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24 Apr 2021, 18:01 Publicly Viewable
  1. The loss of the ability to create new memories or not being able to remember the events that occurred during the action of the drug. Benzodiazepines cause anterograde amnesia.
  2. Benzodiazepines decrease the time it takes to fall asleep and increases the total sleep duration (only in patients who normally sleep less than 6 hours per night).
  3. Midazolam, diazepam and lorazepam.
  4. Clonazepam, lorazepam and diazepam.
  5. Carbamates act as cholinesterase inhibitors and thus this leads to the accumulation of ACh which causes skeletal muscle relaxation. Benzodiazepines bind to GABA receptors and potentiate GABA’s effects causing sedation and hypnosis that lead to skeletal muscle relaxation.
  6. At normal therapeutic doses, they cause a decrease in the heart rate and cause bronchoconstriction. At high therapeutic doses, they can cause severe cardiovascular and respiratory depression.