Question 1

will valium and halcion (triazolam) sedate me for a root canal?

Accepted Answer

Don't use either...: Ask your dentist before having the work done.  The dentist may feel it is appropriate to check with your tpt (trusted primary physician),  as well as which particular medicine to take before, or the night before. (halcion is an older sedative used for sleep; Valium is an old anxiolytics; both these names are brand names.  These plus xanax, (alprazolam) serax, Ativan etc r all in diazepam family of drugs.

Question 2

will valium and halcion (triazolam) sedate me enough  for a root canal?

Accepted Answer

Be careful!: These medications are both sedating and potentially addictive. Always always always ask your personal physician what medicines to take and when. The dentist should make sure you are sedated not you. Ask the dentist the specific plans he/she has to make you comfortable during and after the procedure. Then, only take what is prescribed for you.

Question 3

i am having a root canal. will valium and halcion (triazolam) help meat the dentist's?

Accepted Answer

Be careful: That combination is a common protocol for oral, conscious sedation.  It is essential that these drugs be administered by the dentist with careful monitoring of vital, signs. Do not undertake this by self administration.

Question 4

extreme dental fear, triazolam vs valium, which is better?

Accepted Answer

Talk to dentist: Either drug can be used to help you,  it is best to talk about this with your dentist. Even though it is stressful just to go to the office to talk,  it is very  important that you do this so you will be more comfortable getting the dental treatment you need.  It is important for you to be able to talk to the
dentist and build up trust. This is a process and will talk time to be decrease your fear.

Question 5

please describe the medication: valium?

Accepted Answer

Tranquilizer: Valium (diazepam) is an older benzodiazepine tranquilizer.  It was the #1 prescribed drug (of any kind) in the us in the late 1960s but is used less now due to drug interactions and active metabolites.  It is still used for anxiety and as "pre-medication" for uncomfortable medical and minor surgical procedures.  It is habit-forming, should not be used with alcohol, and may impair driving.

Question 6

what is the drug valium prescribed for?

Accepted Answer

Several uses: valium, or diazepam, can be used for many things.  It is used to treat anxiety, as a sedative before surgery, seizures, muscle spasms, and to prevent seizures in alcohol withdrawal.

Question 7

is there only 5 mg in the roche 10 valium?

Accepted Answer

shouldn't be: All medications, whether branded or generic, sold in the United States, are required by the food and drug administration (fda) to have plus or minus twenty per cent of the stated dose to be legal.
So a medication which states 10mg can have between 8 and 12 mgs, which for some patients, may make a noticeable difference in their treatment.  But 50 % difference should not be possible.

Question 8

need a valium taper plan?

Accepted Answer

See family MD: This has to be done properly an you need to be under the care of for a family dr. Or pain medicine specialist.

Question 9

is using valium a relapase for an alcoholic?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Valium (diazepam) is often used to treat alcohol withdrawal in the acute detox phase.  In that setting it is not a substance abuse relapse,  because it's not being abused.  If there's a legitimate medical need to take it, then it's not abuse.  But recreational use during sobriety would be considered a relapse.

Question 10

is serax like valium?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Both are benzodiazepines. Benefit and side-effect profiles are similar. So too are the drawbacks: addiction potential, sedation, confusion, respiratory depression. Emotional depression.

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