Long Term Valium

[Jusaga]

Hi all,

Well I spilt the beans last night and told my husband that I've been taking 1 Valium per day, along with all the other medications to ensure that I am not stressed at all. Yes the Dr's know. He has concerns about the addictive nature of the diazepam,

I used to take it as needed but found that I needed it to relax each day as I get wound up easily. It's better than taking half a seroquel a day and one at night as they really do put me to sleep.

What would you do? Or what in any ones experience say? Would it be better for 1 Valium or 2 if something stresses me out.. or just take the half and sleep walk my way through the day?

To be honest the Valium is a replacement for smoking pot, if I could smoke pot all day I would and I wouldn't need the Valium.

I don't want to blame my partner for the use but that's how I get through the day without him getting on my nerves too much.. he is caring for me so he doesn't work and I have to listen to mundane talk to keep him entertained, as a person who doesn't talk much this drives me batty. Especially when he gets on his high horse.... and boy that horse is a stallion baby!!

 

[Lihol]

Anthony has a post here somewhere called something like the "valium experiment".

Think though I'd challenge or reconsider what you said about your partner and your pot smoking or Rx drug use, "that's how I get through the day without him getting on my nerves too much.. he is caring for me so he doesn't work and I have to listen to mundane talk to keep him entertained, as a person who doesn't talk much this drives me batty" which I'm calling bullshit on.

Unless, that is you do not find that you need to use pot or valium solo to "do" life.

 

[Azac]

My mom was a valium and beer addict. Do you have kids? I hope you can learn to find peace in reality for their sake. Numbing out is short changing them from your full presence. At least hubby has a choice

 

[Eruja]

It would probably be better to try and learn to manage getting "wound up". You don't need to look very far to learn about the effects of long term valium use, and I'd recommend that you start there.

All of the options that you' d proposed seem to be "I just want to avoid everything", and in the end, that's going to include avoiding your own recovery.

I'd agree with the above calling BS on some of your post. There's a reason that doctors don't prescribe valium every time someone has a hubby that irritates them, you know?

I use valium and seroquel as prn medication. I take it when I need it. But my number 1 priority is always (always) to look at why I need it, and whether there's a better way to deal with the situation, so that next time round, I can live a healthy life, being able to cope (and even enjoy things) without the mind-altering substances.

I don't quite understand the comment about preferring to smoke pot all day long, unless that was tongue in cheek. There's a lot (like, a LOT) of resources available these days for addiction.

Your hubby sounds like he cares about you. If the tables were turned, and you found out he "needed" a valium each day to cope with you, what would you think about that? What would your advice to him be?