Hi Iv been on valuim for years now and my doctor has put me on seregoul to help stabilise my moods.. Iv cut back from 3 to 4 Valium a day to one and a half 5mg . I'm very anxious but trying hard to stay at one and a half. Has anyone been on valuim and come off them if so how did you do it and do you feel better of them or did you feel better on them . I hate this sad feeling all the time 😰
I am also on it and at similar levels. My husband thinks this is what is making the depression worse but do you feel you need to have it to get through the day?
I take it in i middle of night when i cant sleep and a little in day.dr has suggested seroquel but i took it and had severe nightmares, do you find it helps depression. I think the diaz is not helping us.
I wonder if drs know actually how to get us off it, mine said 5-7'mh a day is minor, not to me.
How did you manage to cut back? I really understand how hard it must be to be trying to cut it back, just need some hints on how to go slowly down. Do you think the seroquel helped your anxiety.
i would never have taken this if i knew what it would do to me, total sadness.
look forward to replies to your posting.
Hi when I first started seregoul I had bad dreams also I do think it helps and Iv rang the medication help line and the lady said to stick with it they help so I'm trying.. and she explained valuim are short lived and we need to up all the time ..I take Prozac and seregoul I feel I need more valuim but I no the doc don't think they are the long term answer so I'm trying hard to stay at one & half .. they say valuim can make it worse.. I know one day I was out of control and valuim didn't help so I took a seregoul. I get scared of panic attacks as I had a massive heart attack 15 months ago and 2 stents put in and panic attacks feel like heart attack and was air lifted a second time doc thought it was my heart but was a panic attack.. do you take any other medications
I hate the sad feeling and the fear
Yes, i agree with all you say. The sad feeling and dailynfear, where has that come from, valium I bet.
i also,had emergency with clots in lungs, got through thentreatment but i have had this anxiety since. Cant shake it. Think something must have happened to my brain when it came.
wonder if younare in uk and we suffer same nhs treatment regime
Yes I think your right I think my brain was affected from heart attack.. I'm in australia.. I battle as soon as I open my eyes
Oh you sound so like me. I am 65 and was fine till clots came. I have tried so many different anti deps to try to get better from this but nothing works. I get anxiety from them hence the valium.
There must be a way forward and there must be others like us out there who get into this mess after life changing illness, yet i read of many others who just recover, what did i do wrong I ask
I agree I dnt no how they get better I wish we could im 56 and even fear going down the street.. valuim is so hard to come off and as soon as you have a panic attack n go to hospital first thing they give is valuim. I even fear going to the doctors 😰
So, so agree. I cant go to drs without anxiety, cant sit at hairdressers for fear (what is all that about?). I can only assume we are getting this from the meds as neither of us had this earlier in life. We need a tried and tested route to recover. I must admit im fed up of being told to read this book, or that book to help, i can hardly read a page. Also good meaning people say listen to audio relaxation. Find that hard too. Hoping dr will suggest something different for me soon.
I can not concentrate to read or listen to meditation...my brain is alway thinking sad horrible thoughts .iv never googled side effects from
Valuim I'm going to do it .. the hard part is what do we take and do ..
I am quite convinced that the symptoms we are having actually come from menopause too. It seems too coincidental that there are a lot of us on these sites who have gone through that without help and find when they are faced with a difficult event healthwise, they suddenly become anxious and depressed. I wonder if anyone has actually tried HRT for their symptoms which can be very helpful to my friends who take it. I just assumed i wouldnt need it, maybe if things had beeen different this illness could have been avoided - just a thought- along with many others about how ive ended up like this. Meantime, how to get off valium?.
That could be a big part of it.. never thought of that ..yes I'd love to know how to deal with Valium... do you take any medications for anxiety n depression
Yes i have mirtazapine but its not working. I am very low just now but anxious too. Need change of med. psych suggesting anti psychotic as add on but i am scared
Es terrible los efectos secundarios que se pueden sufrir por la medicación que se supone que debe hacer a las personas mejores. Recientemente desarrollé una ansiedad severa a raíz de problemas con mis ojos que son continuos y podrían potencialmente llevar a la pérdida de visión (peor escenario). Cuando fui al médico por la ansiedad, me recetó diazepam. Habiendo tenido una experiencia desagradable con antidepresivos en el pasado (que tomé sin investigar antes), decidí leer el prospecto primero. La lista de posibles efectos secundarios me horrorizó y decidí no tomarlos. Sí dice que estas pastillas pueden hacer que las personas se depriman y se sientan suicidas. De todos modos, tenía un mal presentimiento sobre ellas (escéptica de la medicación) y de alguna manera sentí que podrían encerrarme en la miseria que estaba experimentando, si eso tiene sentido. Un mes después, he tomado la ruta de la terapia en su lugar y he guardado las pastillas por si me siento desesperada ya que me hace sentir mejor tenerlas como una opción. Me siento mucho mejor ya. No al 100% todavía, pero mucho mejor de lo que me sentía cuando fui al médico. No puedo evitar pensar que esto puede que no fuera el caso si hubiera tomado esta medicación potente que me dieron tan fácilmente. Te deseo lo mejor x
You very sensible girl. I wish i had known more about these. The effects are horrendous and so hard to stop them. Therapy is ongoing for me but hard to do whilst still on these. Good luck with your recovery
Son tan rápidos para recetar a la gente medicamentos tóxicos hasta el límite y antes de que te des cuenta, necesitas más medicamentos para los efectos secundarios del primer medicamento y así continúa el ciclo. Las empresas farmacéuticas están haciendo una fortuna con la miseria de las personas. Tuve síntomas de abstinencia terribles cuando dejé los antidepresivos en el pasado, con sensaciones de descargas eléctricas por todo el cuerpo, vómitos y mareos. Nunca me dijeron que esto podría ocurrir, fue horrible y pensé qué demonios he estado metiendo en mi cuerpo. Me asustó. Bueno, vivimos y aprendemos, ¿no? Espero que te mejores y te deseo todo lo mejor. Xx
It's so hard to know what to do as I find it hard to even trust doctors.. I fear a lot due to anxiety and my heart attack as anxiety attacks feel like heart attack 😰