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Getting off 5mg Valium daily habit advice

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mammal33
mammal33

Hello all, just wanted to share my story for some feedback. I've been taking 5mg of Valium a day for about a month and a half. Mostly for back pain (relaxes my muscles) and for stress/anxiety that I get at the end of the day, half from being at home all day, and half from my lovely 3 yr old daughter who is a bit of a handfull. I didn't realize that it was so habit forming, and am trying to get off of it. Is only 5mg a day enough to get withdrawel symptoms? I find that if I haven't taken it by 6 pm, and start getting stressed, I feel like a mild panic attack is coming on, and get short and snappy, and sensitive to loud noises, people talking ect. I've gone from the 5mg to half (2.5) for the last two days and feel like hell (on top of fighting a cold/cough) I've got a terrible headache, nausea, out of body feeling, deppressed, zero motivation....thinking I should ween off more gradually maybe. Not easy as well as my wife has never taken drugs or had withdrawels from anything..... I would like to get off of it and move on. Any feed back or advice is welcomed. Cheers! 

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  • margaret90651
    margaret90651 mammal33

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    Hi, from what I've read you need to ask your doctor for advice.I've been on 5mg for over 10 years and I too worry about stopping and what to expect, I've read to take 2.5mg for two weeks and then half that for 2 weeks and Same again until you stop.May work for you but after many years I don't think it will be ok for me.However I think it's up to the person and how determined they are.The mind can influence results, so stay strong.Good luck

    • ann55375
      ann55375 margaret90651

      Posted

      Hi, wondering howmyou got on with tapering. I have been on these for over three years and having difficulty with depression.  I want to cut them down but just cannot seem to do it.  I know slow is the way to go, how was your experience
  • Jinnyjinny
    Jinnyjinny mammal33

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    saw a reference to Phenergram somewhere in these posts. It is not safe. It can cause Akathisia. look it up before using it.It is for nausea so seems innocent. Not so

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