Drug Ratings for VALIUMAverage Rating: 4.1 (299 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VALIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 4 | Anxiety | Dizziness Calm and relaxed Sleepy | M | 5 days 20 mg | 4/11/2013 | 1 | Anxiety | Permanent brain damage from withdrawal of drug. Spent 5 years completely non-functional -- next 5 years trying to regain my life, left with permanent perceptual/emotional dysfunction and memory loss. | This is a very dangerous drug that Roche knows about--it can cause uimaginable suffering for those who are susceptible to a permanent down regulation / alteration of the brain's GABA network---I am one of those as are many, many others. | F | 68 | 7 years 5mg 1X D | 4/8/2013 | 5 | Anxiiety | A little sleepy | F | 70 | 1 months 5mg | 4/4/2013 | 5 | severe nerve pain | It takes away pain, helps me be able to turn my head & gives me energy. | F | 53 | 2 times 5 mg | 3/22/2013 | 5 | various | No bad effects, no withdrawal symptoms | I have taken this at times for: divorce anxiety, dentist anxiety, sleep, sea sickness, migraine headache. It has been a great help in all of these situations. | M | 48 | 45 days 15mg 2X D | 2/18/2013 | 3 | Anxiety, panic attacks | Addiction, memory loss, mild depression, decrease in coordination | AT FIRST, this drug helped to control my anxiety and panic attacks. It enabled me to work and leave my house without fear. After about a year of taking valium as prescribed I was physically addicted. Twice I have tried to wean off this drug, even after three months off my last dose my anxiety is far worse than before I started! It does not take abuse of this drug to become dependent. I found the website "benzobuddies" helpful with getting off the drug. Please beware of all drugs in this class. | F | 46 | 5 years 5 mg 3X D | 2/5/2013 | 4 | Anxiety and Insomnia | makes me sleepy. | I have to say,this drug have help me alot,after I started taking latuda I've been having horrible anxiety and insomnia as an a side effect,I take this at night a hour before bed and I was albe to sleep peacefully,this has been a lifesaver. | F | 18 | 1 months 10 1X D | 1/23/2013 | 5 | stress depression and insomnia | dizziness, sleepiness, fatigue, relaxed, calm, poor coordination, loss of balance and addiction. | F | 41 | 8 months 10 mg | 1/21/2013 | 5 | Anxiety and muscle spasms | None really | I was first given Valium for anxiety, then my Pain Dr. said it really helps for neck spasms. | M | 45 | 10 years 5 2X D | 12/24/2012 | 3 | Anxiety/panic attacks, depression | I only take Valium when I get a panic attack or other occasions involving my anxiety. However, when I take it I feel super relaxed, almost to the point where I can't function. I get tired, numb and I've experienced some memory loss after taking Valium. Therefore, this medicine helped me - did what it was supposed to- but the side effects are concerning to me. | F | 16 | 1 days Half pill | 11/23/2012 | 5 | anxity/ muscle spasms | None really | M | 45 | 5 mg 2X D | 10/18/2012 | 5 | Anxiety, stress, depression | None | M | 42 | 3 months 30 | 10/13/2012 | 5 | Anxiety | not many 2mg daily, takes edge of anxiety, but i could do with something more potent. Mommas little helpers they call them ,10yrs later i still pop them daily, part of my ritual. If i take 5mg or more i end up bit whacky Loo! so low tolerance perhaps. | Not good long term..... just a habit like smoking | M | 44 | 10 years 2 1X D | 10/6/2012 | 1 | Anxiexty | Was put on valium due to panic attacks and could not sleep. Also other medical problems. Had siezure attacks and got 4 diffirent oppions. Was told phesedo siezures and after 10 years dr reduced and took me off since cant not sleep and back to mid say attacks If i knew that trying get off this would cause more problems would never started. | M | 46 | 10 years 10mg 2X D | 9/22/2012 | 5 | anxiety and pain | Side effects implies something unpleasant or unexpected. In my case = nothing. | I take 20 mg prior to dental or medical procedures. According to my dentist "it makes it easier on the patient and easier for me", I have to agree. | M | 44 | 30 days 20 MG 2X D | 9/11/2012 | 4 | Panic attacks | I had panic