Posted by XanyADDam on February 1, 2007, at 2:56:27
In reply to Why is valium relatively unpopular?, posted by saturn on January 30, 2007, at 21:49:14
> Reputation? It would seem to me that all other things considered equal (anxiolytic capability, side effects) that it would be a good long-term benzo due to its long half-life and active metabolite (which I believe itself has a long half-life).
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> Perhaps my analysis is oversimplistic.
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> Phillipa, I know you have lots of experience with it. Any thoughts?
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> Thanks...Peace...Saturn.Well, the reason I don't care for Valium is because, though I'm not exactly familiar with the dosage, I was given 15 mg and quite frankly it did very little for me. I have a rather bad case of generalized anxiety disorder, and I can honestly say it barely took the edge off of it. I suppose I could have gone higher, I don't know. I'm prescribed 2 mg of Xanax, which continues to work like a charm to this day.
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