Jasoncest would answer this question the best IMO, because he reacts to it very similar to me and describes it much better than i can but i'll give it a shot anyway.
The few times you use it at a 5mg dose you'll feel slightly happier than normal, relaxed, more likely to do things that would normally cause you anxiety, etc.
The few times taking a 10mg dose will be more happier and euphoric but more sedating.
The fiew times taking a 20mg dose would make you feel more euphoric and sedated but very comfortable in your skin and you will have no anxiety and will feel like like is great, which it is!
However after taking it 5 or 6 times, just like with most drugs, it's never as good no matter what dose you take (within reason). But it still has great anxiolytic effects for me even after 4 years on benzos (3 years on klonopin, 1 year on ativan (2 months) and valium (10 months). I take 2.5 or 5mg every 2 or 4 hours (depending on dose 2.5 or 5). and i do that 4-5 times a day. It works a lot better than klonopin, librium or ativan ever did. klonopin worked for about 3 days for me then just made things worse no matter what dose 0.25mg to 8mg a day.
To me valium is the classic perfect benzo for daily use for people who suffer from debilitating or sever anxiety. I have GAD, SAD, panic disorder, insomnia, depression, etc. It elevates my mood and tolerance doesn't build that quickly and it always works if taken as directed, i never took more than i was prescribed with the klonopin usually 2-4mg a day and it just didnt do anything, didnt help my insomnia, didnt help during a panic attack (takes 1-2 horus to kick in, if you call a klonopin "effeccT" kicking in, i dont really really any kick. and it didnt help my SAD/GAD at all. and caused me to have mood swings, depression, horribly lowered inhibitions to the point where i started using the needle, etc... valium isnt like that. i didnt think any benzo switch woudl make a difference but it didnt. that's my journal entry story. i love valium and i think its the best overall benzo out there that for medicinal purposes for GAD, SAD, and or PD.
valium + marinol + suboxone + focalin + ambien + EOJ?'s daily coktail, i'm one happy full-time employed worker thanks to valium
