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What is Valium?

Valium is a brand name for the benzodiazepine drug Diazepam. This is used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, and muscle spasms.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
7 21%
Mild
12 35%
None
15 44%

Most commonly reported side effects

makes me sleepy
13 38%
slight hungover feeling at first the next day
5 15%
Very hard to wake me
4 12%
Brain fog
4 12%
Difficulty concentrating
4 12%
Addiction
1 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Valium. See all 32 dosages ►

  0 10mg as needed 10 mg all the time (24/7) 10 mg as needed 10mg as needed 1.5 5mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 2mg as needed 2 5mg as needed 2 5mg/mL as needed 2mg as needed 30 5mg as needed 5 mg all the time (24/7) 5 mg as needed 5mg as needed 5mg/mL as needed daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 7 mg daily 9 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 150 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 27 Number of Patients: 27 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 31 Number of Patients: 31 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 13 Number of Patients: 13 18 Number of Patients: 18 22 Number of Patients: 22 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Valium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
13 30% Course of treatment ended: 30%
Doctor's advice
12 27% Doctor's advice: 27%
Other
10 23% Other: 23%
Did not seem to work
6 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Side effects too severe
4 9% Side effects too severe: 9%
Not indicated
3 7% Not indicated: 7%

See all 42 patients who’ve stopped taking Valium

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Valium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
5
17
24
34
49

Stopped Taking Valium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
9
11
5
5
4
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
22 65%
Usually
8 24%
Sometimes
4 12%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
6 18%
Not at all
28 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
25 74%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 24, 2009.