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 | Back spasms | No negative side effectes to my knowledge. | I have been suffering severe back spasm pain every few days for the past week. The first day I was injected with Valium at the ER and it helped a great deal. The second time, which was about five days later, I tried EVERYTHING and it didn't relieve the spasm or the pain; heating pad, 600 mg of Motrin, icy hot, lying down, hot shower, nothing. I finally went to my last resort of oral Valium. It took about half an hour to kick in but when it did, I finally felt relief in my back and was finally able to sleep. I don't want to rely on this drug because of addiction that runs in my family, so I will be seeing a primary care doctor to see why my back is doing this and take the actions necessary to deal with this problem. Bottom line: great drug for back spasms, as long as you take it as a last resort to lessen the risk of dependence on it. | M | 21 | 4 days 5 mg | 11/14/2015 | 5 | Pain, Anger, Tension, GAD | NONE | Valium has changed my life. Im a Police Officer and fitness enthusiast, with an extremely stressful life. Have suffered from anxiety since a teen. The repressed anger from dealing with scumbags daily and some pretty intense spinal injuries, has left me in a state of pure tension and uneasyness. Valium totally erases all of my issues. I have increased my dose from 5mg to 15mg over two years. But occassionally i will go a week only taking 10mg a day. The key is abstaining from alcohol. Alcohol +Valium = BAD. Stay very hydrated and exercise. The name brand is much better than the generic. If you have insurance, tell doc u want name brand only. If you are uninsured, youll have to stick with generic because the name brand costs $575.00 for 60 pills without insurance. I will take valium indefinitely. The quality of life improvement outweighs the only negative factor of valium, which would be coming off of it. | M | 40 | 2 years 10-20 MG | 9/28/2015 | 5 | extreme anxiety and anger | Taking twice a day works amazing no side affects | F | 45 | 7 days 5mg | 9/26/2015 | 5 | anxiety due to 3brain bleeds | None except valuable help | If u feel it will help u ask ur Dr. | F | 61 | 1 years 10 mg. | 9/4/2015 | 5 | Muscle spasms/sleep | Dry mouth, lethary in the morning, dizziness. | This drug in low doses helps with muscle spasms and the pain associated with this. This will in turn reduce anxiety caused by pain. It also helps the body heal because it is relaxed and resting at night. It is longer acting than other drugs in this same family given for muscle spasms or anxiety associated with pain, such as lorazepam. The longer acting aspect of the drug allows for a longer rest period because if the peak and decline of the drug. It has helped a chronic condition be more tolerable and has kept me being able to work. | F | 53 | 5 years 5mg x1 x D | 8/22/2015 | 5 | Medical procedures | None | I've taken Valium twice. Once prior to a MRI. I was quite nervous about being in the MRI machine for 45 minutes, plus having to get an IV for the contrast. Taking 5mg of Valium 30 mins prior made getting and IV and laying in the MRI machine a breeze. Second time was when I was to get a pin and wire removed from my fractured finger (in Dr's office w/no sedation or pain killer). I felt no anxiety whatsoever when the nurse called me back. The procedure went so smoothly b/c I wasn't anxious. I had no side effects at all, just a nice calm feeling. | F | 37 | 2 days 5 1X day | 4/27/2015 | 5 | anxiety tension and bipolar | No side effects | Great! Sooths anxiety without the head buzz that xanax has. | M | 31 | 10 years 30 | 4/25/2015 | 5 | Anxiety | Make me nice and relaxed quickly.I have said goodbye to the nasty side effect SSRI SNRI ANTIDEPRESSANTS. | SUITS ME FINE WHEN NEEDED. | M | 68 | 1 months | 3/26/2015 | 5 | Like to be spaced out. | Like to be absolutely f* so take these when I can. | M | 100 | 1 days 100mg | 1/11/2015 | 5 | anxiety | None worth noting. Initials went away within 1.5 wks. | Best ever - hands down. The drug works, period. 100% better than Kolonopin.. | F | 60 | 15 years 5mg 2X day | 1/3/2015 | 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 | Stress | None(i also took it many years ago during a divorce and when I tapered off - over a period of one Month - i experienced feelings of paranoia ) | M | 68 | 2 years 10 | 5/8/2014 | 5 | Anxiety & depression | No side effects at all except sometimes it isn't strong enough. I love my Valium! Klonopin, Ativan, and the dozen of depression meds I've tried don't work at all but this does. I know I can always count on it and have NOT had any physical or psychological dependency or addiction to it (warning: not typical) | M | 17 | 4 months 30 MG | 4/30/2014 | 5 | Severe Cerebral palsy | I have been on Valium since '92. It has calmed me down from the worst muscle spasms. The biggest side effects are, at least to me, sleepiness and memory loss. You'll remember but it may be fuzzy the day after. | F | 28 | 10 years 5 to 10 mg | 2/22/2014 | 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 | 5 | anxiety | well rested no anxiety or anxious | F | 22 | 2 days 20mg | 12/27/2013 | 5 | For epilepsy &. Panic attacks | Makes me sleep good! | 52 | 1 days 20 mg | 11/16/2013 | 5 | Anxiiety | A little sleepy | F | 70 | 1 months 5mg | 4/4/2013 | 5 | severe nerve pain | It takes away pain, helps me be able to turn my head & gives me energy. | F | 53 | 2 times 5 mg | 3/22/2013 | 5 | various | No bad effects, no withdrawal symptoms | I have taken this at times for: divorce anxiety, dentist anxiety, sleep, sea sickness, migraine headache. It has been a great help in all of these situations. | M | 48 | 45 days 15mg 2X day | 2/18/2013 |