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Does food make benzos such as valium effective or ineffective??

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At my previous address I was prescribed a pathetic dose of valium (2 mg tablets) so about 8mg-10mg then it was increased to 15mg which is still a low dose. Now I've moved to another city & the doc has prescribed 20-30mg of valium ( 10mg tablets). I take a little bit more around 30-35mg. I even take 40mg sometimes BUT it's not working! I don't feel any effect & I think it has something to do with the food. So I was wondering if it's more effective to take valium with or without food what food do you recommand I should eat?? Should I eat the food before or after taking my daily dose of valium?? I've been taking valium than eating foods like macaroni, cheese,baguettes & custard but the valium's not working is it cause of these foods?? Is it more effective for me to take valium on an empty stomach(in the morning or after a bowel movement) & not eat any food at all afterwards??​
 
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I would say it's definitely more "effective" in the sense of how much you overtly feel it to take it on an EMPTY stomach. Food in your stomach, whether it be right after or before, will slow absorption of the Valium so that the length is longer, but the strength is lower.

I would say take your usual dose and wait until after you start to feel it kick in to the degree you want to start eating, so that there is no chance of food interference of absorption.

Also, if you're taking any other medications that are CYP3A4 inducers, that will make the Valium feel like nothing at all, so make sure you take none of the known CYP3A4 inducers (St John's Wort, for example).
 
In my experience food doesn't seem to have much effect on the potency of any benzo's I have taken as long as I haven't had a large meal before or right after I dose.

But from what you said in your post I would guess that the food isn't your problem. Unless you noticed a difference in effect from eating/not eating a meal, I don't know why you would think food was the source of the problem.

It sounds to me like you may have a larger tolerance to benzo's than you might think. Or there may be something else entirely that is interfering with the efficacy of your doses.
 
Neutralview said:
At my previous address I was prescribed a pathetic dose of valium (2 mg tablets) so about 8mg-10mg then it was increased to 15mg which is still a low dose. Now I've moved to another city & the doc has prescribed 20-30mg of valium ( 10mg tablets). I take a little bit more around 30-35mg. I even take 40mg sometimes BUT it's not working! I don't feel any effect & I think it has something to do with the food. So I was wondering if it's more effective to take valium with or without food what food do you recommand I should eat?? Should I eat the food before or after taking my daily dose of valium?? I've been taking valium than eating foods like macaroni, cheese,baguettes & custard but the valium's not working is it cause of these foods?? Is it more effective for me to take valium on an empty stomach(in the morning or after a bowel movement) & not eat any food at all afterwards??​
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Read the leaflet that comes with your perscription. Ask doctor first, look it up. By the way, I would pay for a low tolerance 2 mg. As with any benzodiazepine, use them correctly. Valium is no joke.
 
I would take something like coconut oil or hemseed oil with benzodiazepines as they are fat soluble and it will help them get better absorbed.

The same way they put medium chain triglycerides and beeswax in CoQ10 (Ubiquinol) products to improve bioavailablity. And in other dietary supplements and whatnot...

Mostly I would recommend the hempseed oil - due to its very beneficial omega 3/6 ratio and the fatty acids it provides and endocannabinoid effects - which is what I take with my benzodiazepine, along with chocamine (a chocolate extract.)
 
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I would take something like coconut oil or hemseed oil with benzodiazepines as they are fat soluble and it will help them get better absorbed.

The same way they put medium chain triglycerides and beeswax in CoQ10 (Ubiquinol) products to improve bioavailablity. And in other dietary supplements and whatnot...

Mostly I would recommend the hempseed oil - due to its very beneficial omega 3/6 ratio and the fatty acids it provides and endocannabinoid effects - which is what I take with my benzodiazepine, along with chocamine (a chocolate extract.)
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Roughly, how much would you say a supplement like CoQ10 and such increases bio-availability? Like quite a bit? (reminiscent of cimetidine to say methadone or diazepam)
 
You mean a Ubiquinol product increasing the bioavailability of a benzodiazpine? Only the MCT, tocopherol, and beeswax - depending on the brand you get ( I know Doctor's Best has Beeswax) - will increase the rate and rapidity of absorption of the benzo from the cilia of the intestinal wall.

It would be quite expensive, I would think, and not very efficient compared to simpler methods as I mentioned such as coconut oil or hempseed oil.

Bio-Perine is also something to look into as well.
 
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