attacks that were so intense, I thought they'd kill me. Valium helped tremendously. I also have insomnia and they help me sleep. However, they make me so tired the next day, I can barely get out of bed. As a result, I only take them when I have a big panic attack, which are now few and far between. When I take the Valium, I'm too tired to do my workout the next day (I lift weights) and i feel stressed and the panic attacks return. But the fatigue is horrible. It is almost worse than having the panic attacks. | F | 71 | 4 years 30mg | 7/23/2012 | 3 | Anxiety, Spasms (Car Accident) | Dizziness, Drowsiness, Fatigue | I was given Valium after a car accident last September to treat both the muscle spasms and severe anxiety. While it certainly made me less anxious, it wasn't quite something I could feasibly take during the day or as needed while out. Essentially it..well... put me to sleep. As in, snoring, drooling sleep in the middle of work. Unfortunately it didn't quite work for me as intended but it was a fantastic sleep aid! | F | 28 | 7 days 5mg 1X D | 7/12/2012 | 5 | GAD, PD, Depression | The withdrawal from Valium is a walk-in-the-park compared to Effexor or Cymbalta!!! This medication is harmless. I feel no addiction at all, and my brain feels like its come out a seizure state (anxiety, panic disorder). I just feel normal! Avoid the 5 mg tabs as they contain tertrazine (yellow dye # 5) which 50 % of the population is allergic to. I get the 10 mg blue tabs and snap 'em in half. This drug is highly under-used. It makes you feel normal so you can get on with life without anxiety or panic. Added bonus is the muscle relaxant qualities that other benzos do not have. So say goodbye to the physical pain associated with GAD & PD. SSRI's and SNRI's need to be re-examined. Not everyone with anxiety and or PD can be lumped into one bin - Serotonin. Some of us lack the neurotransmitter GABA, which is what Valium targets. | M | 40 | 6 years 10 | 7/3/2012 | 5 | Reduce spasms after surgery | Drowsiness | This medication was excellent. I had surgery which caused me to have pain in my back and this medication virtually eliminated all of the pain by itself. I was also prescribed Vicodin, but I did not even touch that stuff because the Valium worked so well. I had no negative side effects such as grogginess after waking up. Also, I did not experience any euphoria or anything which I would characterize as a recreational benefit besides sedation so addiction potential for me was practically zero. Great medication when used for a short duration. | M | 23 | 10 days 10mg 1X D | 6/23/2012 | 1 | Anxiety/Panic | Withdrawal is hell. Dry mouth and eyes, still having anxiety, shaking all over, jaw pains, agoraphobia, and many more | NEVER EVER use benzodiazepines. If I had known in the beginning when my Dr. prescribed first Lorazepam, then Ativan and now valium for withdrawal, I would never have used them. My Dr. now has yanked me cold turkey off of Ativan and had me start on valium. I'm down to 1 mg. at nite and the side effects have worsened 100%. | F | 68 | 6 months 5 mg. 3X D | 6/22/2012 | 5 | vertigo and migraines | This is the only that that has helped my vertigo and even with a bad migraine attack (I have severe chronic Basilar migraines that leave me housebound/bed bound for months on end) it helps my pain, nausea, vomiting, everything associated with my migraines. It has been a life safer and kept me out of the ER for my vertigo. I only use it as needed, very sparingly, maybe once or twice a month. It's the only thing that has helped me in 8 years. It also helps severe motion intolerance/sickness because it works as a vestibular suppressant. I understand if you use it on a regular basis, the withdrawals are bad but my vertigo is so severe at times I'd end up at the hospital and that's the treatment they give. I think with occasional OR short term use, this drug is very good. | F | 35 | 1.5 years 5 MG. 1X AN | 6/13/2012 History | 4 | TMJ | Last night was the first night taking it; 10 mg at 8:30 p.m. By 9:45, I could barely hold my eyes open. I slept for the entire night for the first time in years. Today I've felt a bit groggy, but still able