General Knowledge
Drugs primarily used to reduce anxiety and chronic over arousal, and to facilitate sleep.
In addition to relieving severe symptoms of anxiety, these drugs also relax the muscles and cause mild sedation.
What are benzodiazepines?
Oxazepam
What is Serax?
Lunesta
What is Eszopiclone?
15 mg - 100 mg per day
Used for a variety of different psychiatric disorders, usually in combination with other medications.
What are antianxiety and sedative drugs?
As the benzodiazepine level declines in their body, some individuals experience an increase in anxiety.
Rebound anxiety
Buspar
What is Buspirone?
Ambien
What is Zolpidem?
0.5 mg - 6mg per day
What is Xanax?
Antianxiety and sedative medications can be divided into 2 broad classes of drugs.
What are antianxiety medications and sedative-hypnotics?
Have the most specific effect on anxiety.
What are antianxiety drugs?
Lorazepam
What is Ativan?
Restoril
What is Temazepam?
500 mg - 2000 mg per day
What is Noctec?
What are sedative-hypnotic drugs?
If an increase in anxiety before the next dose is noticed.
the physician should be consulted
Clonazepam
What is Klonopin?
Flurazepam
What is Dalmane?
0.125 mg - 0.5 mg per day
What is triazolam?
Measured by how long it takes for the body to excrete half of the drug.
What is the drug's half-life?
The most common type of antianxiety drug.
What are benzodiazepines?
Valium
What is Diazepam?
Diphenhydramine
What is Benadryl?
20 mg - 60 mg per day
What is prazepam?