Benzodiazepines are generally classified as minor tranquilizers useful in the management of anxiety. Benzodiazepines include drugs such as diazepam (Valium®), chlordiazepoxide (Librium®), oxazepam (Serax®), lorazepam (Ativan®), alprazolam (Xanax®)...
A few months ago, I had a minor medical problem. For many weeks, I successively tried homeopathy, herbs, acupuncture, meditation and just leaving well alone, but nothing seemed to shift it.
I read WDDTY vol 15 no 11 with great interest. Pneumonia is something to be avoided - my wife died of it.
After our mother died in May 1999, my brother had trouble sleeping. His GP prescribed the benzodiazepine temazepam. My brother had a history of depression, was not a strong person and had all the potential for developing dependency. The prescription...
The pharmaceutical industry has never quite got it right with mother’s little helpers. The first sleeping pills were barbiturates - and highly addictive. These hypnotics were then replaced by the extraordinarily successful benzodiazepines, such as...
Amid the sudden British ban on Halcion (triazolam) by the Committee on the Safety of Medicines, Upjohn has admitted that data on some adverse effects were missing from the summary originally submi ...
Cases of chemicals and drugs causing temporary or permanent insulin dependent diabetes are well documented in the medical literature. These and others suspected of causing diabetes include: ... ...
Each type of antiepileptic drug brings with it the risk of different types of seizures.
What’s a good night’s sleep worth? Quite a lot - especially if you rarely get one. And the older you get, the more elusive a full night’s sleep seems to be. Not surprisingly, insomniacs eventually visit their doctor, who invariably will prescribe...
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