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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VALIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Anxiety | None | I've been taking valium for 5 weeks 2.5mg a day but not every day. I got prescribed it whilst in Spain as having 'crisis' and psychiatrist in UK now wants me to reduce this with a time limit of 4 weeks, as he says their team don't prescribe valium as it is addictive and eventually makes people worse. He cant offer me any therapy though says therapy is the way forward and I'm on citalopram which has helped a bit but doesn't take the crippling panic away that I still experience from time to time. How do you people who are prescribed it, get it as I've been told gps and psychs in the UK aren't allowed at all to prescribe tranx long term.PLEASE SOMEBODY TELL ME as if I can't kick it I'm worried how I'll cope | M | 46 | 35 days | 12/12/2009 | 4 | Anxiety from prostate cancer diagno | Nothing new.. Same old Valium. It's a wicked good drug. Too good, actually... Occasionally spacy but generally good. I suspect it also reactivated my depression to an extent. | This is my 2nd go around with Mr. V. I was on it from 1982-99 for Meniere's Disease and GAD. But I'm a recovering drunk with 10 1/2 years sober and I can't have this stuff. But when I got my cancer diagnosis, my Meniere's came back some and I had chest-crushing anxiety. So, I went on 4 mg/day from April until now. I tried to taper off on my own and am having trouble. So, I went to the psych and she is tapering me and giving me Remeron for depression. Anyhow, the cancer is gone now (so's my prostate, BTW) and it's time to get off this crap and go to more AA meetings. God bless you if you can use this stuff without getting habituated. I can't. For me, it's like my brain is one side of the velcro and valium is the other. Perfect fit and hence, dangerous. It's a wonderful drug though and served it's purpose at it's time. | M | 57 | 6.5 months | 11/17/2009 | 4 | anxiety | M | 1 years | 8/13/2009 | 4 | Panic, Anxiety | Makes me drowsy. However, completely controls feelings of anxiety so that I am able to function in public. I was suffering from panic attacks and bursting into tears at the drop of a hat. This drug works. | One thing, I am not sure if this is normal but my sex drive has markedly increased. I find myself checking men out and leering a bit at times. Has anyone else experienced this? My doc initially prescribed Xanax, which was a bit strong, but I noticed that in the morning after the first time I took the Xanax I was so aroused, like a teenaged boy. I just started the Valium yesterday but am still hornier than I ever remembered. Has anyone else experienced this? | F | 39 | 2 days | 8/5/2009 | 4 | muscle problems/spasms/anxiety | sleepy the first week... also built up a tollerance so I cannot take them everyday... | Definately helps anxiety and social anxiety by calming my body and racing mind. I can sleep better, too. However after taking it everyday I had to take more and more to feel the effect of the pill...therefore I cannot and will not take them everyday (even though I need them I know it is too risky and dangerous) I do love valiums though... does its job. | F | 22 | 1 years | 6/19/2009 | 4 | ms | M | 14 days | 6/8/2009 | 4 | Nerve damage / tingling, anxiety | None noted | I am on the lowest available dose (2mg) as needed at bedtime, so I'm confident I'm out of the addictive range. As I am breastfeeding I need to keep my dose as minimal as possible, and I do - in the past week I've only taken 4mg in total (2mg each on two days). Valium is the only thing that has suppressed my "buzzing" nerves enough to allow me to easily fall asleep and stay asleep, and cope with my night-waking baby and two older children as well. I have significant nerve damage in my thoracic spine from a botched spinal anaesthetic, which is both painful and distressing, and a frequently feeding baby, plus a 6-year-old and a 4-year-old to care for, and my husband travels every second week for work. Without the mild relaxing effect of the valium once or twice a week, I simply do not get enough relief from the nerve disorder and enough sleep to function. I find the valium great because at this low dose, it does not make me groggy or unresponsive, just relaxed and it suppresses the nerve buzzing enough for me to feel some comfort in my body. Oh and my 4-month-old has shown zero signs of being affected and I HAVE been watching! But at such a low infrequent dose, that's as expected. | F | 36 | 3 weeks | 6/8/2009 | 4 | Sleep Problems | Few side effects other than what it's supposed to do. It