to function. This evening, I'm extremely tired and considered not taking another one. However, I did as the doctor prescribed and took it again at 8:30. It's 9:10 now and I'm ready for bed. I also feel really "loose". My coordination is a bit off and I wouldn't dare think of driving after take a pill. | I've been told that the daytime drowsiness will subside after a few days. Getting a good nights sleep is worth it. | F | 52 | 2 days 10 mg 1X D | 5/23/2012 | 3 | panic attacks | Heart palapatation, dizziness, sleepiness, vomiting. | F | 2 months 2 mg | 5/17/2012 | 1 | before having an MRI | Had a life threatning reaction from having ingested one tablet from the prescription I was prescribed. Bed ridden for seven months . Very bad pain in the head. It was like a migraine magnified 50x, sense of space very distorted,dizziness, very bad tinnitus, very bad pain behind eyes, heart complications,panic attacks morning,noon & night, suicidal because of the untolerable pain I had to endure with the pressure and pain in my head the list goes on. Had one tablet. Believe I may have had an unforgiven batch. | Should come with a black box warning. You never know when you are going te end up with an unsafe batch. It may be a life saving medicine until one receieves a contaminated, tampered with or unsafe batch. My husband also had one tablet from the same batch and had a heart attack. Coincidental- No. What does one do when you get an unsafe medicine that causes so much harm??? | F | 1X D | 5/11/2012 | 5 | Pressure(tightness)head + Insomnia | No negative side effects Take 10mg 3 times a week.Don't take all the time otherwise it won't work as well | Has proven excellent at the moment.Saved my life.I was on the verge of suicide any day before asking my Doctor for this due to pressure/pain in my head.I read up about it knowing it has muscle relaxing properties.They tried to force SSRI's on me but they didn't do anything positive. | M | 38 | 3 months 10mg 3X W | 5/2/2012 | 4 | GAD, dysthymia, muscle spasms | None, unlike anti-depressants. The only thing that is a concern for me is the dependence and addiction, which are very real. However, considering that I no longer contemplate suicide on a daily basis I am happy to take the bad with the life-saving. SSRI's however are horrible! At least for me... | Has generally improved my quality of life through reduction of almost constant back pain. It has helped my chronic anxiety, immensely! Also my depression and social anxiety to some extent. | M | 29 | 1 years 5 1X D | 5/2/2012 | 5 | Migraine(presumably stress-induced) | Sluggishness and minor side-effects commonly associated with marijuana (which is used in a synthetic form in conjunction as needed to provide pain relief) such as dry mouth, mild euphoria, relaxation, and an occasional "high" at higher doses | To begin, I am a high-school senior my IQ is well above 150; however, beginning at age 11 I suffered debilitating migraine headaches nearly constantly. After a period of time I learned to squint my eyes ignore the pain and work through the day with nearly no human interaction. Through-out the next six years I suffered insomnia due to the migraines leading me to extreme measures including downing several bottles of the sleep aid diphenhydramine (nearly 200 times the normal dose). All the testing four doctors can do and all the treatment they tried in seven years including a brief stint on morphine did nothing to show a cause or treatment. THC(meridol) has provided pain relief and allowed me to sleep and think for just over a year; however the headaches persisted. I began self medicating on Valium with incredibly high doses (160+mg sublingually ~equivalent to 250+mg orally) following a very traumatic car crash. I felt disconnected from the world, but noticed that even on lower doses I was not experiencing migraines. After speaking with my doctor I stopped taking valium(as doses in the range I was using should have left my 125lbs self unable to move) and was put on zanax which left me feeling the equivalent of restless-leg syndrome over my entire body. I then tried clonazepam and found myself taking high doses to relieve the headaches causing