Valium withdrawal cold turkey 1 week, continue with cold turkey?

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Hi everyone, I ran out of valium last wednesday, it's now 6 days later. I was taking 10mg each night for sleep. I didn't realise there would be a terrible cold turkey. I had all kinds of symptoms. 

Now I've done 6 days, does anyone know if I should continue cold turkey? I received new valium today, and to be honest I took a tiny nibble to see what they were like. And now I feel a bit panicky a few hours later.

I've read cold turkey for 10mg a day (I've been taking them for 5 years) can be dangerous, but I'm not sure since I've not taken any for 6 days if I can continue or should I taper with the new valium?

I had no idea withdrawal would be so bad, I wish I'd known. 

Any experience of this being shared would be very appreciated.

Thank you.

(I don't know if having a tiny bit of valium today, which would be about 2mg, negates the cold turkey of the past 6 days)

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    hi I will try to explain but I'm not gp or expeert I was taking 80ml diazepam and 20ml tamazipam for 8yrs I changed doc and he stopped script wouldn't even let me taper I won't lie buy I don't think you,'ll like what I went through but it will be a lot better for you if you was taking just 10 mal day if you ain't took any and a week into you rip you should just stick at it because when so far in and you wanna taper you'll ave to double what you was taking then slowly taper over months not weeks and you should get some kind of drug that will stop fits if going cold sodium valporate is one gabapentin is also one but gabapentin is just as bad as benzo rattle but not so long benzo rattle will take as long as you have been taking them I as on em 8 yrs but it wasn't like that for me I was really bad for about 3 to 4 months I thought it would never stop but it does I even thought I would die I felt that bad It a nightmare but you won't get worse now and it is doable cause I'm a big any when it comes to any drug rattle heroin meth beer I done em all benzo was I think the worst cause of the length I started to get better week by week but takes long time I don't know how you are now but just think it will stop and you will wonder how the hell you got through it but then you won't wanna do it again cause you,'ll know what it's like I tried every drug I could get and nowt helped good hash did a bit but that home grown green s**t made it worse for me but your not me be aware seizures do happen doing it cold I had s**t go wouldn't help with nothing I changed but I was that far into it it went worth trying to taper but got valporate so no fits I really feel for you but it's all for best maybe your ok now how longs it been since you took any

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    Hi Bernadette, I think I am in the same situation as you were and will be very happy if you help me with your experience.

    My wife was on 15 mg diazepam (Assival) daily, for about 3-4 weeks, as part of treatment for withdrawal from 3 others psychiatry drugs.

    After getting better from the withdrawal of the other drugs (3-4 weeks, as mentioned above), she stopped abruptly taking diazepam. After few days she vomited and the next day to vomiting she started to feel very bad.

    We panicked from the situation and got back on diazepam.

    So, about 4 days after abruptly stopping taking 15 mg of diazepam, and 1 day after vomiting, she is now taking diaepam again, about 10-12.5 mg a day.

    It has been 8 days now after getting back on the drug and she is still in a bad state (I can write you the symptoms if needed).

    How did it worked for you?

    After you were off Valium for 6 days and then got back, did it helped? did you still suffer from the withdrawal even when getting valium again? If so, for how long?

    Are you still on valium and tapering?

    How are you today?

    Please, any information will help.

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    Hi Bernadette, I think I am in the same situation as you were and will be very happy if you help me with your experience.

    My wife was on 15 mg diazepam (Assival) daily, for about 3-4 weeks, as part of treatment for withdrawal from 3 others psychiatry drugs.

    After getting better from the withdrawal of the other drugs (3-4 weeks, as mentioned above), she stopped abruptly taking diazepam. After few days she vomited and the next day to vomiting she started to feel very bad.

    We panicked from the situation and got back on diazepam.

    So, about 4 days after abruptly stopping taking 15 mg of diazepam, and 1 day after vomiting, she is now taking diaepam again, about 10-12.5 mg a day.

    It has been 8 days now after getting back on the drug and she is still in a bad state (I can write you the symptoms if needed).

    How did it worked for you?

    After you were off Valium for 6 days and then got back, did it helped? did you still suffer from the withdrawal even when getting valium again? If so, for how long?

    Are you still on valium and tapering?

    How are you today?

    Please, any information will help.

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    I've been battling benzo addiction among others for over 10 years. I was originally prescribed a bottle of 90 Xanax which went through like candy. Little did I know what would lead into.

    I managed to get off Valium once for a year by tapering from 20mg down to 0 - it took a couple weeks of unpleasantness - body overheating and out of balance, hearing sirens and being extremely anxious. Tho was woth it to live a year feeling clear and alive not all numbed out.

    5 years later I was taking 40mg/day among other things to try and stay balanced and self medicate.

    I'm now perscribed 15/mg a day, 6000mg of Gabapentin (yes 6000! insane), 100mg of sequel and 40mg of vyvanse. On top of this I'm taking xnnax here and there from Dr whoknowswho, 100 to 150ml of GHB a day, and the worse one of them all meth.

    I can't put into words what is like, I've have gone to private rehab that worked for a month and 9 months of disabilty which was going well up until a month returning to work back on the above. Running out, going to hospitals for 20 hours in a sweaty hunched over hurt locker to be lucky to get anything help with the withdrawals at all.

    I m now trying to hide something so evil that basically have let destroy my life and others - am out of options and feel like giving up. Its a vicious circle I wouldn't wish on anyone.

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