Alcohol detox on librium

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Please ,,any help or advice appreciated. I've been drinking since Friday..got script today for 10mg librium to start  tomorrow morn..told i cant start now cos im drinking today..how soon can i take it? Want to b in work tommorow..if i get up early and take it round 4 or 5 will it help me..HELP please..

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    I don't have a reply I don't have a reply but I do have a question I have been prescribed 25 milligrams of Librium 4 times a day after having drank a half a gallon of vodka a day for 4 years my question is how dangerous is it to drink while taking Librium

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    I don't have a reply I actually have a question I have been prescribed 25 milligrams of Librium 4 times a day for 7 days I was drinking a half a gallon of vodka a day for 4 years and I was just wondering how dangerous it is to have a drink while taking Librium

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      One, it defeats the whole purpose of taking Librium, you may as well throw it in the bin, if you are going to carry on drinking.

      Two, they can react with each other, and intensify the effect, which is not good. You really should have been supervised, rather than just given that amount of Librium.

      For those trying to work out what half a US gallon is, in British measurement, it is just under two one litre bottles.

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      yea I was asking because I only quit drinking 3 days ago and so the Temptation is still incredibly strong I was just wondering what the risks were
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      There is a risk of severe respiratory problems if you mix large doses of Librium with large amounts of alcohol. DON'T!

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      Don't take Librium whilst drinking alcohol. As previous posts say, it's dangerous, and as RHGB mentioned, it defeats the object.

      What instructions were you given by whoever prescribed the Librium? Is your detox being supervised?

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    What do you refer to as withdrawal symptoms if I am detoxing at home with Librium.
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    Hello everyone for about a month I've been on 5mgs of klonipin & I want to wean off IMMEDIATELY can someone please help. My Dr had me on 2 mg xanax bars & I past out on the floor faced turn blue my bf had to revive me.

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    Hello I have a friend whom I’m helping to detox off heavy alcohol drinking an apparently they were prescribed Librium 10mg as well an they were drinking on top of taking the medication. This person got to my house on Friday I did not know that they were taking the Librium an drinking on top of this. I have been moderating the drinking and have not given them the Librium. Now when they get up to go to the bathroom they start falling. Please could use your help and advice as what I would need to do at this point. The drinking has been cut down tremendously I just don’t know what to do
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      Hi,

      It all depends on how bad they are withdrawing. Google the three stages of alcohol withdrawal. I wouldn’t give them Librium until their alcohol level is minimal. You can buy the at home breathalyzer to get an estimated alcohol level, but Librium is normally started when the alcohol withdrawal reaches stage 1. Make sure they do not drink with Librium! If anything else take them to the Emergency Room where they can detox safely. 

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