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 |
| 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 | 1 | | 10/1/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | Anxiety | After initial mild euphoria, out of control crying jags and behavior bordering on psychosis....after two doses of 2.5 mg. | I'd taken valium decades ago and it helped me for anxiety. I recently got a prescription of 5mg to help me through some stressful times. I took 2.5 mg twice. Mild euphoria gave way a couple of hours later to an out of control crying session with severe hostility and some paranoia thrown in for good measure. I slept, but woke up feeling extremely hostile. Couldn't have been any addictive side effects, since I only took 2.5 mg twice and a week apart. Beware. | F | 56 | 2 days | 7/27/2007 | 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 | 3 | Muscle spasms | Itchy (all over my body), loss of mental accuity (difficulty reading), depression and emotional dysregulation- I became irritable, uncontrollably at times. | This drug was a real mixed bag for me. It was extraordinarily effective at relieving the muscle spasm, better than flexeril by far, but really complicated by social interactions. I made the mistake of a drinking two beers approx six hours after taking a valium and went into a rage. The only way I'll take this again is right before I go to sleep if then. | M | 46 | 3 days | 6/29/2007 | 3 | Anxity | Sleepy and a bit calmer, but really not much change. | This drug does not really do much. It works just about as well as 2 glasses of wine, but it does not have the calories, which is the only reason I can see taking it. | F | 47 | 7 days | 6/28/2007 | 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 | 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 | 4 | M | | 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 | 1 | muscle spasm shoulders and back | No immediate side effects except slight drowsiness, but over 2 years, emotional dullness, dull-wittedness, and depression/sadness. It made me less human. | Don't take this for more than a few days, and then only if absolutely necessary for pain or panic. It is wonderful for anxiety and muscle spasms, true. You'll sleep deeply and long. But when you try to quit, you'll experience anxiety/panic/insomnia like you never thought possible, as well as headaches and irritability. 5-9 days after tapering down from 2 yrs of a maximum dose of 10 mg a day to 0.5 (this took 4 weeks because of headaches) I was anxious, irritable and completely unable to fall asleep for more than 1 hour. This can last for 2 weeks after you quit. Don't take for more than 2-3 days unless you get major help tapering off, including sleeping pills for the insomnia you will no doubt experience. Also, don't quit abruptly or you can have seizures. Is this drug really worth the trouble? I wish I had never started it, even though it relieved my pain so well. Not worth it. | F | 52 | 2 years | 5/22/2007 | 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 | 1 | Anxiety, Depression, OCD | Stupor, Fatigue, Slurred Speech | Tried from 5 MG to 20 MG. It was similar to being drunk insofar as stupor and slurred speech, but there was no euphoria. No change in my depression or anxiety. | M | 22 | 1 months | 4/23/2007 | 3 | Panic Anxiety | Not really many - less then most, it is a good long term solution with few side effects - I have taken it many times over the years but I just got a prescription for the first time in 4 years today. | IMO 5 mg of valium is a joke, if you have anxiety I would ask for the 10's. Truthfully it takes about 25mg to really do anything for me that is effective and I only take it for a month or so every few years. i just got a script for 100 5mg and I had to take 5 straight away to get satisfactory results. It should really be available in 30mg tabs for panic anxiety, but it has none of the bizarre side effects seen with xanax. Klonopin is a good alternative which is stronger but does have more side effects, enough so that it is my second choice. | M | 36 | 1 days | 4/19/2007 | 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 |