How much does a valium prescription cost the GP?

March 13th, 2012

Is there a unit cost for valium that the gp must pay for each prescription? Chosen Answer: Depends which route and strength. You can have tablet valium, oral solutions, injection, rectal tubes and suppositories. Tablets; diazepam 2 mg, net price 28 = 95p; 5 mg, 28 = 98p; 10 mg, 28 = £1.08. Oral solution, [...]

How long does Valium stay in your system?

March 3rd, 2012

My dog has panic attacks and we give him Valium to calm him down but we don’t know how long it stays in his system so we never know when to give him more Chosen Answer: This is a human medicine forum. I can tell you about human metabolization of drugs, but I have no [...]

Is there any other medicine out there that can subsitute for valium?

February 17th, 2012

I was wondering if there was any other medicine out there that you can take to subsitute for valium. Chosen Answer: Long term use of Valium is addictive. Therefore, you might want to revisit the reason you are taking it. Do you really need to take it any more? The body develops a tolerance over [...]

How many people out there have to take anxiety medicine when they become frightened at something?

January 28th, 2012

A friend of mine has extreme anxiety issues when they become really scared. They have recently had many nightmares where they woke up crying and unable to breathe. She feels like no one else have these problems, but I know that many do, or else there wouldn’t be a medication for it. So how many [...]

What medicine gets rid of anxiety disorder?

January 13th, 2012

I have severe anxiety problems and I’m just 18 years old. How do you get over this problem? I see a psychiatrist on Tuesday. I’m currently on buspar and pristiq. In the past I’ve been on paxil, seroquel, Prozac, welbutrin, zoloft and Ativan. Unfortunately over the past yr none of these meds work. I’ve also [...]

How long does the anxiety last after you have detoxed from morphine?

December 19th, 2011

Its been about a week now that I have been off the morphine, Im still having pretty been anxiety attacks, mostly at night. Is this gonna be a permanent side effect? Also are there ways to deal with these attacks without medicine? Chosen Answer: It won’t be permanent. I can’t tell you how long it [...]

How does a depression medicine work for anxiety?

December 14th, 2011

I have Social anxiety. My doctor prescribed Zoloft which is a depression medicine. I am just curious, how does the same medicine also treats social anxiety??? Chosen Answer: They go hand in hand. You get anxious about something and after some time it becomes depressed over that same thing. In both cases, when the nerve [...]

I have awful panic attacks from anxiety. What medicine should i ask for to help with anxiety?

November 18th, 2011

Medicine is one of my last resorts. I have tried meditation, relaxaion, counseling and even though overall i get better my anxiety really hasnt! Chosen Answer: I would not take any medication. From personal experience at least. But if you your doctor says its okay should be fine as long as you don’t get addicted. [...]

Can Valium be taken YEARS after expiration date?

November 12th, 2011

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 [...]

How likely is an allergic reaction to Valium?

November 10th, 2011

So the dentist gave me four Valium to help with the anxiety before a root canal, but I am a medicine phobe and hate taking anything for any reason really. So my question is how likely is it for someone to have an allergic reaction to diazepam / Valium? I know that Valium has been [...]