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 | TO MAKE ME RELAX. | M | | 1/5/2001 | 5 | plane trip | headache hours later | F | 37 | | 12/26/2000 | 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 | anxity/ muscle spasms | None really | M | 45 | 5 mg 2X day | 10/18/2012 | 5 | Generalized Anxiety & OCD | I don't know if I have had any side effects yet, I just started. | It makes me feel less anixious but I am only on 5 mg. It's not much but it has helped a little. I have heard great things about it from people who truly need it. | F | 26 | | 12/12/2004 | 5 | I'm taking valium for anxiety | None at all. | I'm being prescribed 20mg.s of valium to take three times a day and its working very well in the treatment of my agoraphobic like social anxiety. I can now walk down the street without the unreal fears of what I thought people were thinking about me. Plus because of the help of this medication and my self determination of getting a job I now have one. | M | 23 | | 11/3/2004 | 5 | | 4/20/2004 | 5 | stress, muscle pain, fibromyalgia | a little bit of lower gastro but I have ibs. No other side effects. | I can take this drug when I need it. It does it's job then goes away without leaving me groggy. It also does not have the awful side effects of anti-depressants such as excitability, sexual disfunction, insomnia, dry mouth. | F | 46 | | 4/28/2004 | 5 | | 3/16/2004 | 5 | yes | i fe;t great | | 12/6/2003 | 5 | F | | 9/23/2004 | 5 | Anxiety | Tiredness , slight nausea | Taken as required for past 20 years. Longest was for a 3 week period. | M | 40 | | 3/12/2008 | 5 | arthritis | not any | My pain medication helps with the arthritis pain, but the addition of 20 mg valium makes it much easier for me to move | | 12/13/2008 | 5 | panic attacks, anxiety, insomnia | None at all!!!! | This has been the only drug that has ever been able to help me. I have been prescribed every drug you can think of to treat depression, anxiety and panic disorder , but valium is the only one where straight away (within the hour)I feel calm, the knot and butterflies that are in my stomach contantly have disappeared, and my IBS stopped. Everyone has noticed that I am not stressed and irritable any more. I have had the best nights sleep ever without waking up even once. it truly is a Wonder drug. | F | 30 | | 9/24/2008 | 5 | sleep | I have osteoarthritis and am stiff in the morning. Would valium add to the stiffess | M | 84 | 1X day | 5/11/2014 | 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 | 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 | 4 | | 4/14/2004 | 4 | | 2/19/2005 | 4 | Anxiety attack caused by macrobid | Sleep inducing | The sedative effect lasts just 5 or 6 hours, then I wake up wide awake (but happy) in the middle of the night | F | 44 | | 2/1/2005 |
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)