Chlordiazepoxide

Pronounced klor-dye-az-e-POX-ide

Brand names: Librium

Type: Benzodiazepine (sedative) · All Mental Health Medicines

What Chlordiazepoxide is used for

  • Alcohol withdrawal
  • Anxiety, short-term

Common side effects

  • Drowsiness
  • Dizziness
  • Confusion
  • Coordination problems

Important cautions

  • Very long-acting, especially in older adults and liver disease
  • Can be habit-forming; combined with opioids or alcohol it can worsen slowed breathing

How it comes

Capsules. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.