Diazepam

Diazepam 5mg belongs to a group of medicines called Benzodiazepines. Diazepam helps in the treatment of anxiety, muscle spasms and convulsions (fits).

Diazepam tablets are used to treat a number of conditions, including: In adults- short term relief (2-4 weeks only) of severe anxiety, which is an emotional state where you may sweat, tremble, feel anxious and have a fast heart beat and may occur alone or with insomnia (trouble sleeping) or mental health problems , helping muscles relax and for muscle spasm and cerebral palsy (a condition affecting the brain which causes movement problems and rigidity or stiffness), epilepsy (when taken with other medicines), patients with the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal or helping to relax nervous dental patients.

In children- helping to treat tension and irritability caused by cerebral spasticity (a condition associated with a disease or trauma causes weakness, un-coordinated movements, rigidity and stiffness), helping to treat muscle spasm caused by tetanus (when taken with other medicines).