What are benzodiazepines?
Benzodiazepines are a class of psychotropic drugs, meaning they act on the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) by altering certain natural (physiological) chemical processes, resulting in changes in consciousness, mood, perception, and behavior.
Benzodiazepines have anxiolytic (anti-anxiety), myorelaxant (muscle relaxant), hypnotic (sleep-inducing), antiepileptic (anti-epileptic) and amnesic (memory-impairing) properties.
They are commonly used in the treatment of disorders such as anxiety, spasms, insomnia, convulsions, agitation or during alcohol withdrawal.
