Time release Diazepam

[Technical User]

all right on my quest to gather the most extensive pharmacuetical collection, I have ran into yet another pill I would like to know some peoples personal expieriences with. The reason being I have never seen them before. and before going out and investing on any more on them I would like to know some of your takes on them!
Also- How to destroy the mechanism, If say i wanted to take one for the long ride then destroy the other one to get instant effects on top of the long ride[something I tend to always do with oxy] (can this be done with these)
they are 15mg time release diazepam
Thanks

 

[sonar]

Valrelease? I didn't know they still made those!

 

[Technical User]

I'll know the brand name in about an hour! But have these been around for awhile?
The more I think about it, I really don't see the point of them. Other then not having to carry pills around with you all day in such a case if you had anxiety that bad or have been on the chemical for along time and need a couple mgs every couple hours!
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[ 18 June 2002: Message edited by: Technical User ]

 

[NoriegA]

I have never heard of these. Please let us know the name of them when you find out...
BRING BACK THE FLAG!!!
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[Technical User]

OK!
They are made by Mylan and they are 15mg time release- So I guess they are the name brand ones?
I did a bit of research on them before ingesting a couple last night and it seems to me that they have a half life from anywhere from 20-60hours(which to me seems like a very long time).
Anyone know the halflife of Valium?
Thanks! I will continue to do some more research both online and self expirementation and report back!

 

[sonar]

Originally posted by Technical User:
Anyone know the halflife of Valium?

1) Diazepam (Valium) is one of the most slowly eliminated benzodiazepines (BZs). It has a half-life of up to 200 hrs, which means that the blood level for each dose falls by only one half in about 8.3 days. The only other BZ with similar half lives are Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) and Flurazepam (Dalmane) all of which are converted to a diazepam metabolite in the body. The slow elimination of diazepam allows a smooth, gradual fall in blood level, allowing your body to adjust slowly to decreasing concentration of BZ. With more rapidly eliminated BZ (e.g Lorazepam, (Ativan) which has a half-life of 10-20 hrs) the blood concentration drops rapidly and withdrawal symptoms can occur between doses, because your body has little time to adjust to low concentrations.
from: http://www.benzodiazepine.org/Taper.html