it's NOT the 5mg of valium imo. the first time I took valium recreationally I needed 35mg and the feeling wasn't strong. something similar to a drinking a 6 pack with less of the coordination. it seems to have the same anti anxiety and lowered inhibition effect of alcohol without giving u that buzzed feeling that alcohol does. So without the buzz it seemingly feel more like your naturally your less anxious self.
strange thing with valium is when ever I take it I always think im barely effected. because I can never achieve a high of buzz. if I got drunk and had a few shots for a while I would feel noticeability affected. benzos a more specific to the GABA receptors that have the antianxiety affect when alcohol also his other receptors that can cause euphoria. When im high on benzos I feel like its barely doing anything. To others im acting completely different but because it has such a natural feel I cant tell when affected unlike alcohol which has a buzz feel like I said.
which is more euphoric. (sorry im answering a question that wasn't asked but I just wanted to say.
alcohol is if u'r out socially and want energy to dance to music. it's short acting and give u a buzz and a lot of confidence. u need have a drink or 2 every hr to sustain its level. that hangover is horrible. u are dehydrated with a headache. u may have some amnesia and may have acted stupidly. u will have trouble falling asleep the next few nights and may even shake if ur a heavy drinking and feel anxious. its very tough on your liver and has high amounts of sugar I believe too.
valium is better if ur not going out dancing and don't noticeably want to be effected. u can get the same amount of antianxiety effect without the stumbling and slurring. It's better for sitting at home or going to work or study because it does affect your concentration as much. its weaker but longer acting. But be careful how much u take because although u may feel as though it's doing ilttle u may do things. like talk to people u don't usually or talk about things you wouldn't usually thinking without realizing it's something u wouldn't things u wouldn't usually do. Not as bad as things ud do on alcohol though.
if u'r going out. Take what u think and leave the rest at home. Because u will want to take them and if u'r drinking that extremetly dangerous. I believe it's ok to drink on benzos as long as u take the benzos first and u don't have any more u can take later or access to more you can take later and it's only beer. ODs come from getting drunk and than taking the benzos. I might get flamed for saying that but its imo its ok. I don't recommend it unless u are tolerant to the benzos and ur taking a usual dose. Have u seen some of the crazy drug combos people have taken on bluight speed balls and all that. id be more scared to do heroin and ice in 1 shot than take 30mg of valium and start drinking some beer. I would get tired as pass out asleep because the beer is slowly going into my system unlike when people mix pills and shots together.
anyways 10 valiums 50mg to me. is similar to 10 standard drinks or about a 6 pack for most people. although to me 20 valiums would be like 10 standard drink because im sensitive to alcohol. aohol hangover is worse but shorter but the valium withdrawal isn't as bad but lasts longer. I don't think u have a hangover from 5mg of valium at all.
ive had bad hangovers from a 6 pack of beer if I eat on an empty stomach and already feel tried. ive never had a bad hangover from any amount of valium. If I took 100mg of valium I would not have a hangover. But if I drank 6 beers I would.
maybe I don't metabolize valium well or something because I can handle any amount of it and never get a hangover. amnesia is stronger with a night of hard drinking than it is from 100mg+ of valium. I find valium w/d easy. what is wrong with me. I couldn't handle alcohol at all though. one night out drinking would have me recovering for 3-4 days. ive abused benzos for years and none have hurt me as much as alcohol. There was an exception of one time taking a massive 8mg of Xanax. It was the only time ive had slightly slured speech and rebound anxiety. but id still prefer that over the hangover from a bottle of vodka!
another thing Ive noticed with benzos. I don't know if anyone else gets this because I don't think I got this when I first began is that im never satisfied with the amout ive had. I can never take enough to feel content for even a second. like there is never a rush or satisfaction of complete feeling of high. just an almost ok kind of ok but not quite there feeling. I didn't take Xanax many times. maybe I could feel content on a dose of that because it seems like I could take valium all day and never feel like im at a point that im satisfied. even if im at the point where it can start to cause mild amnesia.
sorry about half my post being irrelevant. Bored with nobody to talk to. stay safe.