me to forget large chunks of time (nearly the entire month I was on them). My doctor and I once again discussed valium which we found to be | M | 18 | 5 months 0-100mg 3X AN | 4/23/2012 | 4 | anxiety, insomnia | Euphoria, drowsiness, occasional depression, tolerance after 2 mths | It was prescribed to me in 1971, in a state mental hospital. I was 19 at the time & flipped out after joining the national guard (to avoid the draft). Valium made worry look ridiculous...the effect like pot w/o any unpredictable strange effects. Upon my release (after five weeks) the rx continued for another 3 mths; after the first two mths, I was upped to 20 mg a day when tolerance set in. I was only on the higher dose a few days & fortunately researched the facts in local library &, duh, discovered V. is addictive. I stopped for three weeks and tolerance abated; then I stopped taking it daily; when the rx stopped, no real withdrawal, but the timing was perfect, just when my mother died. | M | 60 | 4 months 10 1X D | 4/11/2012 | 4 | Felling off unreally And about evey symptom there is | M | 23 | 6 days 25 mg | 4/7/2012 | 5 | ptsd, anxiety, depression | This drug is not for everyone. As with any drug make sure someone close to u reads the pamplet the pharmacy gives u. It works great for me!!! I take it at night to make my head stop spinning. Also if I feel a panic attack coming on or if I'm going to be driving in high traffic areas then I split it in two, put under my tongue for thirty seconds and wash it down with water. Also do not drink alcohol with this drug! U can stop breathing!! I def prefer valium over xanax. Xanax is evil stuff to me. | F | 29 | 8 months 5mg | 2/15/2012 | 4 | Anxiety | The lsd guy is stupid.who asked him? | M | 31 | 1 days .5 | 2/5/2012 | 4 | bad trip on LSD | Slowed breathing. Did work to stop scary trip, and helps muscle pain but I can't notice the drug even when taking high doses not recreational at all. Good for what it is intended to do and thats it. | M | 30 | 3 weeks 15mg | 1/29/2012 | 5 | Severe anxiety/ agoraphobia, PTSD | No side affects. It is my lifesaver. I have been housebound for 14years and if it wasn't for Valium I have no idea how the heck I would cope! Even going to a shop! Drs need to understand that sometimes it fits with people and not all people abuse this drug! Anti-depressants are evil in my opinion and I'm happy to stick with Valium & have no intention of stopping it as it is a part of me now. It is addictive. Coming off it can be difficult but I'm just happy with it in my life. Never have had a problem. | F | 28 | 10 years 15 | 1/22/2012 | 5 | Anixety | It works great frist night could not sleep but after that works great it also helps with back problums I broke my back andhave to herniated disc after my mom died. I WAS taking xanx for a year and Ilike the valium I can sleep for the frist timd in to long and relives pa quick saved me in alot of ways | F | 24 | 3 months 10 | 12/11/2011 | 5 | to wean off booze (alcohol) | Nothing at all significant. | I have a tendency to go on and off alcohol binges. The steady use of valium has completely controlled this problem. I think it is much healthier to be stuck on valium rather than alcohol.Good for you if you can truly stop using either one, but for me, the valium keeps me in line and functional. It also does not destroy my liver. I am just thankful that there is this alternative and that my M.D. is generally willing to help me with this. The other thing I noticed is that I don't get migraine headaches like I used to. | M | 61 | 2 years 10 mg 2X D | 11/11/2011 | 4 | Wean off of Sleeping Pills | Sedation | I am using the Ashton Method to wean off zoplicone after 5 years of continuous use. I have been off the nasty sleeping pills for 8 weeks and am weaning down from 10mg valium to 5mg now. You have to be extremely careful with valium due to its long 1/2 life and not wean off it too quickly. I will be off valium by Feb/March of 2012 and WILL NEVER TOUCH another sleeping med in my life. Valium should not be used unless absolutely necessary as in my case to wean off a shorter acting medication. It is very addictive, even though I am weaning off it I still