Diazepam was the second benzodiazepine to be invented by Sternbach of Hoffmann-La Roche, and was approved for use in 1960, in 1963 it’s improved version, Valium, was released and was incredibly popular (It also helped Roche to become a pharmaceutical industry giant). It is two and a half times more potent than its predecessor, chlordiazepoxide, which it quickly surpassed in terms of sales. After this initial success, other pharmaceutical companies began to introduce other benzodiazepine derivatives.

Benzodiazepines gained popularity among medical professionals as an improvement upon barbiturates, which have a comparatively narrow therapeutic index, and are far more sedating at therapeutic doses.

Other names for Valium : Diazepam , Diastat. Valum it is a medicine in benzodiazepine family which also includes Alprazolam also better known under the name of Xanax, Lorazepam also known as Ativan , Klonopin or Clonazepam and Dalmane or Flurazepam.

Many specialist consider that psychiatric disorders and anxiety may be a result of the  excessive activity in the brain.

Benzodiazepines  enhance the effects of GABA in the brain. Gaba being a neurotransmitter that inhibits the brain activity.

Valium/Diazepam prescription it is used to treat disorders like anxiety; also to relieve muscle spasms and seizures. It is also used in acute alcohol withdrawal cases  and to provide sedation before medical procedures.

Pacients taking Valium should avoid alcohol consumption or other prescriptions that cause sedation.

Valium/Diazepam should not be used by women who are nursing because diazepam is excreted in the breast milk.

Known side effects for Valium/Diazepam are:Fatigue;Blurred vision;drowsiness, dizziness/headache/constipation.

Anxiety may appear when you tend to expect disaster/worries/and just can’t stop worrying about all kinds of things/events like:money/relationship/love/health/work/business/school, because of a constant state of fear and also in most cases because of an unrealistic view of problems. Here are few of the known symptoms: Nausea/Irritability, muscles tension;difficulty in concentrating/trembling/sweating.