I feel suicidal most of the days, does anti stress medicine help to control it?

India
December 25, 2006 11:44am CST
Does medicines of benzodiazepine class help to control depressive symptoms like restyl or valium. Is there any side effects in them?
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• United States
25 Dec 06
Benzodiazepines are used for stress not depression. If your depression is stress related they may help. What you probably really need is an antidepressant. There are many new antidepressants that are very effective. Some are calle SSRI's - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. These have proven very effective. The side effects of benzodiazepines include tiredness, sleepiness, dizziness, and you can become addicted to them. So be careful using them, make sure you follow your doctor's advice.