Posted by bluedog on December 3, 2002, at 10:30:41
I asked this question in the middle of another thread above and I fear it may have been overlooked in that thread.
My question related to the safety of taking Valerian Root with Diazepam? In my post I wrote the following:
"Is it safe to use Valerian together with a benzo?
Every day I take 2.5mg of Diazepam (half a tablet) at night and another 2.5mg in the morning. However if I'm really "wound up" I sometimes double my nightly dose to 5mg (one whole tablet).
I want to know whether it is safe on these nights, rather than increasing my Diazepam dose, to instead take a Valerian capsule with my regular Diazepam dose?"I'm having one of those days where I will probably need a whole tablet to sleep properly tonight. I am just about to take my nightly dose and am very keen to try valerian instead of taking the increased dose. But I won't do this if there are any known adverse interactions between the two substances. (in other words I don't want to visit my local emergency room due to some horrible reaction)
As always I really appreciate any knowledge on this question.
thankyou for any responses
bluedog
poster:bluedog
thread:130389
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20021203/msgs/130389.html