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Valium

Valium



USES: This medication is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal, tremor, muscle spasms and to control seizures. It may also be used before surgery or procedures to reduce apprehension and anxiety.


 
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Valium

Uses
This medication is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal, tremor, muscle spasms and to control seizures. It may also be used before surgery or procedures to reduce apprehension and anxiety.
Notes
  • This medication is also available in an oral form which you may be switched to when possible.

Storage
  • Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C) away from heat and light.
  • Do not store in the bathroom.


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How To Use
  • HOW TO USE THIS MEDICATION: This medication is given by injection into a vein or muscle by a health care professional.
  • Use this medication exactly as directed.
  • Do not increase the dose or use it more often or continue using this for longer than prescribed.

Side Effects
  • Drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, headache or irritation at the injection site may occur as your body adjusts to the medication.
  • If any of these effects continue or become bothersome, inform your doctor.
  • Notify your doctor immediately if you develop a rapid heart rate, chest pain, yellowing of eyes or skin, mood changes, incoordination, strange thoughts, mental confusion or depression while taking this medication.
  • If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

Precautions
  • Tell your doctor if you have any pre-existing kidney disease, heart disease, liver disease, seizure disorder or any allergies.
  • To avoid dizziness and lightheadedness when rising from a seated or lying position, get up slowly.
  • Alcoholic beverages will aggravate these effects.
  • Use caution performing tasks requiring alertness if this medication causes you to feel drowsy.
  • This medication is not recommended for use during pregnancy.
  • Consult your doctor for details.
  • Diazepam passes into breast milk and has had undesirable effects on nursing infants.
  • Using this medication while breast-feeding is not recommended.

Missed Dose
  • If you miss a dose, use it as soon as remembered; do not use it if it is near the time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
  • Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

Drug Interactions
  • Tell your doctor of any over-the-counter or prescription medication you may take including sedatives, antidepressants or narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine).
  • Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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User Medicine Opinions for Valium
Overall: 5 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 30
Time Taken: 30 days

Reason: Spasms, anxiety D/O Date: 6 June 2007
Side Effects
Giddiness, drowsiness

Additional Thoughts
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.

Overall: 4 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 4 out of 5
Healing Power: 5 out of 5
No dependency problems: 4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 55
Time Taken: 20 days

Reason: Using it to titrate off of Klonopin Date: 15 June 2007
Side Effects
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.

Additional Thoughts
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.

Overall: 3 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 4 out of 5
Healing Power: 5 out of 5
No dependency problems: 4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 47
Time Taken: 7 days

Reason: Anxity Date: 28 June 2007
Side Effects
Sleepy and a bit calmer, but really not much change.

Additional Thoughts
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.

Overall: 3 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 4 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 46
Time Taken: 3 days

Reason: Muscle spasms Date: 29 June 2007
Side Effects
Itchy (all over my body), loss of mental accuity (difficulty reading), depression and emotional dysregulation- I became irritable, uncontrollably at times.

Additional Thoughts
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.

Overall: 4 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 4 out of 5
Healing Power: 5 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 42
Time Taken: 2 months

Reason: Using to taper off Ativan Date: 8 July 2007
Side Effects
Headache, depression, fatigue, skin problems

Additional Thoughts
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

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