Hi all, I started off on 50mg but this has no chance of working as half way through I found out my bf was havin an affair so my doctor increased my doseage to 100mg i had a few really really good days on that doseage and thought i could conquer the world but am bnow back in that deep dark place with two nights of panic attacks and only diazapam to calm me down. Should I ask my doctor to increase the dose as I don't feel like I'm going to be able to get through this and I have little one's to think of. I just want to stop, breathe for a second and stop hurting. x
I started on this drug 1 week ago and will have to see what happens, the Yoga as mentioned previously is good, especially the breathing exercise, i did yoga for 1 year 7 days a week and never felt better. I cannot motivate my self to start again.
I also have a book called Self Hypnosis & scientific self suggestion, this book deals with your real Enemy {The Sub Conscious Mind} this is where all the troubles are and you have to totally relax to try and get messages through to it to carm down.
I have had attacks for years now, get stressed out very easily and at the moment have never been worse.
Dont forget the effects of {Fight or Flight response}The body chemicals go hay wire and the adrenalin flows when we dont need it to,
I will let you know how i go on.
I have had the exacts ame experience as you!
I am now 6 months in but just recently upped my dosage to 150mg and I do feel better for it. So maybe it will help you out as Valium is addictive remember and you will end up using loads more as I was doing. Try and incorporate a bit of exercise as well cause I found that going to the gym a few nights a week helped me sleep a bit better or just going out with the dog or something you can even work out in your own house.
Hi flutterbye, I've been on 150mg for about 2 months now and felt exactly the same as you. For the first 4 weeks I felt brilliant, I was actually happy for the first time in years but now I'm spiralling back down again and can't do a thing about it. I want to ask my shrink to up the dose to 200mg but this is the maximum dose normally given and what happens when my system gets used to this dose too? Probably end up depressed again but they won't be able to up them anymore. Catch 22. Take care of yourself, Batgirl x