Alcohol will take you down the depression path quicker and even darker.....
Do not use alcohol. It is a depressant and will just make you feel way way worse
I would talk to the doctor about an AD med instead of the valium. Once you get the depression and anxiety under control you will feel better.
I am just getting back from Easter Service.. read your post and I agree w/ post above. DO NOT take the valium! Bad idea! Try the Gaba 750 (GNC), excercising, music helped me tremendously, b/c my life seems to have to follow a soundtrack, lol. 2 beautiful kids, think of them and remember their watching you and how u cope. Let them learn the right way! Push yourself!!!!! Just out of curiosity, why didn't your Dr offer some sort of antidepressant? Seems to me that would be the way to go???
DON"T TAKE THE VALIUM.
And do what I did & tell your doctor which drugs you have issues with & to never prescribe them to you.
That way if you want to start abusing them again you'll be forced to see another doctor.
I'm not Christian but addiction is the devil.
You wouldn't be posting here under the addiction forum unless you knew it was a bad idea.
Be strong. Google some natural rememdies for anxiety.
nativeremedies.com is a great site
you can order a GABA supplement online, it helped me
Humulus lupulus (Hops) herbs helped me too, although it made me very sleepy
Melatonin helped me too
as a last resort there's always alcohol!!
Sorry I meant to post in the addiction forum.