Types of Substances and Their Treatments

Information on Mogadon Addiction

Mogadon also called as Nitrazepam is most frequently used to treat various sleeping disorders like insomnia frequent awaking and difficulty in sustained sleep

Effective Mogadon Addiction Rehabs

Mogadon is also called Nitrazepam which belongs to the class of benzodiazepine drugs. It is a hypnotic drug with sedative, anxiolytic, amnestic, anticonvulsant and skeletal muscle relaxant property.

Clinical uses

Nitrazepam is most frequently used to treat various sleeping disorders like insomnia, frequent awaking, difficulty in maintaining sleep due to its sedative property and it shortens the time requited to fall asleep and increases the duration of sleep.

It has also successful impact on the treatment of myoclonic seizures and seizure disorder in children. It is also used to treat epilepsy and is more effective than clonazepam in the treatment of west syndrome.

Dependences to drug and withdrawal effects

Frequent sue of the drug can cause tolerance to the drug and thus more dose of the drug is required to have the same impact and also the concentration of GABA in brain changes. This causes dependence to the drug and even addiction. Withdrawal of the drug may cause benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome with serious complications

Abuse of the drug

As the drug works as a sedative or hypnotic it is usually abused by people to reduce anxiety and tensions raised in day to day life. A study has found that nitrazepam cause considerable euphoria and making it favorable to abuse. It is also used by people taking stimulants like heroin to reduce the action of stimulants.

Side effects

As the drug causes central nervous system depression the following symptoms are observed after intake of the drug

-Dizziness and somnolence
-Depressed mood
-Headache and impairment of memory.
-Fatigue
-Impairment of motor functions causing reduced alertness.
-Muscle weakness
-Double vision and inattention.