is sedating and helps a lot with anxiety. Too much for too long can cause depression. | I take Valium to counter the side effects from Wellbutrin. For me, it's terrific. I need only about 3 - 5 mg before bed, it takes effect after about 20 minutes (an added bonus is that when it takes effect it feels very nice but that's not why I take it...) and then I just sleep! My problem is staying asleep and Valium definitely works. The BEST PART for me is that when I wake up I feel clean. I don't feel groggy or stupid. My doctor says it has lifespan of 24 hours but I don't experience that at all. When I get up in the morning I'm basically ready to go. For me, it's been a great drug and does what it's supposed to do. | F | 41 | 3 years | 3/19/2009 | 4 | first prescribed for TMJ | At first, very mellow, tired. later on, not much of anything | Can't get off it. Have tried, but it's not worth the hassle. Have spoken to my doctor many times about it b/c I am worried about long term effects, but he thinks the withdrawal would be far worse..so thanks, doc, for prescribing it so freely all these years..I don't even know if it does anything for me anymore, but I do know I feel it when I don't take it. I am careful not to increase my dose as I know that way lies madness. It's not easy, though, and I wish I'd never started it. Stuck with it forever, I guess, unless I want to check into rehab or something and really, is it worth that? Think I'll just keep taking the damn drug. (I take 5 mgs twice a day, btw). | F | 56 | 10 years | 3/17/2009 | 4 | social and anxiety | No side effects other than slight tireness | Valium has helped me slightly in performing social tasks (speeches/presentations)while I'm in college. I take 5 mg whenever I think I will be in a situation that usually makes me nervous and shakey. I still get nervous while speaking in class but the after effects (thinking I performed horribly) have decreased as well as the trembling voice and shakes. Overall I would say this drug can be useful if you avoid situations due to anxiety. If any thing it gives you a placebo like boost in confidence. I only take it when I need it and I think that is important as far as becoming dependent on it. I think it has given me confidence even when I don't take it. | M | 23 | 3 weeks | 1/15/2009 | 4 | Dizziness & Vertigo | none | I took this on days that i just couldn't stand the dizziness. Once taken i was able to go on with my day and not feel like the room was spinning. Ativan was also prescribed, this just made my symptoms worse! | F | 28 | 30 days | 4/2/2008 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | None | Valium is a weaker version of the popular Xanax but last a lot longer. Valium doesn't make me forgetful and just kinda mellows me out if I'm in a enclosed space. It doesn't really make me fall asleep and it does make me function normally. A 10mg of Valium equals a .50 of Xanax. I think though Xanax works faster than Valium. I have no real side effects with Valium though. If your kinda not sure about taking anti-Anxiety medications, I would ask your doctor if you could try Valium. It might be all you need for Anxiety issues. | F | 30 | 3 months | 2/16/2008 | 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 | 4 | Chronic muscle spasm in neck & TMJ | Mild drowsiness. Depression the first couple pills but none thereafter. | I was taking a low dose of Valium, between 2.5 and 5 mg once or twice a week, for about a year and a half. There were periods when I've needed to take it daily for a week at a time, but had no problems with any sort of withdrawal. It's the only thing that really works to loosen up my neck and jaw muscles after I was in a car accident two years ago, other than myofascial release performed by a physical therapist. My only beef with this drug is that doctors are paranoid about prescribing it due to the addictive properties, even for those of us who don't use it daily. Cyclobenzaprine, or Flexiril, causes my muscles to weaken too much so that I'm unable to take it during the day when I most need a muscle relaxant. Will be trying Skelaxin next... | F | 30 | 1.5 years | 8/25/2007 | 4 | Social Anxiety Disorder | Can't think on the spot. Loss of memory. Craving alcohol. Became depressed. Mood swings. | I started with valium for my SAD about one year ago and was the greatest feeling, made me crave to be around people because it did take away my anxiety. As the months went by the dosages became less effective and I kept on increasing it, and before I knew it I was a complete junky, moving from doctor to doctor begging them to give me valium. Without it I was unable to go out and my