what is valium taken for
Valium (diazepam) is a benzodiazepine (ben-zoe-dye-AZE-eh-peens). Diazepam affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with anxiety. Valium is used to treat anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms, or muscle spasms. Valium is sometimes used with other medications to treat seizures.
Valium oral is used to treat the following: Symptoms from Alcohol Withdrawal, Psychosis caused by Sudden Alcohol Withdrawal, Anxious, Muscle Spasm, Inducing of a Relaxed Easy State. Valium oral may also be used to treat: Panic Disorder, Acute Repetitive Seizures, A Feeling of Restlessness with Inability to Sit Still.