LIBRIUM Reviews (CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 4.0 (45 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LIBRIUM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LIBRIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | trembling | after taking 3 doses I had thr best nights sleep in several weeks | M | 71 | 6 months | 8/24/2003 | 5 | anxiety | none | M | 37 | 1 months | 11/6/2003 | 5 | Chronic anxiety | Minimal. Although benzos are supposed to be scary for stoppage, you can taper this med down over weeks easily. Only side efect is return of anxiety. Developed in !960 and in my opinion, the safest and best benzo. | Take it. Nothing to worry about. Taken it on and off for years. | M | 32 | | 6/28/2004 | 3 | alcoholism and aggressiveness | slight calmness | hope they work | M | 49 | 2 days | 9/9/2004 | 5 | TO CALM ME DOWN/REDUCE ANXIETY | NONE APART FROM BEING A BIT DROWSY. | F | 44 | 6 months | 10/13/2004 | 4 | | 10/24/2004 | 2 | anxiety | none. | The first dose isn't as affective as the second dose so if your looking for fast relief of panic it dosn't really help, BUT ! unlike Xanax you won't get the feeling it gonna ware off. | M | 23 | 3 weeks | 11/11/2004 | 2 | anxiety | none. | The first dose isn't as affective as the second dose so if your looking for fast relief of panic it dosn't really help, BUT ! unlike Xanax you won't get the feeling its gonna ware off. | M | 23 | 3 weeks | 11/11/2004 | 5 | drink thenanxiety aannd sleeping | no side effects | it helps calm me down from morning till night | F | 35 | 4 years | 6/16/2005 | 4 | | 10/6/2005 | 1 | anxiety, spasms from CNS damage | reduces anxiety, increase spasm, arthritis-like pain, muscle weakenss | it initially calmed me down 30-40 mins after first dose on first day (10 mg). after day 2 i experienced intense weakness and joint pain, much worse than what i originally had. i stopped and immediately improved physical symptoms by day 3 of being off it. had withdrawl symptoms with increased anxiety while going off of it. horrible for me! | F | 29 | 3 days | 2/20/2007 | 5 | Augment Anticonvulsant | I take this with depakote er and it works great. It allows me to take less depakote and it does not slow me down like valium or knock me out like xanax. Of all the benzo's I have tried this is the best. | 10mg 3x a day does the trick | M | 34 | 7 years | 3/26/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | None but low dose of 10mg 3x per day. | Big difference from Ativan or Xanax. Not as strong but seems to always be at the same level. I really like this drug because I have never had to increase the dosage and it's cheap. | M | 12 years | 4/30/2007 | 5 | Irritability | Some occassional dizziness/slurred speech, minor though. | Always seems to be at the same level. | M | 35 | 7 years | 5/25/2007 | 4 | Anxiety, Tremors, Hypothalmic Disor | No real side effects. Helps GREATLY with tremors, anxiety and sleeping. I developed a central nervous system disorder after being diagnosed with Addison's Disease (failing adrenal glands)and a hypothalmic dysfunction. I was taking 2-3 Librax a day for 3 years then tapered off for about 3 months and quit. I'm considering going back on it because the original symptoms have returned with a vengence. I've been completely off it for 2 months. However, in the meantime I'm having a good combo doctor (M.D. and homeopath) run some more tests to try and determine root causes of symptoms, as well as balance all my hormones (female, thyroid and adrenal)and check for deficiencies in vitamins and minerals. | F | 53 | 3 years | 11/30/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/Stomach problems/EEG abnorm | I really never notice anything. This drug has been a life saver. | It helps and does not impair me. Valium made me too drowsy and Xanax was too strong. So was ativan. Sometimes Librium is energizing and it has a long 1/2 life. It has helped with my muscle tension and anxiety for years. I have never had to increase the dose. It's been great. | M | 36 | 8 years | 9/14/2008 | 5 | GAD | slight increase in hunger, nothing else to speak of | As an individual, Librium works very well for what I take it for. For severe, crippling panic, I would not recommend this drug. It's effects are very subtle and are perfectly suited to treat low level chronic anxiety. As with most anxiolytics, dependency is an issue, and should not be overlooked. That said, please avoid those people/sites that say their lives were 'ruined' by a pill, have severe and permanent damage and that these drugs should be banned. Be responsible for your actions, follow your doctors directions and live healthily. Hope my opinion helps. | M | 30 | 5 years | 10/10/2008 | 5 | Anxiety | Some drowsiness at first and still occasionaly. Other times it will actually increase my energy in a methodical way. | I agree some what with what the previous poster said. If you have crippling anxiety Librium alone long term is not the answer. I augment my 20mg of Prozac with it and have done so for 8 years and that works. Prozac helps it work better and vice versa. I like it better than the more potent benzos and it has a long half life just like Valium. Look it up. | M | 37 | 9 years | 4/1/2009 | 3 | major anxiety/panic disorder | some drowsiness | I take 150mg/day and I haven't really found it to help as much as I need it to. It definitely helps enough to get through the day but I can still feel some anxiety trying to push it's way through. The first day I took it I felt very out of it and almost drunk. That was only the first day. Since then, it seems to be working better and better each day but it's still not quite strong enough. I am no longer having anxiety or panic attacks but the general anxiety symptoms are still slightly there. It may take awhile for this med to work properly and it's possible I just need to give it more time. | F | 31 | 11 days | 5/29/2009 | 3 | anxiety | I just wanted to mention that there are withdrawal symptoms you will experience when you get off this stuff. I took 1 or 2 a day for a couple months. It's been about a week since I took one and I'm still feeling weird, really tense and easily irritated with heart racing a bit. | M | 28 | 2 months 1X day | 5/3/2010 |