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 | Panic disorder, back pain | No side effects at all. | I have taken Valium probably 6 separate times for panic disorder or muscle spasms or adjacent use to opiods for pain. I have not developed any significant tolerance but on a few occasions with severe anxiety I have been prescribed up to 80 mg for a few weeks and as low as 2 mg/day. I have not even had withdrawal when going from a large dose back to more of a baseline 10-15 mg. | M | 21 | 2 months 5 mg 2X day | 2/9/2010 | 5 | panic disorder, severe anxiety | NONE | I have had 2 months of hell with extreme anxiety and panic attacks to such an extent that I felt like taking my life on several occasions. I was give 5mg valium whilst in Spain and that was 5 days ago now and feel like I have been given a medicine from heaven. I am relaxed and can function now in day to day tasks. My only worry is that I am now back in England in the UK and when I run out of them (only had 30), then my GP here wont give me any more and I will then suffer the crippling anxiety once more. Valium is a miracle drug for me anyway! | M | 35 | 5 days 5mg 2X day | 2/16/2010 | 5 | TO MAKE ME RELAX. | M | | 1/5/2001 | 5 | anxiety, alprazolam withdrawal | no side effect at all. it is amazing medication. I had to stop taking alprazolam and was reaced to be so sick till my doctor advised me to use valium instead. | I have been on alprazolam for almost 15 years. discovered that I needed to increase the dose to get the required effect. I decided to stop using it. my doctor advised me to start using valium which has been doing great and better than alprazolam. it is safe medication, no addiction to it at all. it is the best medication for anxiety so far. I am on 5 mg only a day, you can split it to four pieces and use one piece every 6 hours. contact me if you need more advise. | M | 50 | 1 months 5MG 1X day | 4/3/2010 | 5 | Migraine | Benign | My migraines are caused by anxiety and this medicine has eliminated that trigger. Wish I had known this years ago. | M | 65 | 16 years 15 2X day | 9/13/2019 | 5 | anxiety + migraine | none | Relief. The one and only medicine that's sucessfully been a benefit. | M | 48 | 16 years 20 mG 2X day | 4/16/2010 | 5 | Insomnia, anxiety | Forgot where I would put stuff..short term memory was a bit off...it also made me a bit dizzy in the morning but that stopped as I got used to the drug. My doctor thought it may be habit forming and only gives me 30-5mg every 2mos. It works good and I only take it about 10 times a month unless I am really hurting and cannot sleep. | My father used to take this drug when they gave it out in the late 60's-70's. We used to call it the "forget things" drug as he would not remember where he put things and they would be in his back pocket ! Same for me..short term memory loss but great sleep when I take it with another drug I am prescribed. | M | 55 | 4 years 5mg 1X AN | 4/19/2010 | 5 | insomnia, benzos withdrawal | short memory loss. | it is fantastic to relax yourself and to have a great sleep. it's also very functional to stop take short halflife benzos and stop to take benzos at all. i recommend it, althougt it is a bdz. | M | 24 | 1 days 5 mg 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 5 | anxiety | If I have a panic attack ,this is a miracle drug . The anxiety goes away in 5 minutes . I used to take this more often , years ago , but it became addictive . Now , I only take when needed . | M | 65 | 5 years 10 mg 1X day | 8/25/2010 | 5 | seasick | no side effects | I read about diazepam as a prophylactic agent for seasickness on this site and was able to convice my dr. to give me a prescription. It worked. I have been sailing for 25 years and this is the only med. that always works out. The doc is not convinced, but I am. | M | 45 | 1 years 10mg 3X day | 9/4/2010 | 5 | Benzo withdrawal | Drowsiness, sedation, I'm tapering off Klonopin (which was pure hell!) I was on Klonopin for a long time. I'm using Ashton's method to get off, it works, if you are coming off a shorter lasting Benzo, switch to Valium and come off. | Good for coming off Klonopin, Klonopin is the devil! | M | 30 | 6 months 30mg 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 5 | chronic insomnia, phobia, depressio | tolerances- Making bad decisions- If you go out in public after taking this, have a monitor along. Can make you suddenly very sleepy at inconvenient times. | I was doing fine- No more bad temper, explosive outbursts, or dark depression. Until I had to change Drs, and start all over again, breaking in a new Dr, who wanted me to 'try out' all the new brands of brain poison, like all the SSRI's, and older psycho drugs. He ended up cutting me loose just like that, and I had seizures. Another Dr tried to cut me off cold turkey, and I had a grand mal, and ended up in the O ward for a week. That was 40 yrs ago New understanding Dr. put me on Xanax 1mg x 3. Everything is fine again, unless I have to find a new Dr. | M | 63 | 9 years 40 2X day | 10/6/2010 | 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 day | 5/27/2011 | 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 | 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 day | 4/10/2011 | 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 day | 4/26/2011 | 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 day | 7/25/2011 | 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 day | 10/14/2011 | 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 day | 11/11/2011 | 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 |
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)