Your doctor may have suggested this medication for conditions other than those listed in these drug information articles. If you have not discussed this with your doctor or are not sure why you are being given this medication, speak to your doctor. Do not stop using this medication without consulting your doctor. Do not give this medication to anyone else, even if they have the same symptoms as you do. It can be harmful for people to use this medication if their doctor has not prescribed it.
Nonmedicinal ingredients: cornstarch, lactose, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose. The recommended dose of diazepam for adults ranges from 2 mg to 10 mg, taken 2 to 4 times daily. For children older than 6 months, the initial dose usually ranges from 1 mg to 2. It is important that the dose be individualized to your specific needs to avoid excessive sleepiness or motor impairment.
Diazepam is normally used for a short period of time or as required. It may be habit-forming when taken for long periods of time. If you have been using this medication regularly for a long period of time i. To avoid withdrawal effects, a gradual reduction in dose is usually recommended when stopping this medication.
Many things can affect the dose of medication that a person needs, such as body weight, other medical conditions, and other medications.
If your doctor has recommended a dose different from the ones listed here, do not change the way that you are using the medication without consulting your doctor. It is important to use this medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. If you miss a dose, administer it as soon as you remember and continue with your regular schedule. If your next dose is in less than 6 hours, skip the missed dose and continue with your regular dosing schedule.
Do not administer a double dose to make up for a missed one. If you are not sure what to do after missing a dose, contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice. Do not dispose of medications in wastewater e. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medications that are no longer needed or have expired.
Many medications can cause side effects. A side effect is an unwanted response to a medication when it is taken in normal doses. Unless the drug is a good counterfeit , the identification process is very straightforward.
By law, every pill, tablet, or capsule approved by the Food and Drug Administration FDA must look unique from all others. A pill's design is a combination of:. Each pill will also be imprinted with a unique identifier. These can include a combination of numbers and letters or the name of the drug. In some cases, you might also see a logo. Once you have identified these elements of the drug in question, go online to Pillbox.
It is run by the U. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health, so it is an online source you can trust.
Pillbox is an easy-to-use tool that allows you to input the elements of the pill design. Begin by typing in the imprint you see, then choose the color and the best shape that matches the pill you're looking at. The tool also lets you input the size of the pill and whether or not it is scored, but these are not necessary.
You will then be given results for any pills that match the description you gave. From there, you can view photos, see the name of the drug, and what it's used for. Tip: If the tool does not produce any results, double-check the imprint. Some of the letters and numbers can be hard to distinguish, especially on very small pills.
If needed, use a magnifying glass. There are a few reasons why the pill identifier may not be able to recognize the pill you have.
Most likely, it may not be an FDA-approved drug. Conventional Pills The most common type of combination pill contains either 21 active pills and seven inactive, or placebo, pills or 24 active pills and four placebo pills.
Each month, you may have bleeding similar to a regular period while taking the inactive pills. If you want fewer periods, your doctor may suggest an extended-cycle, or continuous-dose, pill. This pill contains 84 active pills and seven placebo pills.
Generally, women who take this type of pill have four periods per year. Low-dose pills contain less than 50 micrograms of estrogen per active pill. Low-dose pills are ideal if you are sensitive to hormones.
Although many women have great success with low-dose birth control pills, you may experience more breakthrough bleeding than you would with a higher dose of hormones. Combination pills are also divided into two other categories based on the dose of hormones. These categories include:. Monophasic pills contain only one phase or level of active hormones. The level of hormones remains the same in each active pill during the month.
The level of active ingredients varies in multiphasic pills. Where you are in your cycle will determine what level of active ingredients is present. Because of this, the minipill is great for women with certain medical conditions and those sensitive to estrogen. The level of the hormone is the same in each pill, and each pill contains active ingredients.
The progestin dose in a minipill is also lower than the progestin dose in any combination pill. Read more: What to expect when switching birth control pills ». Combination pills prevent pregnancy in three ways. In particular, the team were interested in neuroticism. For the study, the team recruited adults who had moderate to severe depression.
They then checked to see how their mood and personalities changed from the beginning to the end of a week treatment. The big surprise was that, though the antidepressants did make the participants feel less depressed, the reduction in neuroticism was much more powerful — and their influence on neuroticism was independent of their impact on depression. The patients on antidepressants also started to score more highly for extroversion.
But the idea that antidepressants are affecting neuroticism directly is intriguing. One idea is that the trait is linked to level of serotonin in the brain, which is altered by the SSRIs. Cholesterol-lowering drugs save tens of thousands of lives every year, so people should seek medical advice before stopping taking them Credit: Getty Images.
If the results do hold up, should patients be warned about how their treatment might change them? But it is important that people are informed about any potential psychological side-effects.
The matter takes on a whole new urgency, when you consider that some personality changes can be dramatic. Consequently, the drug can have life-ruining consequences, as some patients suddenly start taking more risks, becoming pathological gamblers, excessive shoppers, and sex pests. He blamed it on his medication, claiming that it had completely changed his personality. This is despite a long list of possible side effects that accompanies the medication, which explicitly mentions the risk of unusually strong urges, such as for gambling or sex.
I always use the example of alcohol, because it's also a painkiller, like paracetamol. We take it because we feel that it has a benefit for us, and it's OK as long as you take it in the right circumstances and you don't consume too much. But in order to minimise any undesirable effects and get the most out of the staggering quantities of medications that we all take each day, Mischkowski reiterates that we need to know more.
Because at the moment, he says, how they are affecting the behaviour of individuals — and even entire societies — is largely a mystery. Disclaimer All content within this column is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional.
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