Valium is a wonder drug!

[UndertheOcean]

All those anti-depressants are nonsense , Valium is the way to go ! Wow , all your aches and anxieties just melt away . Why don't they prescribe that shit more often!

Did you ever try it?

I was injected with it 2 days ago to lower a heart rate of 170 brought on by a panic attack , and now I can't wait to get a prescription.

[gmoney]

1. I think I'm going to ask for an Rx next time...

Sure could use it sometimes...

[UndertheOcean]

19. And your doctor obliges you just like that ?

[gmoney]

27. If it gives her an excuse to look down on me, probably...

...doctors live to scorn their patients. At least the ones I've met.

[UndertheOcean]

37. Well doctors in this country are treated like Gods .

its bound to get to there heads.

[Perseid]

2. the downside

you will get physically accustomed to it, and require more and more as time goes on.

there will be times when you don't know why you are acting so angry and inconsiderate of others.

there will come a time, if you use it enough, that you won't even know how to get back to who you used to be.

[UndertheOcean]

4. But how long do you need to take it before this happens ?

[Perseid]

7. it all depends on the person and their metabolism, as well as their thoughts

and why they are taking it in the first place.

All I can say is, be prepared to depend upon it quickly. Very fast.

Not a place I would recommend.

[cuke]

8. Highly addictive

It won't be long before you feel shitty when you're not high.

I also do not recommend Valium dependency. I also have an anxiety disorder, and I consider it an "emergency use only" option.

[RetroLounge]

17. "you don't know why you are acting so angry and inconsiderate "

Ah, that explains your posts today...

RL

[hisownpetard]

20. Hey, you! Where ya been hiding??

[RetroLounge]

21. I'll take your word for it and chill out...

I've been busy busy busy...

Been writing a lot. Been working a lot too...

:hi:

RL

[WheelWalker]

34. Second Voice that. Benzodiazapines are not

suitable for recreational use.

[UndertheOcean]

38. This is just for getting by , not recreational.

[LaurenG]

3. I was given a xanax once. I thought it was great and then I fell

asleep for the rest of the day. I don't think I have the right metabolism for any of those. (It would make it hard to earn a living, for me anyway).

[Droopy]

5. Take it only when needed and you should be fine

That's assuming that you don't have a panic attack every day.

[UndertheOcean]

12. That is my plan.

only when needed.

[Perry Logan]

6. Be careful. Valerian can be very addictive.

[mountainvue]

9. I just took 5mg and feel much better.

For some reason, Prozac has started to create a lot of anxiety in me lately.

[SPKrazy]

10. all the benzos are good for anxiety

they can be addictive so they are handed out sparsely by many

klonipin can be a good alternative to valium, xanax, etc because it is long acting and doesn't change your head the way those do.

Hell, valium is the ultimate muscle relaxant too...

a good drug with a bad rep, and a history of a lot of people who have abused it

I'm one who has abused it btw, and it can really mess you up with some booze along with it.

The what did I do last night phenomenon is apparent quickly with that, rather easy blackout

[UndertheOcean]

11. My abdomen is constantly bloated and in knots and pressing on my lungs

making it bothersome to sleep , but with the Valium shot it all just melted away , and for the first time in a long time I started laughing if joy .

[Spacemom]

13. Didn't your mom teach you?

If you bring it to the lounge, you have to bring enough for everyone! :D

Those are nice, although they should be used sparingly.

[ThomCat]

14. Two of my meds are also used to treat depression

So I'm getting anti-depressants as beneficial side effect. I've definitely noticed a positive difference. But then my depression was was a result of pain, so controlling the pain controls the depression. I guess, given my situation, even minor anti-depressants would work well for me if I needed them to be prescribed separately.

:shrug:

[Cairycat]

15. Valium is my hero

I have to get an injection in my eye every month. (I have wet form macular degenration, and would be going blind pretty fast without this injection.) I really need Valium to get through it. 10 mgs. a month isn't going to hurt me, but I certainly understand the pull to use it more. So I appreciate the stern words of warning.

[UndertheOcean]

18. An injection in the eye ? that has to hurt.

sorry you have to go through that.

[Cairycat]

22. Nah, they numb it

so it doesn't hurt, or not much. And it's over quick. Like my Dad used to say about aging, "It beats the shit out of the alternative." But it's still scary (#5 is in a couple weeks) and the valium really helps with that, almost like magic.

I appreciate your sympathetic comment. It's a rough road, and it helps to be able to whine about it now & then.

[Turbineguy]

16. I liked

Halcion better. But they took it off the maket cuz it made you CRAZY!:crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

It's all in the classification of Bozodrine.

[Dawggie]

32. Halcio was fricking scary! Had W's daddy pukung in people's laps and got me arrested.

Luckily at the time, it was not a controlled substance so charges were dropped.

[hedgehog]

23. Be very, very careful. Valium has a very bad and well earned reputation

for turning people into zombies.

I'm not a doctor, and I don't know what causes the difference between panic attacks and chronic anxiety. What I don't understand is why any doctor prescribes anything for anxiety except Buspar.
From Wiki:

Buspirone (brand-names Ansial, Ansiced, Anxiron, Axoren, Bespar, BuSpar, Buspimen, Buspinol, Buspisal, Narol, Spitomin, Sorbon) is an anxiolytic agent and a serotonin receptor agonist belonging to the azaspirodecanedione class of compounds. Its structure is unrelated to those of the benzodiazepines, but it has an efficacy comparable to diazepam in treating generalized anxiety disorder.<1><2>

It shows no potential for addiction compared to other drugs commonly prescribed for anxiety, especially benzodiazepine medications. The development of tolerance has not been noticed. Cross-tolerance to benzodiazepines, barbiturates and alcohol does not exist. Furthermore, it is non-sedating.




Also, the difference between anti-depresents and Valium? If you are given the proper anti-depressent, you get normal. You aren't high, you aren't low. You can be happy if things are going well, you can be sad if things are going bad. Anti-depresents aren't happy pills, they're just normal pills!

[UndertheOcean]

24. What if things will never go will for you.. what's wrong with a happy pill.

beats despair.

[hedgehog]

25. Generally, reliance on pharmeceutical happiness (including

alcohol) results in making bad situations much, much worse!

[pitohui]

31. ho boy

"what if things will never go well for you"

i see trouble already

i hope you are getting more than a pill for your issues, because a pill is not going to cure "what if things will never go well for you"

[no name no slogan]

35. you win the thread

best post in the entire thread.

The meds are only a tool to help you deal with your life, they are not the cure-all for what ails you.

[xchrom]

26. yeah i love vaium too - i have a script for it as an alternative to

antidepressants and sleep aid -- and to help get on a fuckin plane.

it's way better than any of the more modern drugs i've used.

[Roon]

28. tranxene is good too, it's a benzo

The only problem I have with it is it makes me talk in my sleep..a LOT..I was so embarrassed at the hospital when I woke up talking and the CNAs were right there.

[UndertheOcean]

29. I want valium , because I already got a taste of it !

[Skittles]

30. you should not aspire to be on any drug

it's not good

[UndertheOcean]

33. Its easier said than done

[Skittles]

36. if you need a drug that is one thing

but to WANT to be drugged because it's so AWESOME - that is not good