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you guys were right

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sure enough i came of the meds and managed 5 days without them and then i suddenly crashed, i had to take 25mg of diazipam so it knocked me out and went to sleep otherwise i would probly have killed myself. so yeah i have no become deppendant upon yet more medication, brilliant.
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take it easy on yourself. *Hugs*
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And the mary-go-round starts again
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diazepam made me really angry,do you have side effects? x
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The majority of us have probably tried to come off our meds at some point or another. I recently did the same and will not be doing it again soon! At least not by myself. If they help you, it's no big deal. Be good to yourself! xoxo
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Have you been to the doctor yet?
If you've been on meds for a long time you're not supposed to come off them cold turkey.
As for Valium, it makes my asthma worse which sucks coz I need it for my panic attacks.
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It sucks, but it's not ADDICTION it's dependence, and there's a HUGE difference! It's just that your body is used to having that medication in there, and so it needs it to feel "normal". It's addiction, when you take it because you WANT it, not because you NEED it. Addiction is when you take more and more even though you don't need it and you know it's bad for you.

I did this yesterday as well. Tried to go longer than I'm supposed to between doses, and my body didn't like it. The pain came thru and yelled at me! LOL! Just have to have it. No high, nothing, just makes the pain lighter.

Don't blame yourself, if you need it, you NEED it.
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True there is a differance between, I need and I have to have.
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glad you are ok
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