feel withdrawals when I cut my dose. STAY FAR, FAR AWAY from this drug! | F | 47 | 3 months 5mg 1X D | 10/29/2011 | 1 | Facial Tick | This drug is nothing short of EVIL. It's all good when you're taking it, until you start feeling numb, depressed, fatigued, etc. Eventually, when you decide to stop, get ready to put your life on hold for many months or even years. It took me over TWO YEARS to recover from the neurological damage done by this horrible drug. Doctors who prescribe this drug for long-term use should lose their licenses and be thrown in jail. | Please take 10 minutes and read my story at www.drjudyforgason.com before taking this terrible drug. | M | 34 | 3 years 5 mg 2X D | 10/29/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | Upon discontinuation, I lost my balance, got tinnitus, blurry vision, halucinations, aches and pains in all my joints and muscles...to many symptoms to even list here | Doctors are unaware of withdrawal with benzodiazepines and will not only never tell you about it, they don't believe you when it happens. It took over a year to feel better again after stopping this drug the withdrawal was so bad. Research it! | F | 48 | 1 years 20 mg 4X D | 10/28/2011 | 5 | Migraine prophylaxis | I sleep more soundly, feel more relaxed. | They ought to put this in the drinking water. It virtually eliminated my migraines and I feel more confident. | M | 61 | 6 years 10Mg 2X D | 10/14/2011 | 4 | anxiety and panick attacks | M | 38 | 1 years 5mg 2X D | 10/14/2011 | 5 | Muscle spasms | for the first two hours after taking a 5mg dose I feel groggy and my head spins. Once I lay down and nap, those side effects wear off thankfully! Otherwise, dry mouth. Nausea also occurs the first few hours. | This is a fabulous medication for muscle spasms. I severly injured my neck 3 years ago. I have chronic muscle spasms along with 2 remaining bulging/herniated discs. I've tried several other muscle relaxants, but I'm over sensitive or allergic to them. I only take valium 1-2 times a day if needed. | F | 36 | 7 days 5mg 2X D | 9/29/2011 | 5 | panic attacks and social anxiety | none, it is by far the best anxiolytic i have ever taken, no side effects and very little dependence, but, i guess that depends on how much you take | it was the best choice for me | M | 29 | 3 months 5mg 2X D | 7/25/2011 | 5 | insomnia | none | helps me sleep | F | 74 | 5 years 5 mg 1X D | 7/3/2011 | 5 | Occasional Anxiety | 1 0r 2 bad dreams on occasion | This is the best anti-anxiety drug for MY body chemistry. I used to take alprazalam prn, but it would make me tired for days. I find valium relaxes me but does not make me tired. This works for me very well and I use it a few times a month. | F | 58 | 4 months 5 mg 6X M | 6/29/2011 | 3 | puritis | M | 35 | 12 days 5mg 1X D | 6/23/2011 | 5 | inability to sleep due to IBS | none | I've had IBS that only bothers me at night-cramps, gas, pain. I get 3-4 hours and I'm unable to sleep anymore. After taking 20 mg of valium,I'm able to sleep. I was prescribed Bentyl which was completely useless. For me,this has been a miracle drug. I use it very sparingly.Suffer through a few nights, and then take it when the pain kicks in at 4 or 5 am. For some reason this IBS doesn't affect me during the day. It's such a relief to know that there is something like this that can give me the sleep I need. | M | 70 | 2 years 20 mg 1X AN | 6/6/2011 | 5 | Life is short, why not relax? | nothing bad, sometimes sleepy | Takes the edge off. Helps with sleep and sea/air sickness. Eliminated my migraines. | M | 59 | 3 years 20-30 mg 2X D | 5/27/2011 | 5 | ANXIETY/DEPRESSION AFTER BEREAVEMEN | none they have 'saved my bacon' many a difficult time in fact just knowing i had access helped, people who moan about coming off them should just stay on or do they never smoke or touch alcohol;? both v harmful | life-saver should be legal here as elsewhere though i know there are people with addictive personalties they will take alcohol which is far WORSE I AM ABLE TO CONTROL MY VAL USE ONE OR 2 DAYS FREE WEEKLY EVEN THO I AM SUFFERING GRIEF do not let drs put you on v v strong anti-depressants also in goood times gone years without