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libby14381
libby14381

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 😰

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  • ann55375
    ann55375 libby14381

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    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.

     

    • libby14381
      libby14381 ann55375

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      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

    • libby14381
      libby14381

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      I hate the sad feeling and the fear
    • ann55375
      ann55375 libby14381

      Posted

      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

    • libby14381
      libby14381 ann55375

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      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

    • ann55375
      ann55375 libby14381

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      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

    • libby14381
      libby14381 ann55375

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      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 😰

    • ann55375
      ann55375 libby14381

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      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.
    • libby14381
      libby14381 ann55375

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      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 ..

    • ann55375
      ann55375 libby14381

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      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?.
    • libby14381
      libby14381 ann55375

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      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

    • ann55375
      ann55375 libby14381

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      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
  • cara96698
    cara96698 libby14381

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    It's terrible the side effects that can be suffered from medication that's supposed to make people better. I recently developed severe anxiety following issues with my eyes which are ongoing and could potentially lead to vision loss (worse case scenario). When I went to the doctor about the anxiety, the prescribed diazepams. Having had an unpleasant experience with antidepressants in the past (which I took without prior research), I decided to read the leaflet first. The list of potential side effects horrified me an I decided not to take them. It does state that these pills can make people depressed and suicidal. I had a bad feeling about them anyway (skeptical of medication) and somehow felt as though they might lock me into the misery that I was experiencing, if that makes sense. A month on, I have taken the route of therapy instead and kept the tablets just in case I get desperate as it make's me feel better to have them as an option. I feel much better already. Not 100% yet, but way better than I was feeling when I went to the doctors. I can't help but think this may not be the case if I had taken this potent medication they gave to me all too easily. I wish you all the best x

    • ann55375
      ann55375 cara96698

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      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
    • cara96698
      cara96698 ann55375

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      They're so quick to dose people up to the eyeballs on toxic medications and before you know it, you need more medications for the side effects of the first medication and so the cycle continues. The pharmaceutical companies are making a fortune out of people's misery. I had terrible withdrawal symptoms when I came off antidepressants in the past, with electric shock sensations through my whole body, vomiting and dizziness. They never told me this might happen, it was horrendous and I thought what on earth have I been putting in my body. It scared me. Still, we live and learn don't we. I hope you get better & I wish you all the best. Xx

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