The most frequently reported are drowsiness, coordination
difficulties with dizziness. Release of hostility and other
paradoxical effects such as irritability, excitability and
hallucinations are known to occur with the use of benzodiazepines.
Other side effects less frequently reported, listed by body
systems, include the following:
Neurologic:
Blurred vision, headache, seizures, slurred speech, difficulty
in depth perception.
Psychiatric:
Agitation, mental confusion, depression, irritability, nervousness,
sleep disturbances, euphoria, lethargy, stupor.
Gastrointestinal:
Dry mouth, nausea, nonspecific gastrointestinal disturbances,
vomiting.
Musculoskeletal:
Muscle spasm, muscle weakness.
Cardiovascular:
Hypotension, palpitations, tachycardia.
Dermatologic:
Pruritus, rash.
Genitourinary:
Incontinence, change in libido.
Hematologic:
Decreased hemoglobin and hematocrit, increased and decreased
WBC.
Hepatic:
Elevations of alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, AST (SGOT),
ALT (SGPT).
Miscellaneous:
Increased and decreased blood sugar levels.