Can Valium be taken YEARS after expiration date?
I just came across some old medicines when cleaning out my medicine cabinet and came across some valium that expired in December of 2003. Are these safe to take? I am just curious, there’s only 4 left. Thanks!
I wasn’t planning on taking them, I was just curious. When I took them 8 years ago they didn’t do anything lol I’ve always heard that some drugs lose potency, while other drugs are toxic. Just wondering which type these are. Thanks for the comments.
Chosen Answer:
If they’ve been stored properly, they should be fine. (I can’t guarantee they will be, but I don’t see anything on the ingredient list that should cause problems with aging). Proper storage means in a cool, dark, dry place. If they’ve been exposed to heat and humidity for a long time, they’re probably useless. If stored properly, only difference should be (probably) minor loss of potency. The diazepam molecule is pretty stable.
by: *M*
on: 14th August 11
8 de August, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Yes, but please don’t take it, one of my CLOSE (I won’t say who) family members is addicted to it, and she’s tried EVERYTHING including rehab,class, other medicines and other stuff, I’m sure at first she took it thinking “oh it’s fine, I won’t get addicted it’s only a few times” well she was wrong, and it has caused a huge effect on me and my family I’m 16 and I’m afraid to take anything at all because I have a fear of getting addicted cause it scares me so bad, so Please, think twice before you take it. <3
8 de August, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Nope–it can be highly toxic for the liver….and liver toxiticy can lead to a very slow and painful death….
8 de August, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Never take medicine that is more than a year past its expiration. Some of the carrier chemicals used to deliver the drug to your brain are perishable. They degrade overtime which can have two results-
1. It just doesn’t work.
2. It can cause REALLLY bad reactions (yes I intended 3 L’s).
8 de August, 2011 at 5:39 pm
If they’ve been stored properly, they should be fine. (I can’t guarantee they will be, but I don’t see anything on the ingredient list that should cause problems with aging). Proper storage means in a cool, dark, dry place. If they’ve been exposed to heat and humidity for a long time, they’re probably useless. If stored properly, only difference should be (probably) minor loss of potency. The diazepam molecule is pretty stable.