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searching · 07-04-2009, 12:21 PM

Not sure Im in the right spot or not but my docter gave me a script for librium. has anyone taken it before, Im not sure i like the effects, feels like im drunk just without the good part. anyone have any info or have taken it, thanks....

stone · 07-04-2009, 12:29 PM

I thought librium was mainly prescribed for alcohol detox, it is part of the benzo family so I suppose it could be used for anxiety too. Why did he prescribe it? I am sure you know benzos are highly addictive?

searching · 07-04-2009, 12:39 PM

well because i was having withdrawl symptoms as well as anxiety, was on xanax but she changed me to these, think I like the xanax better so far...

evmdimples · 07-04-2009, 12:49 PM

I was given Librax, (Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride plus clidinium bromide) when I couldn't hold anything down for a few days, helped my stomach tolerate fluids so I wouldn't dehydrate. Of course it happened after I had a bad reaction to alcohol... 3-4 glasses of wine was all it took. Whenever I've taken it, it wipes me out, can't function. Sometimes I get nausea/dizzy spells out of the blue and have taken it to overcome that. But I need to stay in bed and sleep it off.

Dime · 07-04-2009, 12:51 PM

I was administered librium in the hospital during detox. It is my understanding that it reduces the likelihood of a seizure during withdrawal. Because it is an addictive benzo they only gave it to me during acute withdrawal in the hospital.

joedris · 07-04-2009, 03:42 PM

The person you should be talking about this to is your doctor. Don't continue to take medication that has an adverse effect on you. Let your doctor know what's going on and get the meds changed.

least · 07-04-2009, 04:33 PM

The meds given for detox are to reduce the chance of having seizures, not for having fun on. Anytime I was given meds for withdrawal it was only for a few days until the physical withdrawal was over. Maybe your dose is too high, ask your doctor about taking less of it until withdrawal is over.

**Dee74** · 07-04-2009, 05:08 PM

Joes right, Searching. The best thing to do is to consult with your doctor as soon as possible.

D

tommyk · 07-04-2009, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joedris

The person you should be talking about this to is your doctor. Don't continue to take medication that has an adverse effect on you. Let your doctor know what's going on and get the meds changed.

Amen! Please talk with the doctor.

Librium is extremely addictive. Use only as directed and only when needed.

***Anna*** · 07-04-2009, 06:43 PM

Yes, definitely check with the dr who prescribed it for you.

ChameleonBoy · 07-04-2009, 11:44 PM

From my experience with these medications your doctor knows exactly what she is doing.

07-04-2009, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
searching Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Searching my way thru this journey called life.. Posts: 149	librium? Not sure Im in the right spot or not but my docter gave me a script for librium. has anyone taken it before, Im not sure i like the effects, feels like im drunk just without the good part. anyone have any info or have taken it, thanks....

07-04-2009, 12:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
stone Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 18,303	I thought librium was mainly prescribed for alcohol detox, it is part of the benzo family so I suppose it could be used for anxiety too. Why did he prescribe it? I am sure you know benzos are highly addictive? __________________ . As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. -- Maitri Upanishads

07-04-2009, 12:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
evmdimples Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: FL Posts: 194	I was given Librax, (Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride plus clidinium bromide) when I couldn't hold anything down for a few days, helped my stomach tolerate fluids so I wouldn't dehydrate. Of course it happened after I had a bad reaction to alcohol... 3-4 glasses of wine was all it took. Whenever I've taken it, it wipes me out, can't function. Sometimes I get nausea/dizzy spells out of the blue and have taken it to overcome that. But I need to stay in bed and sleep it off. __________________ To err is human, to forgive divine.

07-04-2009, 03:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
joedris Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 818	The person you should be talking about this to is your doctor. Don't continue to take medication that has an adverse effect on you. Let your doctor know what's going on and get the meds changed. __________________ God, Please set aside all I think I know about myself, my disease, the Big Book, the 12 Steps, the Program, the people in the fellowship, spiritual terms, and especially about you God so I may have an open mind and a new experience with these things. Amen

07-04-2009, 04:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
least bona fido dog-lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 23,488 Blog Entries: 31	The meds given for detox are to reduce the chance of having seizures, not for having fun on. Anytime I was given meds for withdrawal it was only for a few days until the physical withdrawal was over. Maybe your dose is too high, ask your doctor about taking less of it until withdrawal is over. __________________ I'd rather live in my car with my dogs than live in a castle without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Don't wait for the Last Judgement. It takes place every day. -Albert Camus Find the good and praise it. - Alex Haley

07-04-2009, 12:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
searching Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Searching my way thru this journey called life.. Posts: 149	well because i was having withdrawl symptoms as well as anxiety, was on xanax but she changed me to these, think I like the xanax better so far...

07-04-2009, 12:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dime Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,117	I was administered librium in the hospital during detox. It is my understanding that it reduces the likelihood of a seizure during withdrawal. Because it is an addictive benzo they only gave it to me during acute withdrawal in the hospital.

07-04-2009, 05:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dee74 SR Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 42,200	Joes right, Searching. The best thing to do is to consult with your doctor as soon as possible. D __________________ “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be”Lao Tzu

07-04-2009, 06:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
*Anna* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dancing in the Light Posts: 22,741	Yes, definitely check with the dr who prescribed it for you. __________________ And I dont know what the future is holding in store I dont know where Im going, Im not sure where I've been There's a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me My life is worth the living, I dont need to see the end. John Denver

07-04-2009, 11:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
ChameleonBoy Guest Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SLC Posts: 99	From my experience with these medications your doctor knows exactly what she is doing.

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