morning smilesandlaughs, in my own opinion i dont think a week is quite long enough to evaluate how a medicine will work..Maybe your dosage needs to be adjusted..im not sure how valium works, but i would let your dr know whats going on and ask him if some of these weird side effects will go away in time..
try and stick it out another week and see what happens..and good luck..
~stinke~

Hi Smiles....
Sorry things are being a bit rough... Yes....
See your Doc it helps having someone backing you up....
In exactly the same boat at the moment, just started a mental health plan, so flippers crossed.
Hope and wishes you start to feel sparkly soon.....
Huge Hugs....

Are you on any anti depressants because valium can be a depressant

I totally agree with patrickbateman! Valium does nothing but sedate you!

Valium might help with anxiety, but it won't help with depression. It can be quite addictive, and downright dangerous if you also drink alcohol with it. There are better choices out there. Please talk to your doctor. I hope you feel better soon.

Hello smile.i want you to know that you are not the first person nor will you be the last person to have all the issues that you are facing right now.ive been in this group for almost 1 year,and i feel safe to say most people if not all have the same thoughts,questions,feelings and emotions as you.i know for sure i have in the past and still do today.let me tell you i care and understand about you as a person.i am 99 percent home bound.mostly get to leave my house to go to drs or the hospital.i have fought fibro and several other severe life threating illnesses.in spite of my pain and illnesses i still wanted to be the best wife mother,grandmother,and friend as i could be.i wanted to continue to do everything for my family.so many times i pushed through my pain and struggled to cook and clean our home,partly due to guilt and finding myself feeling so helpless and useless.this brought me nothing but pain.today and every day my body does not allow for me to do anything for my family.they have had to become my caregivers.but all is not lost.i have learned that my body can not and will not allow me to push it beyond its limit,i must say this is a hard lesson that i have had to accept not by choice but by force from my doctors and my family.even more importantly though i have come to accept and understand that i cant be a doer for my family anymore.i can still choose to just BE myself and i can still reach out to them in love.i can and always will be there for them when they are going through a hard time.i still posses the gift of listening and understanding.i can still pray for and with them.if they had a bad day and feeling discouraged,i can speak encouraging words to help them feel comformtable and hopeful once again.in saying all this i feel so blessed because i know i have gained far more than ive lost.i so freely give JESUS all the praise,honour,and glory that he deserves from now through eternity.maddie.

Valium has many side effects that are not very nice. Can you try something else more recent?

Hello smile,

I agree with everyone here. You really should talk to your doctor about some other options, however, with any medicine, I think that a couple of weeks would be a better time frame in determining if it is working for you.

I hope you get to feeling better and can get some sleep! I am a night owl myself (due to my pain issues) and have been for many years. Sleeping aides haven't helped me so I just stay up at night while my family is sleeping which sort of has it's benefits because it is nice to have everything quiet sometimes.

Take care!

Carrie

Also, please understand we arent lecturing just been through it. Valium and other benzodiazpines can be helpful for anxiety, but although it is not an easy drug to get off of...xanax is immediate acting if you are having panic attacks...have you ever taken an anti depressant before? If you havent, do your research. There are certain ancient anti dep that you cant eat certain foods with etc. Most of these are not prescribed anymore but you never know.

Have being on valium for past 2 years.
Its being slowly getting worse and this week hasn't being good.

When I get really depressed I always end up sleeping in the day and staying awake all night. I don't know why. I know what you mean by not feeling able to cope. I think I will always have trouble with that. I get really down on myself which just increases my depression. I would see a doctor. Valium is not a antidepressant.

I hope you can find some peace.

i would see your doctor. I was having a lot of panic attacks years ago and was given a benzopine rivitrol 4 x a day! I became so addicted to that stuff the only way i could come off was by taking a antidepressant (Zoloft) and low and behold when treating with that the anxiety went away. I never knew under all that anxiety was a low depression. Hope u see your doctor and figure it all out.