Experience with Valium

[t_a_n_y_a_]

I have failed....quite miserably with my attempt at sobriety. I finally gave in and went to the doctors. The withdrawls were way too much for me to handle. He put me on valium so that it would be easier to go through the withdrawls. I'm supposed to take 20 pills a day, about 2 or 3 an hour or as needed and see how that goes. So far...I'm really jittery and in an extremely weird mood. I go from feeling almost euphoric to very depressed. Anyone used the valium to help them through?

[CarolD]

Are you certain you are to toake so many?
What mg are they?

I think you should call the doctor back.

[Sugah]

Hmmm.....

Peace & Love,
Sugah

[golfer99]

20 Valiums a day? Sure?

[coachj26]

I am not a qualified physician however when I was taken 20+ valium a day it wasn’t because of withdraws from alcohol. Please call the doctor back and confirm…

[t_a_n_y_a_]

I did call him, he said 15-20 as many as i need for 3 days then taper off by one a day after that. I feel so insane right now. I'm hysertical, i'm depressed, i'm angry, I can't stop crying. I don't know what to do with myself and I live on my own. I'm sorry for dumping all of this on people here. I jut have no where to turn.

[golfer99]

Tanya,

You need to talk with another Doctor. Any Doctor that would tell you to take 20 Valiums per day is NUTS. And to taper yourself off??? Sounds like a quack.....talk with another.

[Alan]

Hi Tanya,

Sorry to hear your having problems keeping clean. Im not sure what your withdrawing from, but I can tell you that sounds like a lot of valium. I woke up sleeping in a supermarket parking lot in another state once when I was taking 40 MG of xanax a day. Do yourself a favor a go see another doctor. Benzo withdrawl caused me prolonged suffering that I never want to go thru again. Benzos are very sneaky and before you know it, you are hooked. There is no
painless way to withdraw. Its supposed to be bad so we remember not to use again. There are ways to make it easier by eating right and taking vitamins to clean the system faster. You also must relax. Remind yourself to
relax....You can do this. Its worth it.



Alan

[xjunkie4u]

It makes sense if they are 2mg. valium, but not more. I got through bad withdrawls on valium. It would make good sense to me if they are 2 mg. as opposed to 5 or 10.

[t_a_n_y_a_]

I feel very confused now. I am positive he said if i needed to, then to take 15-20 valiums to curb the withdrawls of alcohol and that to slowly cut down over 3 weeks. He said 2-3 an hour if necessary.

Alan thanks for the advice. I realize theres different methods, and this should be painful but I'm a third year university student and I feel if I don't use something then I am going to flunk my year because of the severity of my withdrawls. Perhaps thats just rationalization on my part

[xjunkie4u]

You didn't read my post right before your. What strenght are they? That many pills only makes sense if they are 2 mg.

[Alan]

No problem Tanya, I just dont think taking even 2mg Vals 20 times a day is a smart approach. It puts a lot of emphasis on using a drug to cure you from
your addiction when its you and you alone that has to escape your addiction.
I understand if you need to perform for school. Just be smart in your choice to pop a Val. 8-10 mg of valium should be more than enough for a smooth withdraw. Any more and its just getting you high. If you feel effects, its too much. Be wise in your use my friend and dont try and roll any dice. And dont pick up your drug of choice DOC.

Alan

[CarolD]

Please look on the bottle and tell us what

mg's

they are...that is what I am concerned about.

Thanks..

[t_a_n_y_a_]

0.5 mg so its a low dose

[CarolD]

That is good but still
the less the better.

Have you eaten? Soft foods would help
as will drinking a lot of water.

Hang in there..

[Smyle]

i have to agree...even 10 mg three times a day should be just about right....so I dunno...that is the usual for this.. ?? good luck

[windysan]

sounds like way too much V for booze withdrawal

[t_a_n_y_a_]

Ok I was not correct i went back to my doctor because I was concerned. It was 5mg of the Valium and 1mg of the ativan. He said they were pretty much the same thing and gave me 100 of each and said i had a choice which i wanted to take but since i have been on tativan in the past and my body is faily immune to it. He said some people can do with 10, some can do with 5 and some people need 15. You have to understand i was going through a 750ml of vodka a day at times. I have this concern (perhaps paranoia that i'm not being believed) but i'm genuinedly concerned. Since the valium I have not been too ill. I feel more even keeled. The only issue i have no is the constant mood swings. I have an appointment at the Jane Tweed Center on Wednesday to enter treatment because I feel i'm replacing one addiction with another.

[xjunkie4u]

With that much booze the valium is a good idea. How are you feeling. It may sound like a lot but he must be thinking about cross tolerence from the booze. Most doctors wouldn't do that and I hope it works for your detox.

[t_a_n_y_a_]

I'm struggling profusely at the moment. I guess Ihoped valium would be some miracle drug that would make the craving go away and it's not. Not even close. My craving are through the roof, and I have a bottle of alcohol in my home ( I know a VERY big no no) that I have not touched all day but as the evening draws near, I'm tempted to take it out. I Am going to do my utmost to not let that happen. Maybe clean my apartment, re-organize. Im having moments where I feel im going to make it and others where I dont want to move on. Thank you for letting me vent

[michski]

You be careful. You sound confused. Valium and ativan and booze sounds like a recipe for the emergency ward. Please let someone close to you help you. You may need more help than you now realize.

[angelgirl]

Hey Tanya,,

Please do not drink any alcohol tonight.. Don't even think about tomorrow, just make it through,, one day, one hour, or even one minute at a time..
Is there someone you can call? Or some place you can go? Do anything you can do to keep yourself busy. Keep posting. Talk all you can. Surf the interent. Anything not to pick up that booze. It's so important. You can do this, a day at a time. But that's what we need to do, just take it a day or a minute at a time, and stay busy, until you can get into a treatment program.

Have you looked up any AA meetings in your area? This would be very,. very helpful to you. It would show you that youa re not alone, and also give you more support. We always need all the support we can get.. At least I do.

With you taking those meds, they stay in your system for a lng time, and you don't want to add any alcohol to them, that is very, very dangerous..
You can get through this.. You will, just don't pick up any alcohol at all..

My prayers are with you..
Love,
Becky

[t_a_n_y_a_]

Thank you...I don't know why people I know care so much. I think the worst part about this is I'm utterly alone. I live on my own, family is so far away. My friends have had enough of my forgetting about them because i'm too drunk to remember when i'm supposed to see them. I understand, they can't handle me. I wish I could nail myself to this chair so I didn't move. I would like nothing more then to pour the tequila down the toilet but i can't bring myself to do it just yet. Once again thank you, Just having people respond, reply, understand means everything to me

[cmc]

Hi Tanya,
How are you doing now? I hope you will get to an AA meeting tomorrow... the sooner the better. It's only an hour of your time and will be worth it to be around some people who will understand and be able to help.
Alot of the things you are thinking about now... the friends, family and whatever else is on your mind; will all be much easier to deal with once you get sober. Your thinking will become more clear and you can begin to live a better way... I hope you decide to do that. There is hope and there are so many wonderful possibities in life that you will miss if you continue to drink.
I applaud your efforts to stop and hope you realize what a great thing it is you are doing for yourself.
You are worth it!
cmc

[CarolD]

Here you are ...

http://www.aatoronto.org/

Please call the number listed and ask for hhelp.

You are not alone and we do understand..
i am pround of you!