anxiety became even worse. Its now two weeks since I have been clean. I am now taking lexapro, a great anti depressant for anxiety. I know it is very tempting of the nice feeling but the long term term use will make you even worse. Trust me, I have been on a mission to cure my SAD for over six years now. | M | 26 | 1 years | 8/22/2007 | 4 | Followup from 6/15 posting | Headaches have gone away. Muscle cramps have gone away and muscle twitching is less frequent. I only take 5 mg of Valium four times a day, not the 20 mg substitution as recommended for each 1 mg reduction of Klonopin. Extreme mood swings but I don't know if that's from Klonopin reduction or from Valium. Some depression and at times feelings of hopelessness, thinking I’ll never get better. Insomnia following each titration downward. Worst of all, I had a seizure when I reduced Klonopin too quickly, far more then the recommended 10% every 2-3 weeks and without a concurrent Valium substitution. Stupid!!!!!!! | I found a Dr. through the VA who has used this method of tapering off the more potent benzos using Valium (Diazipam) substitution. Valium has the longest half-life of any benzo without most of the nasty side effects. Even so, this has not been easy. I’m down to 2 mg of Klonopin a day. Valium definitely helps with the worst of the anxiety, but there’s no way of avoiding some withdrawal. Some of this may be because I have not followed the exact equivalency substitution advised. I have substituted less Valium for Klonopin than recommended. I am too afraid of becoming addicted to another benzo, even thought Dr. and support groups say this is unlikely. Exercise, support groups, friends, keeping a journal, all help. | M | 55 | 50 days | 7/19/2007 | 4 | Using to taper off Ativan | Headache, depression, fatigue, skin problems | I, like the person who posted on June 16th, am using the Dr. Heather Ashton method to taper OFF the benzodiazepine, Ativan, by replacing it w/ Valium. Valium is the only benzo to use to taper, if anyone wishes to get off these horrid, addicting poisons. Here is the wedsite: http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/index.htm. It contains the rationale behind using Valium to taper off. There is also a message board w/ others who are withdrawing, for support: http://benzoisland.org/index.html. No matter what your doctor tells you, benzo drugs like Valium, are addicting and will ruin you physically and psychologically, eventually. It will catch up with you, don't fool yourself. Withdrawal, be it interdose or tolerance withdrawal, WILL happen; it's only a matter of time and it is very unpleasant. There is NO good or legit reason to take any benzodiazepine drug (Xanax, Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, etc) - except Valium, in order to get off them. Finding a doctor to use the Ashton method is not easy, but s | F | 42 | 2 months | 7/8/2007 | 4 | Using it to titrate off of Klonopin | Headache, drowsiness in the morning. Hard time getting my Dr. to prescribe and go along with treatment program. Valium supposedly is far less addicting than some other benzos, with far fewer side effects. I hope that turns-out to be true. | I decided to get off of all benzos after much reading and having a friend who was abusing Xanax kill himself (may have been other issues, too). I was taking about 4 mg of Klonopin daily. I read a lot of the reseach on benzos by Dr. Heather Ashton, one of the world's leading authorities on benzos. I was shocked to see her equivalency table for Klonopin and Xanax. 1 mg of Klonopin or Xanax is equel to 20 mg of Valium. That's right, 20!! Plus, Klonopin and Xanax have nasty side effects. That did it for me. No more benzos!! Because Valium has the longest half-life of any benzo and the least side effects, I'm using it and water-titration to get off Klonopin, a method widly used in Europe. 10% reduction every 10-14 days. So far so good. | M | 55 | 20 days | 6/15/2007 | 4 | M | | 6/6/2007 | 4 | anxiety | no side effects other than sleepiness in beginning--relieved anxiety and probably still does but it's impossible to tell since I've been on it so long. | Addictive. I worry about going off it and discuss it with my doctor at my annual physical each year but we ultimately end up keeping me on it since he says going off it will cause me more problems than staying on it at this point. He does not seem worried as long as I am at the same dosage as I was all along, which I am--10mg a day. If I do take an extra dose, it has no effect--in fact it seems to mitigate the effects of the others. It's weird. I think my body is just very, very used to it. | F | 54 | 5 days | 3/14/2007 |