Posted by yxibow on March 26, 2006, at 1:55:04
In reply to Re: benzo's for anxiety (which one?), posted by special_k on March 26, 2006, at 1:46:33
> How much valium do you take once per day?
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> Do you take it at night?
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> Do you feel the effects during the next day too (in terms of helping you feel less anxious)?
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>I'll jump in too -- diazepam exceeds a 24 hour half life and is probably actually one of the best benzodiazepines for long term use and lack of dependency because of that despite its 1960's/1970's lore of "mother's little helper" and the Valley of the Dolls (clonazepam is about 16+). I take it twice daily, only for splitting the heavy dose in the evening for an extra spike in controlling my complex disorder. It probably overall has no intrinsic value since it is in the system for many hours, as it has three metabolites -- nordiazepam, temazepam (Restoril), and oxazepam (Serax.)
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