Posted by med_empowered on February 11, 2005, at 8:40:37
In reply to Re: What Ever Happened To Valium? » alienatari, posted by ed_uk on February 11, 2005, at 7:17:06
I think here in the US valium just has a bad rep. Think about it: when the backlash against the benzos began in the later 70s (thanks for that, betty ford) , what name did you hear the most? Valium. What drug defined the term "Mother's Little Helpers"? Valium. Basically, I think a lot of shrinks either view benzos simplistically as bad, bad things or necessary evils OR, when they do prescribe them, tend to rx for ones that don't have the same rep as valium does, which is a shame. I mean, think about it; if Valium didn't have such a bad rep, do you really think Klonopin, which was originally made for epileptics and has fun side-effects like cognitive slowing and occasionally causing/worsening depression, would be such a big drug in the treatment of anxiety?
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