Originally Posted by
dally
Valium works too. But after eventually getting interdose withdrawals on a 4 mg one of dose...once every week. For aa year or more...I decided the awfull side effects of addiction were absolutely not worth adding to my anxiety problems.
It IS an effective drug but the remnants of it can stay and build up in your body for up to a month, long after the 4=6 hours of relaxation effect has worn off.
The safest way to take it, to avoid risk of tolerance or dependence is to take a course for no longer than two weeks.
Or
Be prepared to do a reduction withdrawal taper, which can and should b done under medical supervision
The drug has messed up my gaba receptors, which are responsible for helping us to relax naturally (which at worse may never heal and there's no way of knowing if they will,)
I regret taking this med, or taking it weekly over a long period of time. And being left with an additional prob.
I am VERY frustrated that my gp nor mental health team, at no time gave me any info on the POTENTIAL of addiction on infrequent use of this drug