ghostworld1990
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Hello,
I am relatively new to this, so I'm sorry if I'm posting in the wrong thread or something! My friend has been taking Valium for around 18 months, some weeks 10mg, some weeks 100mg.
For the first six months, very sporadic and relatively infrequent usage for anxiety, could go several weeks without it and so on. Then a year ago he developed PTSD and began to use it for his overwhelming symptoms.
He wants to know if there's going to be any long-term health problems from this varying dosage for this period of time, and if stopping now will cause any bad withdrawal effects - and what would be the best way of coming off the Valium to avoid any such effects?
To demonstrate his recent usage it has been 485mg in 36 days, is this enough to cause problems? No 'daily' dosage, some days 10mg, some days 30mg, some days none. None of his medical practitioners (GP, therapist) are aware of his Valium usage and he does not want to tell them.
Where can he go from here? He is very frightened he is got himself into a bad situation - has he? Please help.
Thank you.
I am relatively new to this, so I'm sorry if I'm posting in the wrong thread or something! My friend has been taking Valium for around 18 months, some weeks 10mg, some weeks 100mg.
For the first six months, very sporadic and relatively infrequent usage for anxiety, could go several weeks without it and so on. Then a year ago he developed PTSD and began to use it for his overwhelming symptoms.
He wants to know if there's going to be any long-term health problems from this varying dosage for this period of time, and if stopping now will cause any bad withdrawal effects - and what would be the best way of coming off the Valium to avoid any such effects?
To demonstrate his recent usage it has been 485mg in 36 days, is this enough to cause problems? No 'daily' dosage, some days 10mg, some days 30mg, some days none. None of his medical practitioners (GP, therapist) are aware of his Valium usage and he does not want to tell them.
Where can he go from here? He is very frightened he is got himself into a bad situation - has he? Please help.
Thank you.