Drug details
Diazepam (diazepam injection)
type of Anticonvulsants, Benzodiazepine
Diazepam is a benzodiazepine indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety. In acute alcohol withdrawal, diazepam may be useful in the symptomatic relief of acute agitation, tremor, impending or acute delirium tremens and hallucinations. Diazepam tablets are a useful adjunct for the relief of skeletal muscle spasm due to reflex spasm to local pathology (such as inflammation of the muscles or joints, or secondary to trauma), spasticity caused by upper motor neuron disorders (such as cerebral palsy and paraplegia), athetosis, and stiff-man syndrome. Oral diazepam tablets may be used adjunctively in convulsive disorders, although it has not proved useful as the sole therapy. Diazepam is available in generic form.
The drug is often used to treat Cerebral palsy .
This drug may have the following side effects:
- nausea,
- headache,
- dizziness,
- low blood pressure,
- drowsiness,
- fatigue
- drowsiness
- muscle weakness, and
- problems with coordination (ataxia)
- poor coordination,
- unsteadiness,
- sleep disturbances,
- skin rash, or
- pain/burning/redness/blood clot at the injection site.
The following drugs are related to Diazepam, either as a replacement or used together:
- Xanax (alprazolam)
- Xanax XR (alprazolam)
- Ativan (lorazepam)
- Onfi (clobazam tablets and oral suspension)
- Klonopin (clonazepam)
- Diazepam (diazepam injection)
- Diazepam Intensol (diazepam oral solution)
- Halcion (triazolam)
- Restoril (temazepam)
The following supplements are related to Diazepam, and may be used together with the drug:
- N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)
- Melatonin (s.)
- Kava (s.)
- Glucosamine Sulfate (s.)