Reviewer: detoxer extraordinaire, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Librium stays in your system a long time. I noticed a week after i got out of detox i started going into withdrawals. I had felt great and didnt know what was going on. I realized it was the librium going out of my system. Treatment places need to have a much better tapering program.

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Librium stays in your system a long time. I noticed a week after i got out of detox i started going into withdrawals. I had felt great and didnt know what was going on. I realized it was the librium going out of my system. Treatment places need to have a much better tapering program.
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Reviewer: Knuckles, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have been to 2 rehab facilities, and 2 ER visits for my alcoholism. This last visit to the ER was for pancreatitis. I was in for a week, and was prescribed Librium for 2 weeks, with a slow taper towards the end. It did what it was meant to do. Cut down anxiety, lessened cravings, and gave my body time to recover. What some people on here don't understand, is it isn't a drug to stop us al ... Show Full Comment

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I have been to 2 rehab facilities, and 2 ER visits for my alcoholism. This last visit to the ER was for pancreatitis. I was in for a week, and was prescribed Librium for 2 weeks, with a slow taper towards the end. It did what it was meant to do. Cut down anxiety, lessened cravings, and gave my body time to recover. What some people on here don't understand, is it isn't a drug to stop us alcoholics from "wanting" or "craving" alcohol. That is up to us individually to do. There isn't a miracle drug out there that will stop us from thinking the way we think. It's a constant battle to stay sober for many of us. Even though I am an Atheist, I still attend AA meeting so that people of like minds can help give me the tools to stay sober. It's just as much mental, as it is anything else. Librium helped me once I fell off the wagon, and had to go to the hospital when my pancreas swelled 4 times the size it is, but I took my last pill two days ago, and with the tools I learned in rehab, and the support of family and friends, I haven't had one craving. We alcoholics will never stop being alcoholics. The "Just one." mentality doesn't work for us. If you want to be sober, there is support and understanding out there, but it won't come in a pill form. This pill did what it needed to do. Cut down on my shakes (as an alcoholic, most of us think that if we have a couple of drinks to get rid of the shakes, we will be fine, but when does it ever stop at "Just a couple."?) I take Citalopram, Trazadone, Hydroxazine, Zofran, and formerly Librium. Some to battle depression (also a cause/side effect of alcohol), but nothing will stop the cravings except my own mind. So, stay strong. Keep the path, and don't "rely" on medicine to fix you. Work on fixing yourself.
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Reviewer: jturs07, 65-74 Male (Patient)

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causes constipation..will wean off gradually via doctors advice..

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causes constipation..will wean off gradually via doctors advice..
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Reviewer: Bree, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I wouldn't have been free of alcoholism without taking Librium.

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I wouldn't have been free of alcoholism without taking Librium.
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Reviewer: speedy, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month

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after taking for alcohol I still the shakes

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after taking for alcohol I still the shakes
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