diazepam/fatigue

Stimulation of frog sartorius muscle at 1 Hz leads to an initial positive staircase during the first 120 twitches and is followed by a negative staircase. There is a net calcium influx into two distinct compartments within the muscle during the positive staircase. The two compartments are separated

Oxazepam and diazepam were compared in healthy elderly volunteers. Absorption of diazepam was faster than oxazepam and onset of clinical effects were more profound. Diazepam accumulation was extensive, washout was slow and active compounds were present two weeks after the last dose. Oxazepam

Five medically stable male patients with cirrhosis and four healthy age- and sex-matched controls received single 5-mg oral doses of diazepam (DZ) daily for 22 consecutive days. Plasma concentrations of DZ and its major metabolite desmethyldiazepam (DMDZ) were measured daily during the period of

A group of ten normal human volunteers participated in choice experiments comparing d-amphetamine or diazepam with placebo and with each other. Although amphetamine was preferred to placebo by most subjects, 2 mg diazepam and placebo were chosen equally. However, placebo was chosen over higher doses

Cimetidine is known to impair the hepatic microsomal oxidation of diazepam, reducing its clearance and prolonging its half-life. We studied the clinical importance of this effect in 10 patients, who were receiving long-term treatment with diazepam for anxiety, tension, or difficulty in sleeping, in

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the nervous system which appears with de-myelination of the central nervous system. Sleep disorder and fatigue are very common in MS patients and are part of the main debilitating factors in patients.

OBJECTIVE Driving at night time increases accident risk due to visual conditions, fatigue and impaired performance. In addition, the use of alcohol and benzodiazepines may enhance the risks related to night-time driving. We studied these aspects of traffic safety in a simulated driving test with

Cerebral blood velocity (CBV) was measured with transcranial Doppler in 6 normal right-handed male volunteers before and for 50 min after an intravenous injection of 0.1 mg/kg of diazepam and normal saline during 2 separate visits to the laboratory. Blood pressure, pulse rate, end tidal levels of

A multi-centre, randomized double-blind parallel study was carried out to compare the efficacy and tolerance of a single daily dose of controlled-release (CR) capsules of diazepam (10 mg and 15 mg) with placebo under conditions close to those of general practice. All patients between 16 and 60 years

In a multicenter, double-blind trial, 310 patients who had received a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder were treated for 6 weeks with either abecarnil, diazepam, or placebo at mean daily doses of 12 mg of abecarnil or 22 mg of diazepam administered three times daily. Patients who were

Twelve healthy male volunteers were treated (double-blind crossover design) with tofisopam (a new 3,4-benzodiazepine), diazepam, or placebo, on 2 consecutive days each. Psychomotor skills were impaired after a single dose of diazepam (10 mg) given on day 1. Measurements on day 2 showed that some

The physical and psychophysiological effects of an orally administered single dose of 3 mg cloxazolam as compared to 5 mg diazepam and a placebo were investigated for 144 healthy male subjects using a double blind technique. In a pre-experimental test, the Ss were classified as either emotional

This prospective study was designed to evaluate the sedative effect of two different anaesthetic drugs in patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery. Propofol is an intravenous hypnotic agent with a short half-life of about 30 min. A constant high oxygen saturation in continuous pulse oximetry was

The opiate antagonist naltrexone (NTX) blocks relapse drinking in alcoholics and modifies some of the subjective effects of alcohol intoxication. Benzodiazepines have demonstrated cross-dependence and cross-tolerance to alcohol. Furthermore, benzodiazepine intoxication has effects on mood and

In a Finnish general practice 120 patients with psychosomatic disorders, manifest as syndromes of tension headache, cardiac neurosis, dizziness or muscular tension, were randomly allocated to treatment over a 4-week period with either flupenthixol (1 to 2 mg per day) or diazepam (5 to 10 mg mg per