Is Valium a diazepam?

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine (ben-zoe-dye-AZE-eh-peen) that is used to treat anxiety disorders, or alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Diazepam is sometimes used with other medications to treat muscle spasms and stiffness, or seizures.

Can you get chest pains when you stop drinking?

A prospective analysis of EKG changes in 20 admitted patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome found that 5/20 had chest pain, 2 of which were ischemic in nature [15].

Will my heart heal if I stop drinking?

Can the Heart Recover After Prolonged Alcohol Abuse? When a person stops drinking alcohol completely, their heart muscle has the chance to strengthen and will gradually improve over time. However, some heart diseases are chronic, which means a person will never fully recover, even if they quit drinking.

Does alcohol damage the heart?

In the long-term, drinking above the guidelines can lead to on-going increased heart rate, high blood pressure, weakened heart muscle and irregular heartbeat. All of which can increase the risk of alcohol-caused heart attack and stroke. Heart rate is the number of times the heartbeats per minute.

Do benzos affect your heart?

Benzodiazepines include Valium, Xanax, and Klonopin. These and other drugs in the class are sedatives. They slow down heart and breath rate. If you take too much of a benzodiazepine, you risk slowing your heart rate to damaging or fatal levels.

Can benzos damage your brain?

But when benzodiazepines are consumed for long periods of time, they can actually harm the brain. Taking benzodiazepines recreationally or in larger doses than prescribed can cause mental confusion, memory issues, permanent brain changes, and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Do benzos damage the liver?

Benzodiazepine therapy is uncommonly associated with serum enzyme elevations, and clinically apparent liver injury from the benzodiazepines is quite rare.