How many 2mg Valium is equivalent to a 1mg Xanax?
Question posted by VanessaHardy on 1 Nov 2012
Last updated on 9 September 2021
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Xanax feels stronger because it acts faster. Over time you have to up the dosage of Xanax to reach desired affects.
Alprazolam (Xanax) has a shorter life span than Diazepam (Valium), but Diazepam (Valium) is no where near as strong as Alprazolam (Xanax). The mg's of Alprazolam (Xanax) vs. the mg's of Diazepam (Valium) is, 10mg's of Diazepam (Valium) equals 0.5mg's of Alprazolam (Xanax). With that being said 20mg's of Diazepam (Valium) would equal 1mg of Alprazolam (Xanax) and 40mg's of Diazepam (Valium) is equal to 2mg's of Alprazolam (Xanax). I've been on xanax for 14 years still to this day. I've tried all the benzodiazepine's, Lorazepam (Ativan), Diazepam (Valium), Alprazolam (Xanax) & Clonazepam (Klonopin), and can tell you that out of the 4 I just named, Alprazolam (Xanax) is the strongest benzodiazepine per mg. I hope this helped. - KelTecRespec
20mg of Valium is equal to 0.25mg of xanax. I know because im on 2mg of xanax and tried to switch to Valium and couldnt, no comparison to MY level of anxiety but everyone is different.
I find this likely. I live in England and Xanax are very hard to come by. Only available on private prescription not on NHS. I’ve been on benzo‘a for 20 years. Things like diazepam , nitrazepam , temazepam, lorazepam and others like Librium and zopiclone. I had a 2mg bar of Xanax on Saturday and I can safely say it was much much stronger than any of the aforementioned. It certainly stronger than 20-40 mg of diazepam. I could eat that for breakfast. It absolutely hammered me. I can believe it’s equivalent to 80mg of diazepam. Easily.
The answer to this question is - 2 10mg Valium are as strong as (probably a little stronger) 1 2mg Xanax.
20mg of Valium is equivalent to .25mg of Xanax
3 - 4 valiums 2mg = 1mg XANAX
It's actually 15mg of valium = 1mg xanax
I am not sure what the equivalent dosage is but I do know xanax is a hell of lot more powerful on a mg per mg basis. Valium can come in 10mg pills and if you were to ever take 10mg of xanax it would be bad!!!
Seems to me the only people that know exactly how Xanax works are the ones shoving it up their noses on a daily basis... Trust me guys they know exactly how everything works pfffftttt
Take it from a person that took Xanax for 6 1/2 years for 2 mg bars a day. Due to extreme anxiety. 10 mg of Valium does not come close to equaling Xanax at all if you were to take 10 mg of Xanax at one time it would maybe comatose you. Whoever said 1 mg of Xanax is equal to around 20 mg or 10 mg is right. I took two 2 mg of Xanax and it put me in Lalaville
Each mg of both xanax and Valium are as equal as the other! 1mg of diazepam is the same as any other 1mf name brand drug (or any other of the same derivative of the benzo family) ... The only difference is the length at which the drug is continuously effective in your system! If u have 1 mg of Valium it is the equivalent of 1 mg of xanax.. 2 mg of xanax is the equivalent to 2 mg of Valium.. Etc... So on and so forth! Valium stays in ur system and affects ur body, brain, and human functions for double the time ((give or take)) that xanax does!!! I know this from being prescribed to the both of them on separate occasions concurrently one after the other.. I went 1mg xanax to 2 mg xanax then was switched after two years of continuous and daily use of the benzo to 2 mg of valium used with the same directions as the xanax directions.
I was switched because of the half life and the purpose of myune system building a tolerance to the xanax and they had become useless to me by that point in my prescribed days of benzo use! Originally it was one three times a day and finally I ended my benzo use being weined off of taking 2 mg every 6 hours to not exceed 4 in total daily! It takes 6 months to be properly Weined off of valium at such a high dosage as I was on. My suggestion(simple opinion..so do NOT take to heart and get butthurt)) do not allow urself to become dependant upon these narcotics as I have done in my past there ARE Definitely different kinds of ways to get around being prescribed to such a horrible narcotic.. Seek second even third opinions before making such a life altering decision if u can. Also, if possible, find an alternative to such DRUGS!!! YOU "'*'WILL'*"" THANK ME LATER FOR THIS!! I PROMISE YOU THIS...
There is a non-benzo medicine called Atarax. It has an off label use for anxiety. It is non-addictive and some people have had some success with it who are prone to substance abuse, or just came off of benzo's and don't want to go back on them. The only drawback is most people can become very drowsy when they first start using it. Unfortunately it does not work for everyone but may be worth a try for those who do not want to do down or back down the benzo road.
