Diazepam Advice Or Info?
I have been given Diazepam by my gp for anxiety. I do not like taking medication i fear the side effects of medication in general. I am finding it hard to cope now nad have a full blown anxiety attack which i just want too stop but i am scared of taking Diazepam incase i have a bad reaction too it.
Where can i find out more about Diazepam ?
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Diazepam is Valium by another name and its from a group of drugs called benzo diazepines. They are highly addictive but can be very effective in treating panic disorders and muscle spasms.
There are a lot of side effects and you should be aware and comfortable knowing what the medication is and does before you start taking it.
The most common side effects of benzodiazepines are related to their sedating and muscle-relaxing action. They include drowsiness, dizziness and decreased alertness and concentration. Lack of coordination may result in ataxia, falls and injuries, particularly in the elderly. Another result is impairment of driving skills and increased risk of road traffic accidents.Decreased libido and erection problems are a common side effect. Depression and disinhibition may emerge. Hypotension and suppressed breathing may be encountered with intravenous use. Less common side effects include nausea and changes in appetite, blurred vision, confusion, euphoria, depersonalization and nightmares. Cases of liver toxicity have been described but are very rare.
Paradoxical reactions, such as aggression, violence, impulsivity, irritability and suicidal behavior sometimes occur. These reactions have been explained as consequences of disinhibition, that is loss of control over socially unacceptable behavior. Paradoxical reactions are rare in the general population, with an incidence rate below 1% and similar to placebo. However, they occur with greater frequency in recreational abusers, individuals with borderline personality disorder, children and patients on high-dosage regimes. In these groups, impulse control problems are perhaps the most important risk factor for disinhibition; learning disabilities and neurological disorders are also significant risks. Most reports of disinhibition involve high doses of high-potency benzodiazepines.Paradoxical effects may only appear after chronic use of benzodiazepines.
The short-term use of benzodiazepines adversely affects multiple areas of cognition; most notably, it interferes with the formation and consolidation of memories of new material and may induce complete anterograde amnesia. However, researchers often hold contrary opinions regarding the effects of long-term administration. One view is that many of the short-term effects continue into the long-term and may even worsen, and are not resolved after quitting benzodiazepines. Another view maintains that cognitive deficits in chronic benzodiazepine users occur only for a short period after the dose, or that the anxiety disorders is the cause of these deficits.
The long-term adverse effects of benzodiazepines include a general deterioration in physical and mental health and tend to increase with time. Not everyone however, experiences problems with long-term use. The adverse effects can include cognitive impairments and affective and behavioural problems. Feelings of turmoil, difficulty in thinking constructively, loss of sex-drive, agoraphobia and social phobia, increasing anxiety and depression, loss of interest in leisure pursuits and interests, an inability to experience or express feelings also occurs. Additionally an altered perception of self, environment and relationships may occur.
Discontinuation of benzodiazepines or abrupt reduction of the dose, even after a relatively short course of treatment (three to four weeks), may result in two groups of symptoms—rebound and withdrawal. Rebound symptoms are the return of the symptoms for which the patient was treated but worse than before. Withdrawal symptoms are the new symptoms that occur when the benzodiazepine is stopped. They are the main sign of physical dependence.
For information specific to diazepam go to http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100…
And there is a wiki article here thats quite good.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diazepam
You should go back and talk to your doctor about this “problem” and ask to be referred to a Psychologist if possible.
WHY?? Obviously by your Question you have GAD (General Anxiety Disorder)
This is a “little’ different that just saying you have Anxiety and/or Panic attacks, as they come from time to time.
GAD is with U as a “friend” ALL the time.(not a good friend)
Diazapan (Valium) usually in a dosage of 5mg, is usually very effective in treating a Panic Attack….NOT an Anxiety attack
IF U are a GAD sufferer, U will experience from time to time Panic attacks on top of the Anxiety NOT what U are saying , an Anxiety attack.
.
There IS a REAL difference.
Because: Anxiety as GAD is constant, often from morning til nite.
BECAUSE (and UNDERSTAND this) you fear medications and are also scared (fearsome) of taking Valium for the fear of side effects, your Mind will react to this (even subconsciously) and taking Valium may NOT work on U AT ALL.
Not only will U NOT experience side effects..the effects of the Valium will NOT be felt at all.>> in ANY way whatsoever.
Some doctors prescribe an anti depressant, and some GAD sufferers say they feel better on an anti depressant..others disagree.
I do not like anti depressants.
In so far as side effects from Valium, while the drug companies put out leaflets and mention side effects..in reality..there are usually NONE.
It is addictive, but ONLY, if U were to be consuming them daily, at around 3 to 4 5mg a day over a 2/3 week period. And not for an actual Panic attack but to ward off what U think, may be a Panic attack coming on.
(U should NOT use them as some type of Preventer or Insurance)
Most sufferers do not use them in that manner.
Often, a warning comes with them, about NOT driving or using machinery while on them..this is ONLY a warning to protect the drug company should U be that one in a million that experience bad side effects.(called drowsiness)
The effect they will have IF taken with any alcohol drink is that U will feel sleepy, and may go to sleep, however that WOULD actually rely on the amount of alcohol consumed and usually MORE than 1 by 5mg
Valium tablet.
Even a 10mg tablet taken with one ot two beers would probably only
make U sleepy..More would NOT be recommended at all.
NOTE: That THIS type of Question may make U open to some scaring answers.
What I have said here is FACT and Your Doctor WILL definitely support my words. {ask him/her}
I felt exactly the same. I started having panic attacks 8 years ago and my gp gave me anti depressants for the long term and diazepam for when i felt an attack coming on but i was too scared to take them because i wasnt sure what they would do to me. They are really just a quick fix anyway and the only thing that worked for me was counselling. Im much better now. Still have the odd wobbly moment but i’m in control of it now.
