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 | insomnia | none | If I need a good night's sleep, I take 5mg valium an hour before bedtime. I will then get a solid sleep and wake up feeling much more refreshed than I usually do. It's very effective. | M | 46 | 2 years | 3/7/2008 | 5 | CFS, anxiety, guilt, doom feelings | I'm taking between 5 and 10mg a day and this helps me get a grip on things, so I can function and not suffer as much. Valium. 5mg, 20-30 minutes in you will notice a good relaxation and bit of a social buzz, this wears this wears off within an hour but stress and anxiety and muscle tension don't return for at least 12 hours. Valium is also a great muscle relaxer and could be used for this alone. 10mg valium I would say is equivalent to 800mg skelaxin if you are familiar with it. Skelaxin with valium also is better than Skelaxin alone, which can cause feelings of agitation as well as insomnia. On that note, valium is good for insomnia unlike these next two benzos I will mention. Many people are confused about which benzo is best for them (because it's so hard to get doctors to give you the one you want if you had a choice) but I have been able to try a few others. Xanax .5mg, possible headaches, harder to notice, a bit blunting of emotions. Less sedating. Not that useful to me. R | Valium is one of the few drugs I can endorse for CFS and I've tried many types of drugs for my condition. I find it superior to an SSRI in dealing with my neurotic guilt and depression. Without valium. I can't clean more than 5 minutes without worrying about something else or being so fixated on my constant pain and muscle aches I have to stop. With valium. I can calm down and spend 2 hours or so doing chores. Still tired, but I can take it slow without becoming frustrated at myself and illness. Talk about night and day. I was also given the stimulant Ritalin to try for fatigue and brain fog. This made me stress worse and become even more up tight. So ironically, I am far more motivated and less fatigued taking Valium which is a sedative. Go figure. I also believe it is not as good for pure panic disorders. In which case like Klonopin or Xanax are more suitable. If you have a hard time getting valium or aren't sure what to say to a doctor, complain of muscle fatigue, insomnia, s | M | 23 | 1 months | 3/4/2008 | 5 | anxiety | Mild to moderate memory loss. | I love valium. It makes me very calm. I took it most recently the day of my mom's funeral. I'm a shy person, but the valium enabled me to open up and speak easily and comfortably with everyone I encountered that day. Unfortunately, I remember very little of what I actually said to people. | M | 41 | 1 years | 2/19/2008 | 5 | Anxiety, fibromyalgia | I have to adjust my does to 1/2 tablet sometimes to reduce side effects of brain drain and oversleeping. | I works wonderfully. I think people who have bad side effects may be over dosed even on the smallest RX pill. I often take only 1/2. | F | 60 | 4 years | 2/16/2008 | 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 | 5 | Back pain/anxiety | forgetfulness, drowsiness | I was on Valium for a bout a solid year on a fairly low but regular dose (2MG twice a day). Gradually faded off and now take only once in a blue moon. With other life changes, this drug has helped me tremendously. I was diagnosed with mild scoliosis, and when situational anxiety would occur, the muscles in my upper back would spasm and I would also experience symptoms of panic attack. The valium absolutely stopped these reactions in their tracks. But the real key to changing was also making lifestyle changes also; left a very stressful job for one and also got a new matress to help my back! Tapering off the daily dose was no problem, and I maintain a prescription on hand with refills, but must say that right now I don't feel the need to take the drug at all. Comming off experience can sort of be described as gradually "waking up". Again, for me I believe this drug was very beneficial and has helped change my life for the positive, but can not emphasize enough that m | M | 44 | 1 years | 2/9/2008 | 5 | Anxiety panic, fibromyalgia, cramps | If I take it at night I wake up hungry. I am diabetic so this can be a problem. | Valium is a Godsend for me. I _suffer_ with bad nerves and panic attacks so much that I am basically housebound. I,m not too sure about how it works, but all I know is I take 5 mg. and rest and don't feel like snapping heads off, lol. When I am very nervous this calms me so much. If not for my Valium during my brothers sudden death I would of suffered hell. I highly reccomend it. | F | 54 | 10 years | 2/1/2008 | 5 | it makes me nice | NO side effects becides a little short term memory loss but other than that it is my fav drug | F | 23 | 3 years | 1/20/2008 | 5 | to calm stress | My short term memory is gone when i take it every day. If in moderation i lose things constently | IT makes my projects, cleaning, work, and sleep 100% easier to deal with, when i could be having a break down from my busy life! I do not take every day. Only when needed! | F | 29 | 10 days | 1/18/2008 | 5 | Anxiety | None | A wonder drug. I was having anxiety attacks about flying, high pressure business meetings and representing clients in stressful situations. My doctor recommended 10 mg of valium before such meetings and it literally changed my life. I always carry a couple pills with me now just in case (kind of like a baby with his secruity blanket). I don't use Valium often much anymore, maybe once a week on average, but sure nice to know it's there if needed. | M | 62 | 10 years | 1/15/2008 | 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 | 1 | Depression | excessive sleeping, loss of appetite, spaced out, I felt lifeless. | I was in my own little world, and didn't care about anything. I was anti social, and there were times I would not speak for days. I lost track of what day is was, along with the date. Once I thought it was Thursday, and it actually was Saturday. I forgot to take showers, and even eat a meal. It was like I was going senile. | F | 25 | 2 months | 11/2/2007 | 5 | anxiety | none | found it to be helpful | F | 59 | 20 years | 10/16/2007 |