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Good luck to your friend--I think that valium should only be taken for a _very_ short period of time.  It's too easy to slip into addictionDrug abuse and dependence with that drugChemical dependence - resources
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Drug-induced hypertension.  There is a guy who posts on here--used to post as the onlybenzoaddict--he can fill you in more of the horrors of becoming addicted to benzodiazapines (such as valium).

Hi Michael,



I have been off of vicoding for almost 3 weeks.  I feel just great physically--not even having sleepingSleeping difficulty problems at this point.  I also feel energetic and have been getting a lot of work done.  However, the painAbdominal pain
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Drug-induced hypertension and that's why this seems the best to me, but I am not sure what the dosing would be on it.  My doctor is worthless--I am changing to a new HMO, but until I get a better doctor, I'd rather get my advice from you.  Thanks!

Hey there....

     I just wanted to post about someone I know that was on Valium and what had happened to her. I am not trying to scare you, I just wanted to tell you a little story. I have a friend who was dating this guy named John. Ok HIS mom is the one I am referring to in this story...it is about her and her Valium use. John's mom had to have been on this stuff for well over 5 years...none of us ever knew it but him and his dad of course!! Ok so my girlfriend calls me up one day and tells me what happened to her. So here it goes...

     John's mom decided she was going to "just stop" taking her Valium one day...well John came home to find his mom flipping out as if she were a mentalMental retardation
Mental status tests patientKidney diet - dialysis patients!! He quickly called his dad and they were soon both by her side within an hour!! They asked her what the hell was going on, and she couldn't even tell them. They called the doc...he was the one who prescribed the Valium...and said bring her to the ER right away!! The result of her abrupt stopping of the Valium made her crazy. If I can remember right, the craziness lasted for almost a year!! I am not kidding you...even resuming the Valium at the same dose didn't help her!! She was "crazy" for a long time...long enough to have her son an husband ready to put her into an institution!! Yeah that's right...it went on for sooo long that they just couldn't DEAL with her anymore!!

     So I warn you don't ge invovled if you can help it....INSTEAD of taking Valium...take the OTC sleepingSleeping difficulty aides!! I am serious...you do not want to mess around with something that can trigger such mentalMental retardation
Mental status tests craziness!! I know for a fact that NOT everyone can or will experience the same type of thing...but in all reality...Valium is not something to just be casually taking cause YOU CANNOT SLEEPCentral sleep apnea
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Sleep!! Sorry to say this but please if you have to take something, take something that you can buy OTC....seriously!!! Well thanks for allowing me to share my story..and like I said, it is not the same for everyone...AND John's mom did take this stuff for years..but that gives you NO reason to justify that taking it once or twiceTwice-a-day won't hurt...CAUSE it just MIGHT!! May god bless all of you and this terrible drugChemical dependence - resources
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Drug-induced hypertension hell that we all are in!! May we have the strength to see the light and to STAY AWAY!!!! Laters...

Christine

I got through a klonopinKlonopin
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Sleep for 24 days straight. There were many other horrible symptoms.



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Sleep 4-5 hrs. a night. I wouldn't ever take benzo drugsChemical dependence - resources
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I guess for a non-addictive type who was going through a terrible period in their life (bereavementDiscussing death with children
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One thing about AmbienAmbien
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Benzo drugsChemical dependence - resources
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Sleep, so you need more valium...



Anyway, I recommend trazodone.  It's an antidepressant that has minimal antidepressant benefit, but helps people sleepCentral sleep apnea
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It is not addictive, but you tend to get used to it and have trouble sleepingSleeping difficulty without.  Few or no side-effects.  It's a cheap generic, and most doctors have no trouble prescribing it.



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Sleep no matter what.

hi. im totally new here and am not sure about what im doing. ok well im 22 and i am worried about my mom. since i can remember she has always taken prescription drugsChemical dependence - resources
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Drug-induced hypertension on a regular basis. after her hysterectomyHysterectomy
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this was a very likly possibility because her new husband of 2 months sell the ****. like ivce done a few lines here and there with her while partying and it was all good. but when i was there recently she didn't want to do any lines. it was weird, when she in the bathroom she kept coming out and asking if i needed anything, then one tiem she was like "well if u want a line or whatever just let me know, im like sure whatever and shes like well here and gave me a half gramGram stain of skin lesion
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All I have to say after reading that is Wow, there seems to be a lot of problems involved with that scenario.  FirstFirst progesterone mc10
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Drug-induced hypertension usage as well.  I'm not being judgmental just being honest here, because I used to party *years* ago -- I did coke (smoked and snorted), and know firsthand how doing this can really alter your personalityBorderline personality disorder
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Your mother has serious problems, and I think you should be concerned with ALL of the drugChemical dependence - resources
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Drug-induced hypertension usage, including the use of benzos, coke, etc.  If your mom is in denial, it becomes difficult to be able ot talk to her about what's going on, and she's only going to quit when she herself realizes that she has a problem and wants the help.  I certainly hope that she realizes she needs help before it becomes too late.



I don't want to alarm you, but this sounds like a recipe for disaster.  If you can talk to her openly and honestly without her denial, that would be a firstFirst progesterone mc10
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I wish you the best of luck, and if you need support or someone to listen, you'll definitely receive it here.

i just got a call from her she has been camping for the last 6 days. i have been wanting to talk to her so badly cause i was eager to tell her that i am there for her and that i love her and that if she wants to come down and stay with me she can. i started to say this on the phone and her voice got shaky and i could tell she was going to cry. then she was like "what the **** u still think something is up what the hell do i have to do to prove it to you". from there she screamed into the phone hysterically and i was like "mom calm down im being nice here". she gave the phone to my sister and shes like "what tyhe hell did u say to her?"  and then she hung up. i called backBack pain - low
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they are all pissed off at me. i am so upset because my moms liek "the only thing that isa wrong with me right now is the fact that things between my daughter and i are not good". we used to be soooooooo close and i can't even sleepCentral sleep apnea
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Sleep at night. like should i just accept it and ignore it or just fight with her, im afraid i am going to ruin our relaTIONSHIP. I DON'T KNOW I JUST HATE THIS SO MUCH. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY MOM I SAY TO MYSELF?