,
Faustan®, Valocordin-Diazepam®, Stesolid® or Valiquid.
Diazepam and scopolamine are two drugs which help reduce nausea,
vomiting and nervousness, anxiety respectively.
Rifampin, phenytoin, carbamazepine, and phenobarbital increase the metabolism of Diazepam, thus decreasing drug levels and effects.
Diazepam works by affecting the way certain substances in your brain(called neurotransmitters)
pass messages to your brain cells.
Take Diazepam exactly as your doctor tells you to-
the dose will be individualised to suit your needs.
Diazepam has a biphasic half-life of about 1-
3 and 2- 7 days for the active metabolite desmethylDiazepam.
The duration of Diazepam's peak pharmacological effects is 15
minutes to one hour for both routes of administration.
Combination with Diazepam, risperidone does not cause a change
in the therapeutic effect of these drugs and venlafaxine;
Diazepam does not increase or decrease hepatic enzyme activity,
and does not alter the metabolism of other compounds.
If the cause is simply emotional,
your doctor might prescribe medication to help keep you calm, like Diazepam.
Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a
medication of the benzodiazepine family that typically produces a calming effect.
Diazepam is used for the emergency treatment of eclampsia,
when IV magnesium sulfate and blood-pressure control measures have failed.
These interactions would
be expected to be most significant with long-term Diazepam therapy, and their clinical significance is variable.
If you are to take Diazepam regularly, you could be asked to take one,
two, or three doses a day.
Tizanidine has been found to be as effective as other antispasmodic drugs and
is more tolerable than baclofen and Diazepam.
Benzodiazepine tranquilizers(Diazepam, Oxazepam) are prescribed for the enhancement of essential tremor,
which occurs as a result of chronic anxiety states.
A single dose of Diazepam modulates the dopamine system in similar ways to how morphine
and alcohol modulate the dopaminergic pathways.
Diazepam has a biphasic half-life of about one to three days,
and two to seven days for the active metabolite desmethylDiazepam.
Your doctor could recommend that you reduce your dose of Diazepam gradually when it is time to stop taking it.