Hi, I have GAD and Major chronic depression I have been on diazepam for a long time. I get very nervous about pills and always research them. Nothing to worry about all it does is relax you, do not take more than prescribed, talk wi/ dr. first. Honestly, valium just relaxes you and stops the panic attack, I do not need to go further, i think u understand.
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It is great you want to know more about Diazepam before taking it. As you may know, Diazepam is the generic name for Valium. This is a anti-anxiety drug in a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. One problem with benzos is they can be very addictive. Also, people often have to take higher and higher doses for the med to be effective.
If the anxiety is not too bad, you can try breathing slowly deep into your belly. Then slowly and completely exhale. Do this as long as it takes to feel better. Also, breathing into a small paper bag helps. This is not an “old wive’s tale.” There is a medical reason for why this works. However, I won’t bore you with the details.
I have found exercise to be very helpful for dealing with depression and anxiety. You can try herbs like kava kava, valerian root, chamomile, hops, passion flower, skullcap. Probably, valerian root and kava kava are the best. However, what many people don’t realize is that it usually takes about 3 weeks for some of these herbs to start working. There are other alternative medicine methods to work with anxiety.
If your anxiety attacks are really bad and nothing else seems to help, you might try medication on a temporary basis. One problem with Valium is that it stays in your body a really long time. You might ask your doctor about Ativan or Xanax, which leave your body very quickly.
Most doctors avoid prescribing Valium because it stays in the body for so long. They prefer using meds like Ativan or Xanax. You really should try to see a psychiatrist instead of your gp. Psychiatrists have much more knowledge about psych drugs.
Psychotherapy might also help you get to the root of your anxiety, instead of just dealing with the symptom by taking a pill. In terms of anxiety, research shows that psychotherapy plus meds is frequently better than meds alone or therapy alone. I wish you the best.
EDIT: Talk to your doctor about your fears of taking Diazepam. He or she might recommend a lower dose or a different drug.
http://www.drugs.com & http://www.rxlist.com At the first sign of one, employ an ANTI PANIC ATTACK breathing technique. Advice from a published psychiatrist on controlled breathing: (1.) Get a clock, or watch with a second timer. (2.) Practise for 5 minutes, 4 times daily, until proficient. (3.) Take a small breath in, and hold it, for 6 seconds. (4.) Think to yourself: “RELAX”, just before breathing out. (5.) Try to feel a sense of releasing tension, as you breathe out. (6.) Breathe in for 3 seconds, then out, for 3 seconds. Try to make your breathing very smooth, and light, as you breathe in through your nose, and out through your mouth, or nose. (7.) For the next minute, continue to breathe in, and out, every 3 seconds. (8.) Go back to step 3, at the end of the minute, and proceed through to step 7, doing this for 5 minutes. Use this at the very first sign of a panic attack starting, or any time you feel anxious, or tense. Similar, but simpler advice, from a clinical psychologist is to breathe in to the count of 3: (one thousand one; one thousand two; one thousand three) each takes around a second to say to yourself, in your mind, and out to the count of 3. Also see http://deeplyrelax.com & http://www.deepsloweasy.com/html/intro.htm
Note: the controlled breathing only helps with the symptoms (as do medications/herbal remedies): you need to address the underlying cause, which requires some form of therapy, and Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy has been shown to be effective. Imagine that the cause of your panic; your anxieties, fears, your self doubts, self recriminations, all the agonizing “I’m-so-Stupids”; every painful “I-can’t-do-it” are huge raging, hurtful bulls snorting and charging at you. You see them coming at you and you hold out your red matador’s cape at arms length and simply let them charge right by. Every time they come at you, hold out your arm with the red cape and let them rage and snort and go right on past. Some people recommend nettle tea, with a little honey. Others use Lavender tea, Lemon Balm, Chamomile, but use no milk or cream with herbal teas, or Valerian (caution: its use may become habitual). Know how these affect you before driving, or doing anything dangerous, and it is far better to use the treatments, rather than relying on herbal remedies. There is a free online PANIC COURSE at http://www.panic-attacks.co.uk and it is also available by email. Well worth a look, too, is the section on panic attacks at http://www.mind.org.uk which they also have in booklet form.
Ok this answer may not be what your looking for but im going to speak from my own personal experince and hope it helps you;
I suffer from GAD (generalised Anxiety disorder) its a horrible one to have because theirs not a specific thing that sets it off, and i can end up with an anxiety attack at any moment over anything!.
I have been on many meds, I think it was citroplasm (apologies if im wrong with the name, i was given this at age 16 and im now 22 so yeah) and that gave me weird side effects i cannot remember what i done, but my teacher to this day refuses to have me within a certain distance of her, according to my class mates i chased her out of the room and it scared her so much she refused to return to the class for the day.
I was then taken off the pills and i decided not to take any again, two years later i was prescribed buspiron which actually increased my anxiety, I went from having an attack once a month to a record breaking 3 times a week, i swiftly took myself off them.
Then I was given Diazepam, Now that is a pill that works! but its not a pill you should take while at work or about to drive as it makes you extremely drowsy and well if you have ever smoked a joint before you will be able to easily compare being stoned to how it makes you feel, I took two once (i can take up to three a day according to my GP) and i spent the next hour laughing at my hand.
The pills do work, but i havent taken mine in 4 months, I save them for when im having a major anxiety attack (dont tell my gp that i dont take em when i should! she will throttle me!! lol!) because they can be highly addictive, and i dont want to be addicted espically to something like that, but they do work! but i suggest you use them when needed and not when your GP tells you too, if you dont have an anxiety attack everyday then theirs no need for them to be taken everyday as simple as that really.
hope i have helped!
BTW DO NOT DRINK ON DIAZEPAM! its very very dangerous!.