How does Valium work?
The idea behind this blogsite was to give all the cold facts about Valium to the general public, without sugar-coating anything and without fear-mongering that often comes with different articles about certain drugs. We wanted to provide you with all the information there is to know about Valium and then let you decide for your own if you should start taking this medication. Another reason why we wanted to provide the info on Valium is the fact that most blogs about Valium (and with most of the other medications) do not bother to explain the science and the exact mechanisms of action of the drug. And this is really a shame, a people would probably trust a medication even more and would appreciate it more if they knew how much work and how much hard science has gone into developing these medications. This article is, therefore, dedicated to the science behind Valium and the exact way in which Valium works.
First of all, it needs to be noted that Valium is a benzodiazepine drug, which is a class of drugs developed in the late 1950s by a pharmacist called Leo Sternbach. Valium itself was developed and introduced onto the market in 1963. It has been one of the best sold medications in the world, especially in the United States. The simplest way to explain the mechanism of action of benzodiazepine drugs is to tell that these medications, including Valium work by affecting the balance of certain chemicals in the brain. However, this is a very simple explanation that doesn’t even begin to cover the science and the development that has gone into perfecting Valium.
What Valium does is that it affects the way in which GABA neurotransmitter works. By doing so and by increasing the effectiveness of the GABA neurotransmitter, Valium increases the depressant effects this neurotransmitter has on the central nervous system. Valium particularly affects certain areas of thalamus, limbic system and hypothalamus. This leads to strong anxiolytic effects, which means that this medication is very efficient at treating and managing anxiety disorders and panic attacks.
Due to some other chemical properties and the more intricate effects Valium has on certain sodium channels which are responsible for certain processes in the brain, Valium also holds certain anticonvulsant properties. In addition to this, Valium also has certain muscle relaxant properties and these are due to the drug inhibiting certain polysynaptic pathways found in the spinal cord.
As you can see for yourself, Valium is not just a lucky guess. It is a medication that took years to develop, especially to make it safe and to make it as versatile as possible. It seems that this has been achieved with flying colors as Valium holds many different properties which make this drug one of those medications that are used in a whole variety of cases and conditions