Posted by zmg on December 4, 2006, at 16:06:07
In reply to Re: Valium (diazepam) average dosage }} zmg, posted by sdb on December 4, 2006, at 12:28:12
SDB,
Yes, I believe I was (more) clear-headed while I was taking Valium. Before I started taking it I'd have expected the effects to be the opposite, but there you have it. :)By emotional blunting I mean I felt less, which was fine for a lot of the time but eventually became (in part) reason enough to stop (it was time to try another solution). It didn't cause any depression, if anything I had one position: up. But it was a kind of drug/muted up and that can just feel, well, weird.
I switched off Valium and have started taking Stablon (http://www.servier.com/pro/Neurosciences/stablon/stablon.asp) which has given me kind of mixed results so far (I think its been about a month now). I'm taking 12.5 mgs and when I take my first dose I get something like a positive activating effect. Really something that ripples just below any clear mood-lift. If I take a second dose (the half-life is pretty short) in the afternoon I typically get a headache and more of a jittery kind of feeling so I'm staying around 12.5 (a low dose).
Anyway, I had a much easier time focusing and performing somewhat repetitive tasks (I'm a systems admin, lots of repetition). I also built a fairly involved website that required a lot of socializing and extra work during my off-hours (doing interviews, radio programs and generally managing the who thing).
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