Many years back, I was prescribed valium, but had to stop taking it, as I was breastfeeding. My anxiety is so bad now that it's debilitating and interferes with my daily life. Should I try to go back on valium?
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Valium is a highly addictive benzodiazepine, which is used for short term control of anxiety or as and when needed maybe monthly once or twice. Anxiety happens due to reduced serotonin in the mind, located in brain. So ideal treatment or choice as per protocol is a course of ssri or snri group of medicine. Consult an astute psychiatrist for the needful. Good luck and wishing you a speedy recovery.
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Dear lybrate-user, please consult a psychiatrist now. Your anxiety may be due to hormonal, medical, neurological causes. After proper diagnosis, the appropriate treatment will be prescribed. Apart from valium, there are other anxiolytic short acting tablets and non medical methods of managing anxiety.
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