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Eliot Rosewater

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6. OK, so you need to be prepared for the inevitable withdrawal from the Valium.

Sun Apr 22, 2018, 12:39 PM

Apr 2018

Many healthcare folks dont know or just ignore this problem, sadly, so you will have to be proactive.

If you are told to just stop valium and take the other, try it but go hour by hour and if you feel the withdrawal kicking in and becoming too much get back to the dr. as quickly as possible. It would be nice if they would just KNOW this is gonna happen and handle it accordingly.

Often people are given klonopin as a withdrawal agent.

If they are saying just stop the valium after daily use for 25 years, then you need to know that might be a problem. If they are not preparing for that problem, then I suggest find someone else if possible.

Or just be persistent and in their face.

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CountAllVotes...I can't help with the med question but I would say regarding depression and being c-rational Apr 2018 #1

I agree, elleng Apr 2018 #2

No ill effects ever CountAllVotes Apr 2018 #3

Why thank you CountAllVotes Apr 2018 #15

I defer to any medical professionals here who will respond. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #4

Have you in the past year gone 7 days or longer without ANY Valium or other drugs like it? CountAllVotes Apr 2018 #5

OK, so you need to be prepared for the inevitable withdrawal from the Valium. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #6

Valium is very commonly used, and it's strength is based on the DOSAGE. elleng Apr 2018 #7

I like second opinions. safeinOhio Apr 2018 #8

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