Benzodiacepine: Drugs With Effects Sedation and Hypnotics

The benzodiacepines are drugs that appeared in the market in the decade of the 60, which they are characterized so that they have a degree variable of sedative effects, hypnotic, amnesic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsionante and relaxant muscular.

Their prescription and consumption have been reaching impressive levels, to becoming the group of psicofarmacos sold in the world in the Eighties more, with important differences between countries. Europe is the greater sedative consumer and hypnotics of the type of the benzodiacepines.

It was verified that the used benzodiazepina more was diazepam, observed in 65.9 % of the cases. Most of the prescriptions (57.7 %) were made for the anxiety and the insomnia (31.4 %). 9.1 % of the patients used it for the arterial hypertension.

The doctors usually are those that initiate the prescription of benzodiacepines and soon the patient continues with patterns of use and auto medication, forgetting that these medicines have the risk of creating dependency, tolerance and possibility of inducing abstinence symptoms.

Main the benzodiacepine is divided in:

Long action: flurazepan, dipotásico clorazepato, quazepan, diazepan, prazepan, medazepan, halazepan, nitrazepan, clordiazepóxido, flunitrazepan, camazepan, clobazan, bromazepan, pinazepan.
Short action: temazepan, alprazolan, lorazepan, lormetazepan, oxazepan, clotiazepan, triazolan, midazolan, clonazepam.

Clonazepam is effective for the treatment of certain types of convulsions and also it is used for the treatment of a mental disease called panic upheaval. It is recommended to follow the prescription medical of the use of these medicines, because it’s badly use can cause dependency and can harm your health.

During the use of the benzodiacepines not to consume alcohol since it would cause drowsiness and smoking diminishes the effectiveness of the medicine. In case of being pregnant or to nurse it drinks, to have undergone glaucoma; convulsive crises; or problems to the lung, heart or to the liver to consult with its medico to avoid complications.

Autor: Hidrocodone Para Dolores.

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