Have you been prescribed Valium (diazepam) by a doctor for anxiety, panic attacks or any other reason in your lifetime?
Are you still being prescribed these pills or has your doctor suddenly decided he/she is not going to prescribe them anymore?
Have your pills been suddenly stopped, or cut down following a reduction programme set by your doctor?
Are you suffering severe withdrawal symptoms from prescribed pills of any kind relating to tranquilisers?
Are you still taking pills and feel better for them?
Could you manage without your prescription if it was taken from you in the future?
If your answer is yes to any of the first questions above, please read on!
Many doctors in Britain (with the NHS back-up) are taking thousands of people off valium every week. These people often were unaware of how addictive these pills really are, and they took them thinking that their doctor knew best how to treat them!
I am one of those persons. I was prescribed mine 9 long years ago. My doctor has suddenly decided he is not giving me them anymore. I have followed his reduction plan, it has not worked yet, I am deeply depressed with these physical withdrawal symptoms. I've never suffered depression before in my life, and I don't like it. I can no longer cope with everyday life and little chores like housework and shopping. I do not get out of bed before 2pm each day after a long, sleepless night. I don't know who to turn to, I don't know who can help me. My doctor has twice tried me on anti-depressants, they make my symptoms of anxiety much worse.
I am not the happy person I was before. I am depressed, anxious, shaky, sweating and just full of panic!
Is there a life after valium? Can we ever go back to normality, in the sense that we feel better? I see no future for myself without the pills that have been my crutch for so long. I never asked to be put on them in the first place, I never asked to be an addict. I never knew I would feel this way if the pills were stopped. I don't think I will ever be able to hold down a job in the near future.
There are stories of suicides because of this sudden stoppage of valium. Where do I go from here? Where is the help that I so badly need? Who will answer my many questions about my future and if I still have one?
I'm telling my story here in the hope that anybody else reading this will know they are not suffering alone.
I am also hoping for feedback or comments in the guestbook provided on this page.
I am also hoping to make the NHS aware of the thousands like myself that are suffering every hour of every day. They CANNOT abandon us this way, they should provide support!
God bless you in your journey if you are being treated the way I am, or if you have given up tranquilisers for any reason at all.
Please take a moment to sign my guestbook here, you've no need to leave your real name or your e-mail addy unless you want me to correspond with you. I understand that this topic can be very embarrassing for an addict to talk about. This is the reason I will not leave my real name here.
For now, let's just call me 'Desperate D'.. I think that sums me up!
Underneath the guestbook is a Chatroom that I have set up so that visitors can get together to talk about their addiction to pills, drugs, (especially the benzodiazepams) or alcohol. Please feel free to use it in a group or privately with a one 2 one conversation.
Maybe we can support each other here and share our experiences.
LINKS TO OTHER PAGES
SUPPORTIVE SITES
Please sign my guestbook before you leave with your comments..
http://pub13.bravenet.com/chat/show.php?usernum=1043704909
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