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Below are Diazepam reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Diazepam has an overall score of 2. The effectiveness score is 4 and the side effect score is 3. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Diazepam review by 54 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | to relax muscles |
| Dosage & duration: | | 2mg taken two tablets three times daily for the period of two weeks |
| Other conditions: | | severe pain right side upper going around to the back |
| Other drugs taken: | | Warfrin & Zydol | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The Zydol was effective in reducing my pain after the dose was increased from 50 mg to 100 mg. The Diazepam made me sleep all the time which was a good thing as I believe the body heals while sleeping |
| Side effects: | | I will never take Diazepam again as it gave me a headache, I had unpleasant dreams and I felt that I was not always here, so trying to focus or remember things was dificult. |
| Comments: | | The pain in my side was found to be viral hepatitis. I continued with Diazepam for two weeks. Treatment then consisted of reducing fat in the diet and not drinking alcohol for 3 months. I lost a considerable amount of weight as a result. |
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| | Diazepam review by 40 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
| Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Anxiety |
| Dosage & duration: | | 10 mg qid taken one day for the period of one day |
| Other conditions: | | PTSD |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | None |
| Side effects: | | Drug-induced psychosis, resulting in 10 day commitment to a mental institution. |
| Comments: | | Many people I know - I now work as a health care professional - erroneously believe that Valium, Xanax, Ativan, and other benzodiazepines must be used "as directed" and have enhanced benefit if "built up in the brain"- ie: in ways similar to SSRI's effect on the brain over time. I was entirely aware that diazepam is a "prn" medication, and chose to use the prescribed dosage on one particular day hoping it would carry me through a difficult situation. Unfortunately, I suffered a "paradoxical reaction" which cost me dearly in many tragic ways. I was in a state of severe psychosis for days- because my "benzo" level was low when admitted to the hospital, I was given diazepam for an additional two days, whereupon I apparently refused to take any medication at all, and recovered as I "detoxed". I have absolutely no memory of five days of my life. I have done research into this phenomenon, and must warn all that this seems to occur most often in indiviguals with dopamine/GABA reuptake variants- such as those with ADHD, Parkinsons, and also PTSD. Diazepam is a "bandaid" and offers no long-term therapeutic benefit whatsoever. In fact, "rebound" anxiety and profound depression are common. What is most ironic is that in the medical setting, this occurs often after administration of "Versed", is recognized quickly, and fluzanimine is given as an antidote. Outside of this scenario, the patient is blamed, treated as a suspected drug addict, and stigmatized. |
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