Reviewer: LadyOwl, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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Valium, aka "Mommy's lil' helpers" had been a godsend for me. I'd been taking it, 10mg tabs, 3x a day, #90/month for 10 years. Now THAT is a miracle as it is. On top of opiate pain meds for chronic back pain as well! All depends on the doctor. Some won't even R/x you an aspirin. Well, anyway, since it's so broad, it helped my muscle spasms, GAD, (General Anxiety D ... Show Full Comment

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Valium, aka "Mommy's lil' helpers" had been a godsend for me. I'd been taking it, 10mg tabs, 3x a day, #90/month for 10 years. Now THAT is a miracle as it is. On top of opiate pain meds for chronic back pain as well! All depends on the doctor. Some won't even R/x you an aspirin. Well, anyway, since it's so broad, it helped my muscle spasms, GAD, (General Anxiety Disorder) insomnia, migriaines, tension, PTSD, etc. So, that's the good thing about it. Bad thing is that after so long, like all the benzodiazapines, you get tolerant to it, and you can take half the bottle, and it doesn't phase you. *NO, I do NOT recommend that, lol)* But doc told me after 10+ years (Never asked for an increase in dose ever), the half life is very long, about 3 days. So even though you don't feel it, it's still in your system. So if you pop a Vicodin or something, chances are you're gonna wind up on the floor. That's the downside. So, as I'm on Methadone 10mg. for chronic back pain, sciatica, Lortab 10mg. for breakthrough pain, (close your mouth, you'll catch a fly), he's decided to cut the Valium, and switch me back to Ativan 1mg. Fine by me, works great, and don't have to worry Doc about the half life. Methadone has a VERY long half life, so I was dancing with death the whole time, and didn't realize it! So, it may be great, but it's a good idea to keep check on your dosage, especially if you're taking opiate painkillers, etc...
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Reviewer: OLD DOG, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months

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omg i se all of you have ben on for so long i ust start on this pillben on it for about 3 mos i like its ben good to me but i do fine i cant do some things like drive but i just dont take it till i get home i take 20 mgs a day i guss i got what i ws looking for because i was in fear of takeing this for a long time because i hear its hell to come off off and this can kill you if you try to ... Show Full Comment

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omg i se all of you have ben on for so long i ust start on this pillben on it for about 3 mos i like its ben good to me but i do fine i cant do some things like drive but i just dont take it till i get home i take 20 mgs a day i guss i got what i ws looking for because i was in fear of takeing this for a long time because i hear its hell to come off off and this can kill you if you try to i dont know if its all talk but i would like to know if this talk is true but all and all i love this pill im a person and got my life back well eny ways if so its a good trad for me sorry for the bad spelling some time my mind is in limbo as you mite know lol i was goinf to come off but you guys and dolls make me see that hey i can stay on what they hell right its better then dieing slowly in side right i have not going out of my house in 12 yrs now i do so so what its can be hell to come off of and kill you trying to i now know i can be on for long time thanks to all of yous and im not alone in this world up side down you have made this old man fell a lot better thank you to all of you that told and share theys bit of thear lifes thanks i think now i will stay on i was so up set befor because i did not know what to do because i did not wont to be a slave to this pill but now i see im not we all need this to have are life back im just and old dog that cant learn new tricks lol well thank all bye i thank yous all
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Reviewer: LadyOwl, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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As another reviewer wrote, I too have taken Valium 10mg/3xdaily, for about 10 years now, and I've yet to have any problems. I've taken Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, all of them...Valium has worked the best for me, for it covers so much.

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As another reviewer wrote, I too have taken Valium 10mg/3xdaily, for about 10 years now, and I've yet to have any problems. I've taken Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, all of them...Valium has worked the best for me, for it covers so much.
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Reviewer: Leese, Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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wI was diagnosed with anxiety disorder about 9 years ago. The Doctor had me on xanax, which put me to sleep.Valium is only taken if i feel real uneasy and anxious. It relaxes my mind and nerves down comfortably and I don't feel tired.

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wI was diagnosed with anxiety disorder about 9 years ago. The Doctor had me on xanax, which put me to sleep.Valium is only taken if i feel real uneasy and anxious. It relaxes my mind and nerves down comfortably and I don't feel tired.
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