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 | Sciatic nerve pain | Pleasant side effects. | I started taking flexeril for sciatica but had to stop after 6 days due to awful side effects. But valium (diazepam) is completely taking care of my symptoms. | M | 69 | 31 days 5 Mg 3X day | 12/13/2023 | 5 | BPH | Better attitude. | Works great for benign prostate hyperplasia. Much better than flomax. | M | 70 | 6 months 5 mg 3X day | 10/5/2023 | 5 | Back pain | Contented with life. | My back pain that I suffered with for years is almost completely gone. It radiated from mid-back to lower back to hips. Now it's only occasionally sore first thing in the morning but pain-free after moving around a bit. | M | 49 | 4 years 10 mg 2X day | 12/21/2022 | 5 | Migraine headaches | Better outlook on life. I'm easier to get along with. | I had suffered migraines for decades. Nothing was effective for the range of symptoms (from prodrome to aura to splitting headache.). I have been taking valium daily for almost 3 years now and have had ZERO migraines. It's a life changer. | M | 55 | 28 months 5 mg 3X day | 8/3/2022 | 5 | Anxiety, mania, exhaustion | The gold standard of anti-anxiety medication. But take a crumb, if you can. And only when needed. Nothing works better. Resets everything: From scary stomach twitching, to dizziness, to rapid heartbeats, muscle tightness and doom. One of the best drugs ever invented. Take a crumb! 2.5 mg MAX. Breathing exercises and a bit of Valium, along with moderate exercise. Total relief | M | 55 | 6 years 2.5 MG 1X AN | 11/22/2021 | 5 | Migraine & hypertension | no negative side effects | Very effective. | M | 49 | 6 years 10 mg 1X day | 9/28/2021 | 5 | hypertension | It works perfectly. | Lowers systolic by over 30 points and diastolic by over 10 points. | M | 55 | 5 years 5 3X day | 7/7/2021 | 5 | GAD | None at all. Worked well for me. | Brilliant drug I used on and off for more than 50 years whenever my GAD played up, which wasn't continual, so my use was not long term, months rather than years over several periods. Can't get it now in UK, apparently because of certain side effects, none of which I ever experienced, no withdrawal symptoms or anything else they now tell me will happen if I take it and sadly nothing else works for me. I appreciate that reactions to drugs vary for different people but valium worked so well for me. New drugs I have tried gave me terrible side effects, worse anxiety and really bad depression, so couldn't take them and CBT was useless, so no help for me from anyone and now I have lots of physical symptoms they tell me are stress related. If what is prescribed now doesn't work, it seems it's a case of live with it. Thank goodness doctors were kinder in years gone by. I hate to think my whole life might have been like it is now but for their care and understanding. | F | 70 | 5 mg 3X day | 5/18/2021 | 5 | tinnitus | n/a | The tinnitus is greatly reduced, almost goes away completely. Anxiety decreased and world view enhanced. | M | 56 | 13 months 10 mg 2X day | 2/22/2021 | 5 | Divorce | All positive effects. | Everyone should take this while going through trials and bad times. You (and others) come out better at the end. | F | 44 | 8 months 10 2X day | 2/19/2021 | 5 | Sea sickness | Better mood | My work requires sea time and this medication works far better than any other sea sickness remedy I have tried. | M | 41 | 4 years 5 3X day | 1/22/2021 | 5 | Anxiety | Side effects was head or brain zaps, vision problems and dizziness. Also caused constipation and headaches. | I'm considering tapering off and finding an alternative. The head zaps are very scary to experience. | F | 33 | 4 years 15mg 1X day | 11/4/2020 | 5 | Migraines | No negative effects | Take these when migraine is going to start and it usually curtails the symptoms and headache within 25 minutes. | M | 59 | 15 years 10mg 2X day | 10/30/2020 | 5 | Muscle spasms, stress, insomnia | No side effects feeling great. Getting the best sleep I ever had in my life. | I have had a lot of spine surgeries. A lot of muscle spasms, twitching, and jerking which kept me awake all night. Taking this medicine is a god send. | M | 52 | 3 days 1mg 1X day | 10/28/2020 | 5 | Anxiety | None | Taken this drug on and off since I was a teenager more than 50 years ago for an anxiety disorder. It has always worked brilliantly for me and enabled me to live a normal life. I had no side effects at all and experienced no withdrawal problems when stopping it. Like most drugs it depends on the person's tolerance of different substances. Doctors are reluctant to prescribe it these days and I cannot take the new drugs offered as I suffer really bad side effects from them, so left more or less alone to get by now, However I am grateful for the years It was available. | F | 69 | 5 MG 3X day | 10/5/2020 | 5 | PTSD, Anxiety | Drowsiness, Anxiety relief | It was New York in the winter 1972, I was 18 years old and a full-time pre-law college student. One night I was brutally attacked, resulting in severe anxiety and PTSD, so my doctor put me on Valium, which was a godsend! I had my life back and really made a successful life for myself. I stopped taking Valium in 1983, just because I had become an avid runner, which is probably the best type of medication for some of us. Other than minor lows and irritability, I really didn’t experience any of the common withdrawal symptoms associated with the discontinuation of Benzos; though we’re all different I guess. My advice for anyone wanting to treat their symptoms with Benzodiazepines, they really are a wonderful cushion for treatment if used responsibly. I would avoid the shorter acting more popular Benozos of today, like Xanax, Ativan, Halcion, Restoril etc. It seems like most of the Benzo horror stories in the media are due to those instead of the longer acting Benzos. Also I should state that my best friend started abusing Xanax with booze back in the early 80s, she had everything going for her. Once she finally made the attempt to become drug free, the withdrawals were severe, causing lifelong health problems that she still deals with today. Benzodiazepines are simply one of the most useful drug families in existence today; if you intend on using them long-term, just take them as needed and you should be fine. | F | 66 | 11 years 10 | 11/27/2019 | 5 | Panic Disorder, GAD, PTSD | I was prescribed Valium after an extreme panic attack that almost put me in the hospital. After taking it for two months, I am so much calmer and happier as a person in general, I’m excited about life again. I pay attention better in my courses and I am able to participate without fear and take tests a whole lot better. This has been the biggest improvement of my life so far. The only “negative” side effect I’ve experienced is actually an exponential increase in my libido—I went from not want to ever have sex to having the sex drive of a 15 y/o boy even though I haven’t acted out on these impulses. My psychiatrist is confused because it’s usually the opposite. I’m not complaining, just sort of shocked that not only am I now calm I now have a sex drive for the first time in my life. It’s weird, but kind of nice? | The only other medications I am taking are 20 mg of Adderall 50 mcg of Synthroid | F | 23 | 2 months 20mg | 11/7/2019 | 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 | Good-decreased anxiety considerably Bad-can only take at night due to the sedating action | It’s been around a long time so it is relatively inexpensive | F | 58 | 6 months 5 mg | 6/1/2019 | 5 | BPH | No bad effects | Fixed all of my benign prostrate hyperplasia symptoms and lowered PSA to acceptable levels. | M | 63 | 15 years 10 2X day | 1/12/2019 |
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)