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 | 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 | 5 | Anxiety and Panic Attacks | Slight short term memory loss. | I have taken Valium as needed (usually not over 5 mg per day) for the past 45 years without any noticeable side effects. It has been the only medication that I have taken (and I have tried dozens) for my condition that has continued to work. | M | 66 | 45 years | 12/9/2009 | 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 | 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 | severe anxiety disorders | complete and utter relaxation. wonderful sleep, no anxiety and no addiction. | what can i say. i took my first 5 mg dose at 16 years of age. i am now 56. this pill saved my life many times!!! i nearly died without it. it is derived from heroin but what a shame they use the poisonous part and not the really good stuff. i have never become addicted to it and never had a problem stopping when i didn't need it. it is the kindest relaxer i ever had. i would die without it there for me. the only thing as good were quaaludes but they took those away from us a long time ago. interesting that the feds call it a controlled substance and difficult to obtain. they too know a good thing when they take it!!! god bless the manufacturers and distributers. | F | 56 | 40 years | 4/10/2009 | 5 | insomnia/night terrors/stress | Sometimes dry eyes during sleep. Easily remedied by an eye ointment or drops. | I have taken it off and on for 40 years. Sometimes I have gone as long as 6 months without taking one (perhaps to prove I am not addicted ). Sometimes I take a 10 mg to sleep, I have insomnia and night terrors. The beauty is I don't need to take them every day. When my mother was dying of cancer, Doctors put me on every type of anti-depressant, each gave me a horrible side effect. They made me sick and did nothing to relieve anxiety, actually they made me feel more anxious. Valium has been the only drug that not only helps me sleep, but relieves the anxiety. Actually,it proves to me that "nothing horrible will really happen", so I can deal with life's dilemma's without taking anything. It has been a type of "behavior modification". Doctors and laypeople have a tendency to give this drug a bad connotation, even so far as to accuse us of being "drug addicts". I know this has been a "lifesaver" for the victims of horrible traumatic experiences. It has allowed us to function as "normal individuals" and not dwell on the unfortunate. | M | 61 | 40 years 5 0r 10 1X day | 1/23/2014 | 4 | Anxiety, IBS | Occasionally Blurred Vision with higher dosages. | I have tried several meds for anxiety and have not been comfortable with any others. I am addicted to it, psychologically if not physically. That said, it works well to reduce anxiety and provide comfort. Has also helped with symptoms of degenerative disc disease. I am not a medicine fan and it is the best medication I have ever had and probably has obviated the need for me to take other meds many times. My dosages have varied over the years. I take as I feel the need, but generally dosage has ranged from 2.5mg/day to 15mg/day with avg being 5mg/day. It is not as effective as it was originally, but what is after so long. | M | 64 | 40 years 5 MG 1X day | 2/25/2010 | 5 | anxiety and severe phobias | No bad side effects | Have tried to come off it but feel so bad when I'm not taking it. My doctor has recommended I stay on it for rest of my life and says I definitely need diazepam for my anxiety and severe phobias. | M | 71 | 39 years | 8/19/2007 | 5 | Sleep | Minimal, if used before sleep. If used during day felt lethargic and depressed | First used 30 years ago, during a stressful period of anxiety. Over the years have used small dosages, 2 or 5mg only at bed time for sleeping, an average of 2 times a week. Always aware of the potential of adiction, I limited my use. It is the combination of the pill and the sleep, that refresses and restores. | M | 65 | 30 years | 2/5/2006 | 5 | anxiety and insomnia | None, this pill is fantastic! I cut it back to half of a 5 mg many days but if I am in a high stress situation I take maybe 2 of the 5 mgs the whole day! I would start with a very low dose if you aren't used to it. I also take Effexor XR and it helps mellow it out a bit too. | It works, no problems. | F | 56 | 30 years | 3/26/2008 | 5 | depression / anxiety | HONESTLY Just the odd headakenpain | taking it since 1976 after the death of my 3 yr old.it stopped the bad dreams. Ihave been taken off the drug by my former GP saying its bad in the long term. What was bad however the 2 weeks Iwas tahken off the drug.Then changed my GP who stated the opposite that I should go back to valium 10mg daily, that was in 1995 IV kept the dose and