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Diazepam
Pronounced dye-AZ-e-pam
Brand names: Valium
Type: Benzodiazepine (sedative) · All Mental Health Medicines
What Diazepam is used for
- Anxiety
- Muscle spasm
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Prolonged seizures (hospital and rescue forms)
- Sedation before procedures
◆ Kidney note
Its breakdown products build up with regular use; older adults and people with liver disease need lower amounts.
Common side effects
- Drowsiness
- Dizziness
- Muscle weakness
- Coordination problems
Important cautions
- Very long-acting, especially in older adults and liver disease — sedation and fall risk accumulate
- Can be habit-forming; combined with opioids or alcohol it can cause fatal slowed breathing
How it comes
Tablets, liquid, injection (hospital), rectal gel, nasal spray. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Mental Health Medicines
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.