I take Valium 20 mg in the morning and find myself having difficulty sleeping.?!
Question: I was just prescribed Valium for panic attacks. It sucks, I take 20mg in the morning but can't stay asleep that night. I go to sleep fine but I wake up really early the next morning (4am), and can't fall back asleep. This usually never happens so i'm positive it is a reaction to the valium. Do you think the dosage should be spread out? or is it because I literally just started taking them and my body has to adjust to the new chemical? I don't want to take them everyday, I just want to take them occasionally without worrying about sleeping horribly. If anyone has any information it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Answers: I was just prescribed Valium for panic attacks. It sucks, I take 20mg in the morning but can't stay asleep that night. I go to sleep fine but I wake up really early the next morning (4am), and can't fall back asleep. This usually never happens so i'm positive it is a reaction to the valium. Do you think the dosage should be spread out? or is it because I literally just started taking them and my body has to adjust to the new chemical? I don't want to take them everyday, I just want to take them occasionally without worrying about sleeping horribly. If anyone has any information it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
You were put on 20mg of Valium for panic attacks? That doesn't sound right. There are much more effective drugs for panic disorder with less side effects.
Plus the last thing you want is an addiction to valium. It is most likely the most dangerous drug there is to withdrawal from.
But to answer your question, the 4am wakeup is likely due to the withdrawal from your body. I would suggest taking some in the morning and some in the night...but not 20mg.
Valium is very habit forming, you should know that going in. I would check with my Dr. and see if I could get a prescription for 5 mg. that I could take 4X a day.
Why not take the valium at night? That would seem to make more sense, to help you sleep. When I had panic attacks, my doctor prescribed a very low dose beta blocker which worked wonders.