What are the effects of the drug Valium?!
Question: I was recently prescribed the drug Valium from my Doctor. I was am being prescribed Valium for bouts with anxiety and nervousness. I was just wondering if anyone had any information on this particular drug including side effects and normal effects. Also does this drug has the potential for recreational use or abuse?
Answers: I was recently prescribed the drug Valium from my Doctor. I was am being prescribed Valium for bouts with anxiety and nervousness. I was just wondering if anyone had any information on this particular drug including side effects and normal effects. Also does this drug has the potential for recreational use or abuse?
My aunt is prescribed that for anxiety and she gave me one cuz I saw her acting all floaty and I wanted to have in, it kicks in like 30 mins after you take it, you start to feel all drunk and floaty, with a not-give-a-fcuk attitude..i was smoking weed walking around my house naked just cuz i just didn't give a fcuk lol then all of sudden the drowsiness overcomes you and you feel heavy, wake up the next day tired as hell, at least I did, but if you do have an anxiety problem, it will probably just help it and take the edge off. I know a lot of people who take it for fun though, I can't, I get too ballsy lol
the feeling is like you dont give a ****, kinda like being drunk without being intoxicated ...its sick, trust me you wont give a **** about **** that gave you anxietys before
Yes this drug is very, very well liked for recreational use and drug abuse. It can be addicting if you take it for longer then prescribed or take more then the dose you are suppose to take.
My doctor put me on xanax 1 mg which is pretty much the same as valium (maybe a lils tronger though) He had me on 4 a day. After 3-4 weeks I was up to taking 8-10 everyday because my body built up a tolerance to them. My body kept needing more and more in order to work the same as they once did when I first started., This is how people become addicted and can over dose. I told the doctor and I had to be weaned off xanax (took about 4-5 weeks to wean myself off of it, lowering it .5 mg every week) He then put me on Klonopin 1 mg. 2 times a day. I have been on that for 6 years now. It still helps and my body doesn't crave more. I sometimes (most of the time) only take 1 a day. Klonopin effects last longer in your system 6-8 hours and has milder side effects.
Valium could make you tired, sleepy, slow, numb, relaxed, spacey, happy, calm & dizzy. (I have been put on Valium before also but it wasn't strong enough, I suffer from severe panic disorder & generlized anxiety with OCD)
I don't think you will have any bothersome side effects at all. It should help quite good with your anxiety. Keep all doctor appointments while on it. If you find yourself needing more and more to get the same effect call your doctor. Also know that once you start on them for over 4 weeks you will have to be slowly weaned off of them. It can take weeks to get off of them. If you just stop them you can have seizures and much worse anxiety and lots of bad symptoms. Trust me you don't wanna just stop these ever. It sucks.
They can make you drowsy, high if you are not taking them for any condition.
Yes it has potential for abuse and physical dependence,
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Valium can work wonders for anxiety sufferers, although it is not for everyone. You just have to see if it works for you. If it's working correctly, it will take the edge off your anxiety so that you can function and focus. I would start with one-quarter of the dose the doc gives you; otherwise it might just put you to sleep. (Not permanently, heh heh) It does have a soporific effect if taken at a higher dosage than needed. My daughter takes a different drug for anxiety which is similar to Val. Try to only take it when you really, really need it so that you don't develop a tolerance to it or worse, become addicted. And yes, addiction is a very real posibility. Drug dealers sell it. This drug is used by some for recreation/abuse.
My daughter was surprised to learn that on the days she takes her anx. med, her shoulders and upper back don't hurt. She normally is very tight and sore in those areas, and one day when she took it (so that she could go to the mall, a place she can't normally go because of her anxiety around crowds of people), she said to me after shopping for a couple of hours, "Wow... my back doesn't even hurt!" She did, however, have a little trouble counting money when it came time to pay at the register. Your brain can be a little foggy if you get just a little bit too much in your system.
Diazepam, or Valium, is a central nervous system depressant, or CNS. Theraputic effects: relief of anxiety, sedation, skeletal muscle relaxation, decreased seizure activity.
Adverse reactions and side effects: dizziness, drowsiness, lethargy. Less common, but possible side effects: depression, hangover, headache, paradoxical excitation, blurred vision, respiratory depression,
constipation, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, rashes, venous thrombosis, psychological dependence, tolerance.
It is good to have something to help you cope when you really need it. Good luck. :)