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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | anxiety; for sleep | No side effects at all. Very happy with it! | My seventeen year old daughter and I have both been diagnosed with insomnia. For her, the over the counter medications like Unisom Sleepgels have worked very well. But my insomnia was worse. I was prescribed seconals and Ambien, which worked very well for sleep. But in the daytime, I would become anxious. The valium really helped calm me down, and I hever had any side effects. I have not taken any in a couple of years. But my doctor said that if needed, she would prescribe it again. | F | 49 | 1 years 5 MG 1X day | 10/1/2010 | 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 | 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 | migraine related vertigo | sometimes makes me tired but can still function normally | Have suffered with severe vertigo for yrs. no MD's could ever help. Finally saw a neurologist, and he connected the migraine vertigo relationship, tried other migraine medicines but side effects were too severe. Needed something as I lost my job because of being sick 3 to 4 days every wk. Now take 5mg of valium as needed some days none some days 1 or 2 tablets but has transformed my life. Wasn't able to travel by auto or any other method because of the severe motion sickness that would come with the migraine and vertigo. Have suffered no side effects or addiction issues. Read other reviews on migraine meds and you will realize this is the best thing. | F | 54 | 1 years 5mg 1X AN | 8/27/2010 | 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 | 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 | severe anxiety and panic attacks | none | It helped my anxiety and vertigo within 10 minutes of taking my first dose. No more vertigo. I could never take any anti depressant drugs without every side effect possible.I tried almost ever single one. I tried all the natual remidies and nothing worked. Valium worked every time. Why is alcohol legal and not a prescription when there are so many people driving drunk and hurting their families and themselves. You don't hear about someone taking valium and killing anyone or hurting their families. Why doesn't the FDA make the makers of valium take out the so called addictive part of the medicine and let us take it without making us feel like drug addicts. I have never abused my valium. SSR's are so dangerous and are worse for you in the long run. | F | 50 | 1 years 5 1X day | 5/25/2010 | 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 | 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 | cervical spasm | None except that it completely knocked me out... I had to take my dose at least 4 hours before going to bed to avoid oversleeping the next morning (this was at 5mg). First dose made me sleep through my alarm and I was late for work because I took it too late at night. I was also groggy for several hours the next morning (but I'm sensitive to most meds). Was only on this drug for one week, and didn't really experience any other side effects besides that. | I had a recurring cervical (neck) muscle spasm for over 3 years before I was finally prescribed diazepam. The muscle spasm was EXTREMELY painful, preventing me from swallowing or even moving my head/neck during an attack. Took diazepam for one week about 4 years ago and I have NEVER had any problems since. Worked great! | F | 38 | 7 days 5 mg 1X day | 4/4/2010 | 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 | 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 | 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 |