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 | 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 | yes | what is the best dose for muscle relaxant??? i had ACDF 4 1/2 months ago and i am having a awful time!!! please email if you want!! | F | 50 | 30 days | 12/13/2007 | 5 | Stress/Anxiety/Hyperactivety | thinking more clearly/ Wobbly legs | Well valium seems to be something I've missed for a while.. since ive started taking it i seem to function a lot better. i can communicate with people better i listen more i take in more.. Its really helping me at the moment but im worried that i might start becoming dependant on the drug. i have not got this drug through pescription but im thinking of talking to my doctor about it. | M | 24 | 14 days | 12/2/2007 | 5 | meniere's disease | none | i have been through all the treatments for menieres(low salt diet, diuretics,meclazine) and this worked instantly, within 2 hrs. menieres by description has no true understanding of cause but in my case i think it was severe stress/anxiety. its all gone now and i have my life back so far. we'll see if this keeps working, ive heard it starts to wear off and dose needs increse . iam on 5mg 2x /day. if your suffering from this debilitating misery try to get your doc to give it a shot. | M | 49 | 2 weeks | 11/21/2007 | 5 | stressful events | Memory loss, slightly hostile altought difficult to say if this was due to valium? please contact me with your experiance i have never spoken to anyone in the same situation. | I only take valium at the most of once a week... i have to take about 25-30mg to get the desired effect, it works and has opened up so many oportunitys for me... however i am worried about what would happen if i didt have it as an option. I would like others that use it as a "one off" to contact me with how it effects them. This also helps me sleep and slows down me down. it has helped me with no end of problems | F | 21 | 1 years | 11/21/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | Euphoria, Feeling of well being etc. | M | 30 | 3 years | 11/15/2007 | 5 | pms/pmdd/shoulder muscle pain/arthr | I love this drug it helps with my arthritis also my pms. No side effects just the great feeling of having my life back and being able to sleep all night.5mg a day. | It helps so much with pain and muscle spasms..Also with pms symptoms calms your nerves..highly reccomend | F | 38 | 2 weeks | 11/3/2007 | 5 | migraines | This medicine is like a blessing from heaven and it has saved my life. | F | 43 | 6 months | 11/2/2007 | 5 | anxiety | none | found it to be helpful | F | 59 | 20 years | 10/16/2007 | 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 | 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 | Spasms, anxiety D/O | Giddiness, drowsiness | Valium helped me realize that many of my symptoms WERE anxiety related. Got prescribed 5mg every 8 hours for leg and arm spasms.(Only need at most 1 a day) Only bad thing is the vivid dreams after a few days of use. | F | 30 | 30 days | 6/6/2007 | 5 | general anxiety, social anxiety | Talking my doctor into prescribing this for me.. | Wonder drug for me, taken on an 'as need' basis for anxiety. I find that this drug is extremely effective when I consume it on an empty stomach while taking a warm bath.. | M | 32 | 12 months | 5/23/2007 | 5 | GAD, inner ear disorder (Meniere's) | mild sedation, occasional disinhibition | I took valium from 1982-99. The prescribed dose varied from 2 mg./bid to 5 mg./tid. I initially was prescribed valium to treat symptoms of Meniere's Disease, an inner ear disorder that produces vertigo and nausea. Later, I was diagnosed with GAD and my psych kept me on it. Valium worked very well for me for both diagnoses. However, although I never abused it per se, I had to stop taking it in 1999 when I had an alcoholic crash and started doing the AA thing. But it really did work for me. I just want back and read all this and see how strange it sounds. All true though... | M | 54 | 17 years | 5/2/2007 | 5 | severe sea-sickness | only good effects | Tried every other seasick remedy until this one finally works. I take 5mg one hour before sailing and 5mg every 4 hours on the water. It's perfect. | M | 28 | 6 months | 3/20/2007 | 5 | panic attacks, social anxiety | None. The doctor informs for short term use only. I use 5mg around twice a week. I'm wondering whether using it occasionally, like I do for long term use will have harmful effects. | I have suffered from panic attacks & social anxiety for at least 10 years. I have only recently been prescribed Valium and I feel like a normal person again, after all this time. I'm now relaxed at social events. No more panic attacks. Have tried anti-depressants (horrible side-effects, did not relieve panic/anxiety). Also, better night sleep. A wonder drug for me. | M | 31 | 2 months | 3/17/2007 | 5 | extreme, chronic, "global" anxiety | so far (9 days of taking 20 mg a day), mild sedation (but that may improve over time - CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE E-MAIL ME THAT HAS BEEN TAKING THIS DRUG FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD OF TIME IF/IF NOT THIS SEDATION GOES AWAY?! - I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT! : ) - [email protected]), and loss of balance at times (but no big deal) | I know it's so cliche, but this drug truly is a "Godsend." The unfortunate stigma that all who take it are "pill-poppers" looking for a quick fix bothers me. It is used recreationally for a quick "high," but there are people who truly do need it. I am one that idealy would NEVER want to take a pill to reduce my intense anxiety, but it seemed to be the only solution. I do not agree with the idea of "getting high" and altering your state of mind when not necessary (as it necessitates "fake happiness"), but valium calms me down enough to feel the "normal" anxieties that most people feel. I cannot praise this med. enough. My only concern is the tolerance/dependance issue. | M | 21 | 9 days | 3/15/2007 | 5 | Severe Anxiety | No bad side effects at all | Valium has been a life saver for me. I have suffered from anxiety for almost a decade now and I have found it hard to keep it under control. Behavioral therapy did not control it nor did most other non-benzos. At the age of 17 I was prescribed Xanax and by the age of 19 I was on the maximum allowed dose and addicted. Not only did I have to face my addiction...I had to face the fact that I didnt have my anxiety under control. I was weened onto Klonpin which did absolutely nothing for me and I eventually was prescribed Valium. I now take it on an as needed basis. I am allowed up to 10 mgs twice a day but I can take it or leave it. I find it less addictive. I have been on it now for about 5 years and I am doing great. | F | 26 | 5 years | 3/3/2007 | 5 | extreme anxiety | slight fatigue | I have been taking benzodiazepines for over 30 years. I have had over 20 years of psychotherapy for severe anxiety. Tranxene at a very low dose was reluctantly prescribed by my therapist who didn't believe in drugs. I was concerned about addiction and used it only for emergencies. For the last 10 years or so I have been taking Serax at 30 mg. daily. Finally It was not acceptable due to the very short duration. For the last 3 weeks I have been using valium at 10mg. once a day in the morning. I finally feel I have my life back because the half-life of this drug is long enough that I don't wake up in the morning with severe anxiety and am calm all day. | M | 3 weeks | 2/19/2007 | 5 | migraine | no bad effects | I take 10mg when I feel a headache coming (along with 2 aspirin) and it eliminates or greatly reduces the severity of the headache. | M | 45 | 6 years | 2/1/2007 |