Diazepam for Light Anesthesia User Reviews
Brand names: Valium, Valtoco, Diastat, Diazepam Intensol, Libervant, Diastat AcuDial Diastat Pediatric
Diazepam has an average rating of 8.7 out of 10 from a total of 6 reviews for the treatment of Light Anesthesia. 83% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 0% reported a negative experience.
- leopa...
- September 26, 2010
Valium (diazepam) "I was given Valium intravenously for light sedation during a quick medical procedure. It worked very well, but about 30 minutes after the i.v. was removed I became very irritable and depressed and craved more. It also caused a slight temporary personality change in me that lasted the rest of the day. "
- Anonymous
- June 28, 2016
Valium (diazepam) "My husband was given one valium (I don't know dosage ... family never knows much) prior to IVC removal. As soon as procedure was complete he was very weak and short of breath and continues to be. He feels terrible and cannot walk more than 5-6 feet. He is epileptic and the doctor knows this. From what I now understand valium shouldn't be given to seizure patients, and increased shortness of breath is a side effect. I hope we never have to go through another experience like this. At least, we know to refuse valium from now on."
- Me2
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 28, 2023
Valium (diazepam) "I had 2 severely ruptured discs in my neck. I needed to have a steroid injection into the space around my spinal cord where the nerves exit my vertebrae. They needed to use fluoroscopy (a type of live X-ray) to see where they were going inside my neck because the injection needed to be very precise. I was extremely anxious because they are sticking a needle into my neck. I was given Valium i.v. right before they took me back. I was still able to stand and follow their instructions, I can remember talking to them while they did the procedure. But I was so relaxed and I didn’t feel the poke, I didn’t feel anything other than being able to tell them that they must be in the right area because I could feel pressure right in the area that had been hurting me a lot. Then we were done. The drug gradually wore off. I felt fine after. The steroid injection ended up not working for me and I needed surgery but the iv Valium worked great!"
- Call4...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 18, 2020
Valium (diazepam) "More effective against my sciatica/herniated disc than Percocets."
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- Wright
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 12, 2021
Valium (diazepam) "I was prescribed Valium for a dental procedure. 5mg and I have to say it worked wonders as I managed to have my wisdom tooth out without feeling so stressed."
- Jessi...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 22, 2015
Valrelease (diazepam) "Wonderful pain management/ anesthesia medicine. Broke my ankle and combination of Diazepam and Advil. Take the big edge off the pain. No adverse side effects."
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Valium (diazepam) "I was given one Valium tablet 20 mins before my Lasik eye surgery and another one for later that day. It completely relaxed me for my procedure, and on top of that, acted as a very strong painkiller. Obviously, it was used in conjunction with local anesthetic eye drops."