Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) : Drugs
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Amitriptyline is a medication used to treat various forms of depression, pain associated with the nerves (neuropathic pain), and to prevent migraine headaches. It is sold in the United States under the brand names Elavil and Endep.
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Amitriptyline is a medication used to treat various forms of depression , pain associated with the nerves (neuropathic pain), and to prevent migraine headaches. It is sold in the United States under the brand name Elavil.
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Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA).
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Amitriptyline is in a group of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants. Amitriptyline affects
chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced.
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Baclofen is a muscle relaxer and an antispastic agent.
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Skeletal muscle relaxant and antispasticity agent; a GABA derivative.
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Diazepam rectal is in a group of drugs called benzodiazepines
(ben-zoe-dye-AZE-eh-peens). Diazepam rectal affects chemicals in the brain that may become
unbalanced and cause seizure.
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Diazepam is a mild tranquilizer in the class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. It is most commonly sold in the United States under the brand name Valium.
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Diazepam is an antianxiety medication that is also useful in the treatment of muscle spasms and some types of seizures . The drug belongs to the class of medications known as benzodiazepines that depress activity of the central nervous system .
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Benzodiazepine; anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, and skeletal muscle relaxant.
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Riluzole affects muscles and nerves in the body. The exact way that it works is unknown.
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An antiglutamate agent that acts in the CNS; a synthetic aryl-substituted benzothiazolamine.
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Tizanidine is a short-acting muscle relaxer. It works by blocking nerve impulses (pain
sensations) that are sent to your brain.
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Skeletal muscle relaxant; centrally acting α 2 -adrenergic agonist.
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Trihexyphenidyl alters unusual nerve impulses and relaxes stiff muscles.
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Trihexyphenidyl is classified as an antiparkinsonian agent. It is sold in the United States under the brand name Artane and is also available under its generic name.
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Antimuscarinic antiparkinsonian agent.
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Diazepam is in a group of drugs called benzodiazepines (ben-zoe-dye-AZE-eh-peens).
Diazepam affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause anxiety.
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