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Benzodiazepines have robust efficacy in the short-term management of generalized anxiety disorder ( GAD ), but were not shown to be effective in producing long-term improvement overall.
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Benzodiazepines have widely supplanted barbiturates for treatment of almost all conditions in developed countries due to a much greater therapeutic ratio and less proclivity for overdose and toxicity.
Benzodiazepines, including lorazepam, have been found to increase the risk of falls and fractures in the elderly.
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Benzodiazepines such as nitrazepam are lipid soluble and have a high cerebral uptake.
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Benzodiazepines and short-term
Benzodiazepines are prescribed for short-term relief of severe and disabling anxiety.
Benzodiazepines can be useful for short-term treatment of insomnia.
Benzodiazepines and management
Benzodiazepines are the preferred choice in the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, in particular, for the prevention and treatment of the dangerous complication of seizures and in subduing severe delirium.
Benzodiazepines and generalized
Benzodiazepines are prescribed for generalized anxiety disorder and show beneficial effects in the short term.
Benzodiazepines and anxiety
Benzodiazepines may also be indicated to cover the latent periods associated with the medications prescribed to treat an underlying anxiety disorder.
Benzodiazepines possess sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, and amnesic actions, which are useful in a variety of indications such as alcohol dependence, seizures, anxiety, panic, agitation and insomnia.
Benzodiazepines are sometimes used in the treatment of acute anxiety, as they bring about rapid and marked or moderate relief of symptoms in most individuals ; however, they are not recommended beyond 2 – 4 weeks of use due to risks of tolerance and dependence and a lack of long-term effectiveness.
* Benzodiazepines are effective as medication given a couple of hours before surgery to relieve anxiety.
Benzodiazepines are often used to reduce anxiety symptoms, muscle tension, seizure disorders, insomnia, symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, and panic attack symptoms.
Benzodiazepines such as Ativan and Klonopin are effective adjunctive treatment agents for reducing irritability and anxiety during acute mania, and sometimes during maintenance medication therapy, but long-term use can result in dependency.
Benzodiazepines gained widespread use in the 1970s for anxiety and depression, until dependency problems curtailed their popularity.
Benzodiazepines can be used for some of the physical problems such as anxiety.
Benzodiazepines are drugs used to treat anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, and several other conditions.
Benzodiazepines ( or " benzos ") are fast-acting hypnotic sedatives that are also used to treat GAD and other anxiety disorders.
Benzodiazepines are not known to reduce dissociative symptoms ; however, they do target the often comorbid anxiety and stress experienced by those with DPD and, thus, lead to global improvement.
* Benzodiazepines, such as diazepam ( Valium ) or lorazepam, may help alleviate the anxiety of needle phobics, according to Dr. James Hamilton.
Benzodiazepines and disorder
* Benzodiazepines are sometimes used for obsessive compulsive disorder, although they are generally believed to be ineffective for this indication ; effectiveness was, however, found in one small study.
Benzodiazepines and ),
Benzodiazepines enhance the effect of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid ( GABA-A ), resulting in sedative, hypnotic ( sleep-inducing ), anxiolytic ( anti-anxiety ), anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant properties ; also seen in the applied pharmacology of high doses of many shorter-acting benzodiazepines are amnesic-dissociative actions.
Benzodiazepines including clonazepam ( Klonopin ),
Benzodiazepines and were
Benzodiazepines were implicated in 39 % of suicides by drug poisoning in Sweden, with nitrazepam and flunitrazepam accounting for 90 % of benzodiazepine implicated suicides, in the elderly over a period of 2 decades.
Benzodiazepines were the predominant drug class in suicides in this review of Swedish death certificates.
Benzodiazepines were a factor in all deaths related to drug addiction in this study of causes of deaths.
Benzodiazepines and be
Benzodiazepines can be taken in overdoses and can cause dangerous deep unconsciousness.
Benzodiazepines are usually administered orally ; however, very occasionally lorazepam or diazepam may be given intravenously for the treatment of panic attacks.
* Benzodiazepines are well known for their strong muscle-relaxing properties and can be useful in the treatment of muscle spasms, although tolerance often develops to their muscle relaxant effects.
Benzodiazepines are also used to calm the acutely agitated individual and can, if required, be given via an intramuscular injection.
Benzodiazepines can be considered as a treatment option in treatment resistant cases.
Benzodiazepines should be prescribed to the elderly only with caution and only for a short period at low doses.
Benzodiazepines can be given to curb the patient's agitation, and supportive care with oxygen, hydration, and symptomatic treatment is often provided.
Prescription hypnotics ( Benzodiazepines and Nonbenzodiazepines included ) should therefore be taken for the shortest duration of time with the least frequency possible, so as to avoid tolerance, drug dependence, and the adverse effects of long term use.
Benzodiazepines tend to exert their hypnotic effects at high dosage compared to the more moderate dosage needed for anxiolytic effects to be felt.
Benzodiazepines may be useful in acute treatment of severe symptoms but the risk benefit ratio is against their long-term use in phobic disorders.
Benzodiazepines may be used to control agitation.
Benzodiazepines should not be administered to already-ataxic patients.
A review paper found Benzodiazepines to be effective in alleviating the symptoms of tardive dyskinesia.
Benzodiazepines can be detected in urine through the use of over-the-counter urine drug tests.
Benzodiazepines can be used for sedation before or after surgery and can be used to induce and maintain general anesthesia.
Benzodiazepines and any other form of mind or mood altering addictive drug should not be used on patients with addictive history.
Benzodiazepines and in particular nitrazepam and flunitrazepam should therefore be prescribed with caution in the elderly.
Benzodiazepines may be used for insomnia, although it's very important to note that benzodiazepine withdrawal is known to be severe and long-lived.
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