How Long Does It Take To Become Addicted To Valium (diazepam)?
I took it for 2 and half wks for severe alcohol withdrawal, starting at 30mg a day then down to 20mg for a few days and then down to 10mg a day- i would take it usually in the morning, lunch and dinner and my last few days i was using 2mg tabs-the white ones. Silly as it seems it totally ‘cured’ my anxiety i also suffer terribly with and out of everything i have tried this totally make me feel on a level again-like i was when i was younger – im 36 now… I asked the doctor for more but she refused saying that did not want to replace one addiction with another….which is true as i was finding myself after only 1 WEEK, looking at the clock and thinking ‘ oh goody, its nearly Valium time’!…and then 20 mins later, that warm chilled out feeling is there and then everything ok….Ive even ‘missed’ taking it – (as in missed the feeling it gave me) as ive stopped now and my anxiety has returned.. (I havnt taken it for 2 wks now)I have even been looking on line to see where i can buy it – bad idea i know…if anyone has similar experiences drop me a line, id be very interested and grateful for any recommendations of a more modern prescription drugs that the doctor WILL give me – she has given Citalopram??? Ive heard quite a few horror stories to take it so , the box.remains unopened….Thanks in advance…:)
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hey,
unlike most people who answered i was actually on the drug… I was dying of all sorts of things, but pain was one of my bigest porblems. I pretty much lived on this medicine, i was 13 and 14 at the time. When i was in the hospital taking it by iv it seemed to help me a lot more. but when i was at home, it made me really tired, and kind of sick to my stomach, i would get chills and it always made me not want to eat. hope this helps
Yes you’re right, it may be a withdrawal symptom.
Take tramadol exactly as it was prescribed for you. Do not take it in larger doses or for longer than recommended by your doctor, because tramadol overdose can be fatal. Overdose symptoms of a tramadol overdose may include drowsiness, shallow breathing, slow heartbeat, extreme weakness, cold or clammy skin, feeling light-headed, fainting, or coma.
Do not stop using tramadol suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, sweating, nausea, diarrhea, tremors, chills, hallucinations, trouble sleeping, or breathing problems.
That happened to me, I had a bad reaction to it, after I took it for pain relief after an operation. I felt chilly, and was shivering, and felt that way until I threw it up.
Although after the last operation I had, I was given tramadol again, and I felt fine.
The most common side effects are constipation, diarrhoea, dizziness, drowsiness, increased sweating, loss of appetite and nausea. Is the patient taking any other medication? What’s the patients medical history? age?
i was halfway through giving you what i deemed good advice when my answer was deleted. Therefore I will edit. Forget Valium its a Son of a B….. extremely addictive and your tolerance levels (withing 2 wks) will soon outway the pros Ask your doc for Chlordiazapoxide (librium) which will/can help with alcochol withdrawl. In conjunction with that there is another medication called antibuse which will make you throw up if taken with alcohol. Georgie Best had antibuse pellets stapled to his stomach. Where is the guy now? Will power is a great incentive and rehab, albeit hard, can help you with your problem. Please dont substitute your alcohol intake with “downers”. Its simply that – a substitute. But make sure your doc supervises you. I pray for you. I know what you are going through. Please, please, please make an appt with your GP asap x
I’m an alcoholic who stopped drinking eight years ago, I got addicted to Valium for a few months, about four years ago. I got mine on the black market, though. The withdrawals are absolutely horrendous, leave them well alone. They’re widely believed to be worse than heroin withdrawals, although I couldn’t vouch for that. I thought I was going to die.
diazpiam is highly addictive that why they are never really precribed in high dosages or for a long length of time.
citalopram is a SSRI so it will help you, this drugs are made from two seperate compounds and are NOT thought to be addictivehttp://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2…
Not long , its highly additive , when you start saying , oh i will just have another to make me feel better ……. then your getting hooked.
Im only given them in 2′s due to how additive they are.
i dont know but if you asking your probably adited
Talk to your Dr. about this. She maybe able to prescribe you something for your anxiety spells.
Any type of pain killer can be addicting.
If you feel uncomfortable with the Citalopram, don’t take it, and tell your Dr. that you don’t want to take it.
With all medications, there are some side effects that can seem horrible, but that is the chance you must take.
To cure alcohol withdrawal, you should take something like Unithiol, aka Dimoval, aka 2,3-Dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid, aka DMPS. It is one of the most powerful antioxidants known to man.
Now to answer your question: it may take just a single pill to get addicted, but usually it’s more like a two-week period. Valium is pretty nasty. Withdrawal can be painful, very much like heroin withdrawal.
The solution is… cold turkey. Stay the hell away from benzos.
I take Citalopram because I was addicted to Valium. It has helped but lately I have been wanting valium again and I took have been looking online for it. I got hooked on it from buying it online and it is very dangerous. I took 10, 10mg valiums so alcolhol and some codeine I slept for 20 hours all day and didnt wake up I was very scared. I had no idea what I was doing but I think I was going to take my life. I’d stay away from valium and try and take Citalopram whihc makes life clearer and gives you more energy and bounce. Do not take valium if you need to take one before bed but do not make a habit of it. It is a bad drug. Best of luck, Jenny