Hi all,
I have been prescribed diazepam 5mg for the first time, in advance of having to endure a 6 hour flight tommorrow for my holiday.
I have never taken these before but my anxiety has been at an all-time high recently hence being prescribed these.
I just have a few questions which I hope people may be able to answer and help me feel reassured in taking them correctly.
Firstly, I read on the data sheet about withdrawal syndrome; now I am literally only taking these for my flight there and back so will maybe take 1 tablet the night before and 1 tablet on the day, before getting on the plane and that's it. Do I need to implement some kind of procedure in 'weaning off' as with other drugs such as SSRI's?
Also, I was a little worried about side effects. I have experienced unpleasant effects when adjusting to SSRI's before and the Diazepam seems to list similar effects. I don't want to have to go through it again just for the sake of being calm during flying. Can anyone shed some light on their experiences when taking these for the first time?
Should I maybe just take 1/2 tablet? 5mg seems like quite a high dose but can I 'double up' if I do take 1/2 (as in 2.5mg) and it doesn't work?
I am leaving tommorrow morning so if anyone could just give me any advice ASAP I would be most grateful.
Thanks all