I take valium. I need much less since my surgery but before hand, my spasms were out of control, I also took baclofen. As time went on my spasms got worse. I started valium because the baclofen was no longer working and I was on the maximum dose. Your body does build up a tolerance to meds even if they aren't narcotic. 5mg is hardly a huge dosage and like you, I could go without it for sometime but I would have to deal with the spasms.
Stacy ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: TMIC List<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 11:56 PM Subject: [TMIC] Valium In a message dated 8/28/2007 1:42:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Pharmacies only give certain ammounts of meds, determined by how often you are supposed to take the meds. If you are taking Valium 3 per day, when the prescription says 2 per day, you may be labeled a drug abuser. Get your doctor to write a new prescription!! Jude responds 9/1/07 I'm a bit surprised by your advice, Frank. While you are perfectly correct at advicing the writer to see the doctor for a new prescription, isn't it always prudent (with a drug such as Valium, with a high degree of addictive tendency) to advice a patient to maintain the prescribed amount the doctor wanted the patient to try for a while? Valium is highly addictive and the writer is obviously showing traits of an addictive/dependent personality. I (Gary) wrote initially about Valium. After Frank's response I wrote to him apologizing for not being clear, although I thought I had been. I do not take more than prescribed, which is 5mg. twice a day and, in fact, I usually do not take even that-some days one, other days none but sometimes I take two--never three so, Jude, I don't think I'm showing traits of an addictive dependent personality. All I was asking is if others take Valium, and my concern was that I seem to need to take it more often than I used to---again, NO MORE THAN TWO A DAY but in the past I could go a few days with none but now a little more often. So again, my question is, has this happened to any others?Anyone know why I might need it more (for spasms) than, say, a year ago? But again, I am not abusing it. Thank you for your concern and sorry if I sounded like I was taking more than prescribed. Gary in Michigan