No no no no not even close
Sir, you sound certain of yourself. Sorry for your bout with the evil Benzos. However, despite your personal experience, you are quite grossly mistaken about your dosage comparison strengths and definition of half-life effect. As for others out there, john is right about one thing - get second, 3rd, and... accurate truth - especially about the math.
God Bless.
I Find that XANAX take a while to kick in and i took 13 x 2mg , Diazepam is Blue only (yellow/white no use) and at least 45 , Zopiclone are ok but i can take 40 of the 7.5mg ,, i have also started Etizolam 1mg but again its 30 plus at a time,,, my problem can be solved by having a month ir 2 off the Benzodiazepines, the Zimmovane and the Etizolam (try pronounce the name of the group ,, it ends in ZODIAZEPINE but the first 2/3 takes a while to get pronunciation correct
1mg of Xanax is equivalent to 20mg of Valium.
I took xanax for almost 15 years and I came off of them last year... My therapists and doctors told me that valium have a shorter life span then xanax... I am now taking valium instead of xanax...
I don't know if you made a mistake in your post saying valium has a shorter life span than xanax, but it's the other way around and if your doctor's told you that then they are wrong as valium has a much longer half life than xanax. Xanax is a short acting benzo. You're doctor probably switched you to valium, because it last much longer ... Good day!
That is close to my story..Impatient therapy I learned that valiumshe life span was shorter than xanax. I was taking 2mgs x a day..xanax was giving me anxiety instead of taking it away. I'm taking valium now and they work differently but better
I agree with you. My doc gave me low doze xanax 5 years ago but man oh man it has a bad reaction for me. I only took one fill and it took me a year to finish it. It even gave me goose bumps until now thinking about it. I only take it when its really bad. Now im taking valium and i had this in 2015 and i still have 3 pills left. My PA somehow went away when i got a pet and now pets. :)
If you do your research u will find diazepam have an 8 hour shelf life as xanax has 12 don't know how u can say xanax r a fast short benzos is mad you are still effected next day from xanax so deffo xanax r stronger
Valium has a half-life of 100 hours. Xanax has a half-life of 12 hours. Not even close.
10 (TEN) 2mg Valium pills would be equivalent to a 1mg Xanax pill
10mg Valium = 0.5mg Xanax, therefore
(2mg Valium = 0.1mg Xanax) x (10) = 20mg Valium = 1mg Xanax
Ten 2mg Valium tablets equal a 1mg XANAX.
Hope this helps.
do you have some benzos for sale?
Hey thanks for this information
Hello Vanessa,
10 mg Valium is = to 0.5 mg Xanax.
Kind regards... pamee
I would put a link for the equal values of all benzos, but drugs.com wouldn't allow it, so I sent the above about it.
Pledge is correct about valium being longer acting than xanax. Actually for long term use valium is better to use, and xanax for quick relief every once in awhile.
That's ok pamee, if you google it you come up with a bunch of them.
Thank you kaismama! May you have a great day!
I agree
Hello VanessaHardy. Valium is a long acting Benzodiazepine. Xanax is a short acting Benzodiazepine. I would put the equation that 1mg valium is equal to 1mg Xanax. Regards pledge
Sorry it's not even close to equivalent to xanax buddy
This answer is crazy. 1 mg of Xanax is almost 20 times stronger than 1 mg of Valium!
Xanax 1 mg is equivalent to 10 mg Valium.
Long or short acting is an issue with tapering the medication.
Not the potency (which is what the mg equivalenices based on ).
Xanax is a difficult benzodiazepine to taper due to the withdrawal risks.
All those benzos have different effects despite being in the same drug class.for instance lets look at similarities... they knock ya down a little bit if you take just a little bit.They can make you tired,slurred speach and forgetful.But they all have a noticable unique feel.
I agree!! I suffer from extreme anxiety... and am very familiar with both of these drugs... in my opinion xanax is more effective..but short lasting... it seems to take much more Valium to get relief from anxiety (not high) if there is a way to compare mg's I would like to know though.
Xanax is usually started at .25mg, Valium at 2. However Xanax is quick acting with a short half-life, thus is the more sought after and abused benzo. Valium takes a good 30-45 minutes to kick in and stays active in your system around 24 hours, thus why it is the more versitile and preferred benzo by doctors. There really is no good conversion rate due to their vastly different action rates and half-lives, but in general, we pharm techs estimate it’s around .25mg Xanax is equal to anywhere between 1-2mg Valium depending on what condition it’s used for and the length of use (or abuse) by the patient. I take 10mg of Valium myself at the first sign of an oncoming seizure, for muscle spasm, and also for panic attacks. 2 years of use at that dose and it still kicks my butt for non panic attack use.
Not quite right. I take 1mg Xanax, or 10mg Valium
I totally agree!
I just saw the varied answers. 1 mg of Xanax and 1 mg of Klonopin are equal to 10 mg of Valium. It has been shown on many charts. When they are trying to wean people off Xanax or Klonopin, they use Valium as it is easier to taper down.
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