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is valium stronger than xanax?

I heard xanax is shorter fast acting and valium is longer. Do they feel the same?
 
Valium is a lot weaker and has a long half life of 100+ hours compared to the short half life of 15 hours for Xanax. You do have XR Xanax though so those pills will let off small doses of Xanax into your bloodstream every few hours until the pill dissolves making them last longer than an instant release pill would. But still not as long lasting as Valium still.
 
1mg of Xanax is equal to roughly 15 or 20mg of Valium but doesn't last as long and feels different.For one thing,Xanax doesn't have the skeletal muscle relaxant properties of Valium and is just a different buzz.Xanax hits faster and harder and is more black-out inducing.Valium is more subtle and mellow.Some people actually prefer Valium for this reason.Personally,my favorite benzo effects come from a cocktail of the two,leaning decidedly heavier towards the instant release Xanax, with a few Valiums thrown in for their longer duration and more loose,sedating feeling.Valium has always made me sleepier than Xanax and for some reason dries my mouth out more than other benzo.As trainspotter mentioned,Xanax XR is time released so you have to take more to get a buzz if that's what you're after.If you suffer from panic attacks or severe anxiety Xanax is definitely more effective since Valium comes on slower and has a more "even" feel to it's come up.Both are good though and of the benzos I've had,Xanax is my favorite and most effective choice, with Valium running a close second if taken in high enough doses.If you like Xanax you'll like Valium too,you just have to eat more of them.
 
short answer = xanax is more potent but doesn't have the long half life.
Xanax is the Panic attack remover (due to its fast onset and low duration )while valium is sort of a general anxiety all day remover type of benzo.
 
I had been to the ER quite a few times earlier in my teen years due to severe panic attacks, i was given 10 mg of IV diazepam every single time, and it made me feel alright in less than a minute everytime. Valium works. And man those panic attacks were the worst feeling in the world..
 
Vallium sucks in my opinion. i love benzos but wont buy Vallium at all, if you want a longer acting benzo go for klonopin. xanax is okay but tends to get you to fucked up and blackout, ive had lots of experience recreational wise with all these benzos
 
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