Valium

Diazepam: A Look at It

Valium is a drug that is used to treat pain, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal. One use is to ease pain and muscle spasms before going to the doctor. Another use is to ease muscle spasms. After taking this medicine, you feel and think better. The drug diazepam makes you sleepy.

How to Take Diazepam

Ask your pharmacist for a Patient’s Medication Guide before you take diazepam for the first time and every time you get a refill. Don’t you know something? You can talk to lots of people.

You can take this medicine by mouth with or without food if your doctor tells you to. If you want to drink this medicine, you will need a special spoon to get the right amount. This spoon might not give you the right amount if you use it.

Use the drug tube that comes with the strong solution to get the right amount. Then, add some tapioca, applesauce, or another soft or liquid food and mix it well. Take it all at once. Don’t put the mix away to use later.

The amount is based on the person’s age, health, and how well they do with care. Don’t use it or take too much of it for too long. It’s too bad things won’t get better faster. There will be more bad things that could happen. Stop taking the medicine when you are told to.

If you stop taking this medicine all of a sudden, you could have withdrawal symptoms like shaking, cramps in your stomach or muscles, throwing up, fever, headaches, seizures, nervousness, and more. Your doctor may slowly change your amount so that you don’t go through withdrawal. If you have used a lot of diazepam or for a long time, detox is more likely to happen. Talk to your doctor or nurse right away if you think you need to stop taking the medicine.

This medicine might not work as well after a long time of use. Talk to your doctor if this medicine stops working right.

Many people find this medicine to be helpful, but some can become hooked on it. Yes, this chance may be greater if you drink or take too much. Just do what your doctor tells you to do with this medicine so you don’t become dependent on it. Talk to your doctor or nurse about how to find out more.

Some foods and drinks may not be safe for you to eat or drink while you are on this medicine. Talk to your doctor or chemist first. Grapefruit is more likely to make you feel bad if you are on this medicine. Talk to your doctor or nurse about how to find out more.

This medicine will work better if you follow your doctor’s instructions. Take it at the same time every day. It will help you remember.

If your problem gets worse or doesn’t go away, you should see a doctor.

What can happen when you take Valium

You could be tired, sleepy, or dizzy. You may also have trouble seeing or staying balanced. If any of these side effects get worse or last longer than you thought they would, you should tell your doctor or pharmacist right away.

Don’t forget that your doctor gave you this medicine because they believed it would benefit you more than harm you. A lot of people don’t have any problems when they take this medicine.

Forgetting things, getting angry, having bad dreams, or feeling confused, tense, or sad; having trouble speaking or walking; having weak muscles or tremors; having trouble urinating; your eyes and skin turning yellow; and showing signs of an infection, like a sore throat that won’t go away, fever, chills, or your eyes and skin turning yellow.

Not breathing at all or very slowly? You should see a doctor right away if these side effects are getting worse.

Most people aren’t very allergic to this drug. For example, if you get a rash, feel hot, or swell up (especially in the face, tongue, or throat), or if you can’t breathe or feel steady, you should see a doctor right away.

These aren’t the only side effects that could happen. These are just a few of the side effects that could happen. Tell your doctor or store about them.

If something goes wrong in the US, you should tell your doctor. Call 1-800-FDA-1088 or go to www.fda.gov/medwatch to tell the FDA about bad effects.

Canucks: Talk to your doctor if you’re worried about side effects. You can call Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345 if something goes wrong.

Watch out and pay attention.

If you are allergic to diazepam, any other benzodiazepines (like oxazepam or temazepam), or anything else, you should tell your doctor or chemist before taking it. This item might have broken parts that can make some people sick or cause other issues. Find out more from your doctor.

Before you start taking this medicine, you should let your doctor or pharmacist know if you have ever had glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, or another muscle disease, a mental or mood disorder (such as depression, suicidal thoughts, or psychosis), kidney or liver disease, or a history of substance use disorder (such as abusing drugs or alcohol too much or becoming addicted to them).

You could get sick, lose your sight, or feel dizzy if you take this drug. Both drinking alcohol and smoking weed can make you sleepy and dizzy. To stay safe, don’t drive, use tools, or do anything else that needs you to be awake or see well until you are sure you can. You need to stay away from drinking. You should talk to your doctor if you smoke weed.

Some drinks might have booze in them. You should talk to your doctor or pharmacist about how to use it right.

You should tell your dentist or doctor about all the medicines and vitamins you take before surgery. There are prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and plant vitamins in this.

Some kids may feel more tense, confused, and tired after taking diazepam, even though they should feel calmer.

In other words, this drug might make older people feel tired and make them lose their balance more often. These bad things might make you trip and fall more often. Some older people may not be able to handle diazepam well. Because it changes how they think and feel, it might make them nervous, lost, and antsy.

Don’t take this medicine if you are hungry. It’s possible for the baby inside to get hurt. If you get pregnant or think you might be pregnant, you should see a doctor right away. Find out more from your doctor.

People who breastfeed can give this medicine to their kids because it leaves the body through breast milk. Do not take this medicine if you are a nurse. Before you nurse, talk to your doctor.

Keeping the party going

Keep it somewhere dry, cool, and out of direct sunlight. You shouldn’t put things in the bathroom. If the concentrated fluid bottle has been opened and is still being used after 90 days, it needs to be thrown away. Do not give drugs to kids or pets.

If you aren’t told to, don’t flush drugs down the toilet or let them out. It’s time to throw this away when the “use-by” date has passed or when you no longer need it. Talk to the drug shop or trash pickup service in your area.

How drugs do their job

Take more than one drug at the same time. They might not work as well or make you feel worse more often. There are many ways to mix drugs, but this paper doesn’t list them all. Give your doctor and pharmacist a list of everything you use. Prescription and over-the-counter drugs, plant-based drugs, and more should all be on this list. Talk to your doctor before you start, stop, or change the amount of any drugs you are taking.

Some medicines, like Cialis, fluvoxamine, orlistat, and sodium oxybate, may not work well with this one.

If you take this drug with other drugs that do the same thing, it could make you sleepy or make it hard to breathe. You could have more dangerous side effects, like breathing too slowly or weakly or being very sleepy or dizzy. If you take cannabis (cannabis), alcohol, other sleep or anxiety medicines (like lorazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants (like carisoprodol, cyclobenzaprine), or antihistamines (like cetirizine, diphenhydramine), you should tell your doctor or pharmacist that you are also taking this medicine.

On the labels of all of your drugs, like those for asthma or colds and coughs, look for anything that could make you sleepy. Make sure it’s okay to use these things by talking to your doctor.

Some lab tests might not work right because of this medicine, which could mean that the wrong results are found. Tell all of your doctors and everyone else in the lab that you’re taking this drug.

Way too much

So, if you see someone who has overdosed passing out or having trouble breathing, you should call 911 right away. Then you need to call a drug safety line right away. In the US, call 1-800-222-1222 to get in touch with the poison control center in your area. In Canada, people can call their poison control center. Too much can make people pass out, sleepy, move slowly, breathe deeply, or not wake up at all.