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Is nitrazepam a strong benzodiazepine?
Avoid life-threatening adverse drug events & improve clinical decision support. Nitrazepam is a type of benzodiazepine drug. It is a powerful hypnotic drug which possesses strong sedative, anxiolytic, amnestic, anticonvulsant, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.
Can you take 15mg of nitrazepam?
Adults—At first, 5 to 15 milligrams (mg) a day. Your doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 80 mg a day.
How many nitrazepam can you take?
Adults: 5 mg before retiring. This dose may be increased, if necessary, to 10 mg. Children below the age of 12 years: Do not use. Elderly and debilitated patients: 2.5 – 5 mg before retiring, doses should not exceed half those normally recommended for adults.
Can you overdose on nitrazepam?
Overdose: An overdose of nitrazepam can cause a variety of symptoms, including difficulty breathing, dizziness, diminished cognition and balance, bluish nails and lips, slurred voice, and severe somnolence. In the case of a serious overdose, these symptoms can lead to some serious diseases.
Is nitrazepam safe to take?
As long as you don’t mix it with alcohol then Nitrazepam and benzo’s in general (not including Midazolam) are pretty safe. The LD50 (where half of the population would die) is in the gram range so even taking a hundred tablets (not recommended) will probably do no more than put you to sleep for hours/a couple of days even.
Can nitrazepam (diazepam) cause depression?
Diazepam (Nitrazepam) can cause depression if taken in too high a dose even for a few days. If necessary, take a very low dose, 2.5mg or less. Sleep is affected by many things, particularly caffeine in coffee, tea and chocolate. Cut those out for a while and see whaat happens.
Is 35mg of nitrazepam a high dose?
35mg of nitrazepam is not a massively high dose especially if one has a tolerance. You should have felt something still. Does You have a tolerance to benzodiazepines?