Conclusion: Effective medical and surgical interventions include anti-convulsants, bisphosphonates, botulinum toxin, botulinum toxin plus occupational therapy, botulinum toxin plus casting, diazepam, dentistry, hip surveillance, intrathecal baclofen, scoliosis correction, selective dorsal rhizotomy, and umbilical cord blood cell therapy. We have provided guidance about what works and what does not to inform decision-making, and highlighted areas for more research.
PubMed 32086598 ↗Diazepam
People mainly take Diazepam for anxiety, sleep. Based on 8 first-hand reports and 198 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #1093 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 24% are positive.
What Diazepam does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: Evidence supports 15 green light interventions. All yellow light interventions should be accompanied by a sensitive outcome measure to monitor progress and red light interventions should be discontinued since alternatives exist.
PubMed 23962350 ↗Conclusion: BZDs are overall efficacious for the treatment of GAD and have a favorable safety profile. No distinctive differences were identified when comparing BZD among themselves.
PubMed 40544830 ↗Conclusion: Although some pharmacotherapeutic modalities, particularly benzodiazepines, appear to be safe and efficacious for reducing some measures of alcohol withdrawal, methodological issues and a high risk of bias prevent a consistent estimate of their comparative performance.
PubMed 35194860 ↗Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Diazepam 10mg (tapered down from 40)”
“I needed to take diazepam with melatonine. Even with that it was hard to fall sleep.”
“I’ve also tried various meds already, even short term Diazepam and nothing has helped me.”
“similar anxiolytic action to 10mg diazepam”
“in combination with Diazepam, it was seen to increase Diazepam's effectiveness by up to 22%”
Top discussions (5)
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