them but have lost soul-mate don't wish to be a ZOMBiE on drs choice of meds as well! VAL no SIDE-AFFECTS | F | 64 | 10mg 1X AN | 4/27/2011 | 5 | Anxiety | Valium is an excellent drug. I have been taking it for a very very long time and it still works well. I suffer from GAD and it is very very effective | I have only very good comments about Valium | M | 60 | 41 years 10 2X D | 4/26/2011 | 5 | anxiety/sleep disorder | Valium is the BEST drug for anxiety and sleepness,I take it, sleep for 7 to 8 hours and have absolutely no side effects, if I feel anxious, I take 5mg and it goes away. | Doctors do not like to prescribe it because it is addictive, but so are cigarettes and I am sure millions of people die from lung cancer than from Valium. It works wonders | M | 44 | 4 years 10 1X D | 4/10/2011 | 1 | anxiety | dont let valium make you think all is well ,ive taken them on and off for years and wish id never layd eyes on them, getting of valium the first time i didnt sleep for 6 weeks and then i went mad, im stiil on them now years later and if i try now i feal as if im haven a hart attack,stay well clear of them. | M | 36 | 10 years 5 mg 4X D | 4/5/2011 | 3 | sleep, anxiety | Weight gain, slow thinking, irritablity, lazy, compulisive eating, erratic behavior. If you need something for sleep, anxiety depression definetly go with a non addictive class of medication. This stuff was just awful to get off of. I did it in one try though but took at least three months to feel normal. I never craved it and took 10 mg at first then 20 mg but looking in hindsight it was not benificial for long term usage or if you smoke pot. Made me look like I had bloat and often got nausia and made me erratic and irritable. | This is a great medication for a very short time or if you take once in a blue moon. I thought I was doing the right thing by taking one at night and never took during the day. I never felt that high the movie stars got from it nor it make my quality of life better. It made me feel sluggish during the day and tired most of the time. I never craved it like when I smoked cigarettes 15 years ago but there was a comfort every night knowing I could take something to relax my mind and sleep. Problem is it relaxed my mind all day often wanting a nap in the afternoon and then not going to bed til after midnight when i would take at 9 or 10. I finally had to come to the realisation that it did not help at all for sleep or mood. I really regret taking this medication. Also the withdrawal was bad. Not in regards to craving cause I never did but the physical withdrawals, convulsions, mania, insomnia etc was terrifying. Its been over a year since I quit on first try but after many years of procrastination and four months later felt alot better and a month ago went on a small dose of Elavil at night and that has done wonders. Never again on valium though a big misjudgment. | M | 41 | 6 years 20 1X D | 3/3/2011 | 5 | Occasional insomnia | I did not experience any, unless you count a very slight taste in the mouth, the morning after. | As you see, I have used Valium almost an entire lifetime. However, I determined from the beginning that I would not become addicted or dependent and resolved not to take it two nights in a row. If I were sleepless the night following a previous night of taking the drug, I would have to remain sleepless. | F | 80 | 45 years 2.5-5.0 mg 4X M | 2/8/2011 | 3 | sleep/anxiety | groggy and foggy till noon the next day. | if you take this drug for more than a year everyday or even three times a week you will become addicted physically and mentally and getting off it is very hard to do. The withdrawal symptoms are just horrible and you will struggle to beat it. The withdrawal symptoms are anxiousness, confusion, chest pains, no sleep for a day or two, depression and a general sick feel9ing....lasts for a week or so. The tricky part of getting off all benzos is that it takes longer than you think becauase they stay in your system for a week or longer qand then as the benzo leaves your body entirely that is when you reall y feel the withdrawal. If you cold turkey stop...not a good idea....you will be ok for a day or two but