valium question

[dolphin845]

I have GAD.  This morning I took 2.5mg. of valium and waited an hour and nothing.  So, I took the other 2.5 mg.  2 hours later,  whoa..... quite sedated!  I have to be someplace this evening  so I'm hoping that the effects will ease up just a bit.
Is this normal?  I guess I should have waited longer on the 2.5mg. but from all I've read,  it takes anywhere from 20 min. to one hour to get full effect and when I felt nothing after an hour,  I took the other half.
I feel better as far as my anxiety and I'm actually hungry.  I get anxiety induced nausea and I don't do well with SSRI's.  

[dolphin845]

It's been checked.  I go in for frequent tests like hormones, thyroid etc...  all normal.

[peggy64]

get your thyroid checked. It causes all kinds of mental issues, and these are not really affected by meds, as the thyroid hormone overpowers all the medications.

[dolphin845]

UPDATE:  It's now a bit later and I'm no longer real sedated.  I ate lunch and maybe that helped.  But this stuff really doesn't do anything for my anxiety induced nausea.  I'm going to stick with my beloved compazine.  I talked with my pharmacist and he put my fears to rest.  So for now... it's compazine all the way baby.