just proves GP's have different views NEVER THINK THEY ALWAYS KNOW BEST Mine did'nt. | M | 46 | 30 years | 9/29/2007 | 5 | could not sleep | reduced sexual drive but not sufficient to keep me from ejaculating and having good sex. | Valium keeps me going each day. Keeps me mellow so that i don't bitch too much about the sad state of the United States under GWB. 10 mg at bedtime, sometimes augmented with OTC Benydryl | M | 63 | 29 years | 10/29/2004 | 5 | Stress, tension, anxiety in subways | Take 2 mg. upon arising in morning daily, and break a second 2 mg. pill in half if additional medication is needed later in the day, with no problems. Initially tried 5 mg. but became drowsy. | The greatest tranquilizer known to man. Taking 2 mg. daily with excellent results. This is an addicting drug, so extreme caution must be excercised when using it. | M | 64 | 26 years | 1/10/2006 | 5 | Interstitial cystitis and anxiety | Works like a charm - Great for 20 years! I LOVE valium! 5-10mg 2-4x a day. | F | 21 years | 1/12/2008 | 5 | anxiety | none | found it to be helpful | F | 59 | 20 years | 10/16/2007 | 5 | for TMJ as a muscle relaxant | groggy in the a.m. until I've had a few sips of coffee. | Great for TMJ. I've had 5 major jaw surgeries with muscles and ligaments being shortened a bit with each one. Without taking valium before bed I wake up with unbearable headaches from bruxism, I guess. I have tried to sleep without it using alternative remedies as I am very into alternative healing. But, nothing works like valium. I am unable to take most drugs because of side effects bad enuf to send me to an emergency room. Not the case, however, with valium. It's one of the few pharmaceuticals that I can tolerate. I highly recommend it. | F | 55 | 20 years | 7/20/2006 | 5 | stress & worrry. | none | I have been taking valium for many years. I Had to take them when I was under a lot Of stress. I have now cut down & only take if needed. I swear by these tablets &think if needed should be taken under doctors advise. I have not got one bad word to say about them. They were certainly a godsend for me. | F | 68 | 20 years | 8/1/2009 | 4 | anxitey | Bit sleepy | 2mg 3 times a day for 1 week. Good to get you out of your current situation.Also take just 1 tab for attacks of anxitey | M | 39 | 20 years | 10/10/2007 | 1 | Muscle Cramps, Anxiety due to CFS | To start with my Dr Alan Broome (NZ) did not tell me about the Withdrawal syndrome. So I had great results in relaxation, less cramping of muscles, less stress. Of course it did not cure my CFS but helped it greatly for about 2 years. He kept me on it at doses ranging from 15-40mgs per day and never mentioned the nightmarish withdrawal syndrome. | DON'T TAKE IT! It is so easy to become addicted as it becomes part of your brain and very being. It clamps down on your emotions and turns on you after a while so you just have to take it to avoid w/d syndrome. After 12 years I tried coming off it and after 9 months had got down to 1mg, then 0.5mg, then all living hell broke loose in my body. Imagine a heroin user and think worse! Shaking, chills, cramps, no sleep, showers hurt my body, vertigo, nausea, fatigue, anxiety, terrified of the world, sexual blunting. Imagine hell and call it diazepam withdrawal. I HAD to go back on it as I was raising my daughter alone and my mother had cancer. I hear from patients that have finally got off it that even up to 7 years later they are impaired mentally and still suffer. PLEASE DO NOT CONTINUE THIS EVIL DRUG. It my have it's place in a hospital setting but should NOT be prescribed to ANY NEW PATIENT. Evil does come in a bottle. | M | 47 | 20 years 40 2X day | 8/8/2013 | 1 | Migraine, neck pain | I began taking generic Valium for migraine relief & associated neck pain. During menopause, I had severe migraines almost daily. Valium helped with the intense neck pain & at first it worked very well. However, I kept upping the dose when 10 mgs stopped working and then I became physically dependent. | I reached my max at 40 mgs per day. After 5 years, I began to experience deep muscle and back pain. I never associated this with Valium until I read an article about long term use of Benzodiazepines causing RA-like pain. My back, knees & leg muscles ached constantly. I could barely walk. I began to taper down to 5 mgs a day. My pain did not subside until I began tapering the last 10 mgs. I noticed a marked difference in pain level. The withdrawal was not bad. I barely remember it. Of course, I barely remember anything anymore. My short term memory has been severely compromised. I don't know if it will ever return. It is a definite side-effect of Valium, including the joint & muscle pain. | F | 67 | 20 years 10 4X day | 1/11/2015 |
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)