VALIUM Reviews (DIAZEPAM)Average Rating: 3.9 (415 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VALIUM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VALIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | plane trip | headache hours later | F | 37 | | 12/26/2000 | 5 | TO MAKE ME RELAX. | M | | 1/5/2001 | 2 | to calm down | made me fall asleep | could not concentrate | F | | 1/5/2001 | 5 | anxiety | sometimes sleepy but other times very talkative. Definately a lifesaver. Chronic health problems with my dog and mother were causing me to have difficulty functioning, ie driving. Getting very upset and the valium helped me feel more normal! | I wonder are the "addictive" medicines the only ones that don't make you sick or wig out? I've had no luck with prozac, effexor,nortriptyline, serzone and wellburtrin. Thank God there is something to provide some relief! | F | 37 | 2 months | 8/23/2001 | 4 | anxiety | none | Relieves anxiety, BUT highly addictive! | M | 32 | 10 years | 4/5/2002 | 3 | cant sleep/have broken neck | none | just used it to help me sleep it helped some. | M | 24 | 4 months | 5/27/2002 | 5 | Anxiety/Social Phobia | Unbelievably effective. I took Valium for a year several years ago and had the best year of my lfe. I was energetic, enthusiastic etc...I quit because I had become addicted. I wish I were still on it, but the addictive quality caused my Dr. to discontinue its use. | M | 38 | 1 years | 9/9/2002 | 5 | muscle spasam | drowsy ... nicer nature and clear thoughts | F | 34 | 5 days | 10/5/2002 | 5 | muscle spasam of neck | dopey feeling first days of taking one whole tab...went to 2mg 2 times a day and much better ...did feel rather talkative | amazing and just what i needed when i felt as if there was no light at the end of a long tunnle.. | M | 35 | 7 months | 10/5/2002 | 5 | sore back and spasaming muscle in n | nausea , lightheadedness | very good for sleeping ....40mg per day required | F | 38 | 9 years | 10/5/2002 | 5 | spastic stomach | None | It was the only drug that would work to ease the spasm and pain in my stomach. | F | 70 | 40 years | 10/14/2002 | 5 | Anxiety Based Insomnia | Daily Drowsiness | Valium has saved my life, I used to only get 2-3 hours of sleep every night and now I get 7 hours every night. This is the only drug that works for my insomnia. | M | 34 | 3 years | 11/5/2002 | 4 | anxiety, Meniere's disease | Euphoria, drowsiness, disinhibition | Very effective drug. Too good actually. Had to get off it. On Buspar now | M | 50 | 12 years | 1/14/2003 | 5 | anxiety | none | 5 years | 2/13/2003 | 2 | anxiety | fatigue | F | 21 | 4 days | 3/19/2003 | 5 | agitation/rage | none | If and when I do get angry (e.g.road rage,etc.) the hostility is short lived. No more do I re-live situations from the past that angered me. | M | 47 | 6 months | 4/11/2003 | 3 | High Stress | I used way too much of this stuff one day but I had a great nights sleep! This stuff only seems to work for me when I suddenly feel stressed. The rest of the day I didn’t feel any effect. It’s a long acting drug and it is less addictive than Lorazepam (so I am told by my psychiatrist). | *SHORT TERM USE ONLY* | M | 16 | | 6/25/2003 | 2 | Intestinal spasms. cramping & pain | 5 mg made me higher than a kite. 2.5 mg still made me lightheaded and loopy unless taken with food. After 2-3 month use got high and giddy, went into a crying jag and then got downright hostile and nasty within the space of less than an hour. Quit it cold turkey right then and there! | F | 61 | 3 months | 11/30/2003 | 5 | yes | i fe;t great | | 12/6/2003 | 5 | | 3/16/2004 |
VALIUM (DIAZEPAM): Diazepam is used to treat anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, and seizures. It is also used to relieve muscle spasms and to provide sedation before medical procedures. This medication works by calming the brain and nerves. Diazepam belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)