in a week your body will be screaming out: "wheres the ^&%$*#^ valium???? | M | 55 | 5 days 10 1X D | 1/7/2011 | 3 | anxiety, muscle spasms, insomnia | a little grogginess, blurred vision, heavy eyes, feel like a sticky film on my skin (anyone else have this?),some flu like symptoms in my mucles but seems to be improving.. | was prescribed 5mg after taking xanax and/or ativan for many years to see if this would also help my muscle spasms..I am only taking 1-2mg of it per day so far and it seems to be helping but many more side effects than the other benzo's. never had any side effects from the 2 mentioned. have a high tolerance for most any meds, always have...so i am still trying to comprehend how this little valium is making me feel like this..weird...not sure if i want to continue if this keeps up..will decided in the next week or so i guess..the worst is the blurred vision, heavy eye feeling (not really sleepy, but almost like my eyeballs are swollen) and sticky feeling on my skin. anyone have these symptoms?? i had taken some valium years ago in college and had none of these affects...wondering if i just have to adjust to it or what...? will update later on... | M | 38 | 5 days 5mg 1X D | 11/15/2010 | 4 | Benzo withdrawal | I am using it to come off Klonopin. | The only reason I gave it a 4 is because it's easier to come off of than Klonopin, whatever you do.. just don't touch klonopin! | M | 31 | 1 years 45mg 1X D | 11/10/2010 | 4 | anxiety and just because | A wonderful calmness at first when taking the drug. | i started to take valium to try to have something in common with my high school friends at the time. the pills were never mine i stole them from my mother who uses them for their intention. i however began abusing them and quit cold turkey once. it was a horrible time for the short amount of time i used it. i was off of it for a couple of months then used again and now i quitting cold turkey again. this past time i have been using it a little more often than the last time and now i do not know when the cold sweats will happen again. all i do know is that i am very anxious and wanting to take the anxiety away but i know that will be the wrong thing to do. another thing is that valium can make you pack on the weight… | F | 18 | 8 months 5mg-15mg 1X D | 11/4/2010 | 4 | Vertigo | Very "chill" and mild headaches | After battling unrelenting dizziness, my doctor prescribed valium. I can honestly say, much to my surprise, the pills REALLY worked. I took once before bed every night - helped tremendously. The only bad thing is it didn't CURE my dizziness. I still have vertigo on a daily basis, but because I recognized the potential of addiction to this substance, I no longer take the drug. | F | 30 | 30 days 10MG 1X D | 11/1/2010 | 4 | closed MRI | asleep, double vision, lack of coordination | First MRI was closed, then 2 open when I found out I was claustrophobic, then surgeon requested another closed MRI because of better quality images. Took 1 Valium 2mg one hour before procedure. Husband drove me 45 minutes and I slept all the way. Woke with double vision and staggering uncoordination. He had to hold me up to get me to the MRI. I don't do well with CNS depressants. Just like Soma a few years back. I was extremely relaxed during the MRI, though I will put this on my list of drug sensitivities. | F | 60 | 1 times 2mg 1X D | 10/31/2010 | 1 | Anxiety & Panic Attacks | While I I was taking the pills it worked wonders. I have been off Valium for approximately 4 days and it has been the worst 4 days of my life. I stopped cold turkey versus tapering off of the medication. The withdrawl effects have been horrible. My anxiety and panic attacks have kicked in worse than when I started taking the meds. I have had almost all the withdrawl side effects described, heart palapitations, sweating, major anxiety, rage, tremors, severe depression, nausea/dizziness. The list just goes on and on. I DO NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TAKING THIS MEDICATION. IT IS HIGHLY ADDICTING AND THE WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS ARE JUST SIMPLY NOT WORTH IT!!! | F | 46 | 1 years 5MG 1X D | 10/20/2010 |