what's valium?

Question

i have no idea but i think it's something they use to calm people down...?? i think.
how's it used and what does it do.

Answer 1

You're right. It's called a minor tranquilizer. It's used to stop anxiety attacks--but not so much now as in the 1960s and 70s, as it is addictive. I took it for over 8 years and had a hard time stopping.

It is also used to relax muscles in cases of broken bones.

Answer 2

Diazepam (IPA: [daɪˈæzɪpæm]), marketed under brand names Valium, Stesolid, Seduxen, Bosaurin and Apozepam)[1] is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative, skeletal muscle relaxant and amnestic properties. This makes it a useful drug for treating anxiety, insomnia, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, and muscle spasms. It is also used before certain medical procedures (such as endoscopies) to reduce tension and anxiety, and in some surgical procedures to induce amnesia.[2][3]
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.[4] Diazepam is used to treat a wide range of conditions and is one of the most frequently prescribed benzodiazepines.


You can check out wikipedia for history and more background information... as it says up there Valium is Diazepam and yes it does help people calm down.. you were right!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valium <---This is the link! :o)

Answer 3

valium is the brand name of the drug diazepam, a muscle relaxant
it used to be given to millions of people by prescription, supposedly to make them calm and relaxed
it is addictive
it is used in hospital settings to calm patients in physical distress
it is still widely prescribed, largely incorrectly and without need

Answer 4

Valium (diazepam) is in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. Valium (diazepam) affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause anxiety, seizures, and muscle siezures. It is used to relieve anxiety, nervousness, and tension associated with anxiety disorders. It is also used to treat certain types of seizure disorders and muscle spasms.

Answer 5

It is a muscle relaxant. It calms the Central Nervous System. It is sometimes used for people who are anxious or have panic attacks. Good Luck ! :)

Answer 6

I think you're right, but here's tip. There's this thing called a browser and if you type a word in it, stuff about that word will come up. Amazing, huh?

Answer 7

a pill. its a muscle relaxent

Answer 8

You are right. It is taken for getting sleep. The details are -

Valium is a Brand name of drug Diazepam. Other brand name of the same drug are Stesolid, Seduxen, Bosaurin and Apozepam This drug is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative, skeletal muscle relaxant and amnestic properties. This makes it a useful drug for treating anxiety, insomnia, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, and muscle spasms. It is also used before certain medical procedures (such as endoscopies) to reduce tension and anxiety, and in some surgical procedures to induce amnesia.

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 prior to certain medical procedures (e.g. endoscopy)

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

-Treatment of anxiety, panic attacks, and states of agitation
-Treatment of status epilepticus, adjunctive treatment of other forms of epilepsy
-Treatment of the symptoms of alcohol and opiate withdrawal
-Short-term treatment of insomnia.
-Treatment of tetanus, together with other measures of intensive-treatment
-Initial management of mania, together with firstline drugs like lithium, valproate or other antipsychotics[citation needed]
-Adjunctive treatment (with antidepressants) of depression with symptoms of anxiety
-Adjunctive treatment (with antipsychotics), in patients who develop early extrapyramidal side-effects[citation needed]
-Adjunctive treatment of painful muscle conditions
-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)
-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), lindane, chloroquine, physostigmine, or pyrethroids
-Emergency treatment of eclampsia, along with IV magnesium sulfate
-Prophylactic treatment of oxygen toxicity during hyperbaric oxygen therapy