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diazepam: I was riding a Segway last weekend and unfortunately crashed and burned. Fell on my right side. Right now pretty black and blue. Had a lot of high intensive muscle spasms including entire upper right back area radiating around to upper chest and abdomen. Each lasted several seconds. Doctor prescribed 5mg Diazepam tabs up to 8 per day. Only needed four a day to start and spasms showed remarkable improvement within two days. Still have some at night when reclining or turning but I believe this will subside within a week instead of weeks. The doctor sure knew what he was doing.
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diazepam: I've been prescribed most of the drugs on this review list and met with differing degrees of success. My sacrum detached or tore from my right hip in a sports accident and I get tremendous back pain associated with muscle spasms as things slip out of position in my low back. Even after being reset into the proper positions, I have muscle spasms for a couple days as the muscles get used to being where they should really be. Diazepam works wonders for me. I can take 5mg and be good all day. It works fast and keeps me from being so out of it like cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril). Robaxin does nothing for me and NSAIDS are also worthless - daizepam is perfect.
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Valium (diazepam): I was recently given valium with methadone for muscle spasm and pain due to cancer treatment. I have to say with all the other medicines we tried this worked the best. I have to give a big thanks to my doctors for finally coming up with a treatment that finally worked.
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diazepam: I have Reflex Sympathetic Dystophy. After having a shoulder surgery go bad, I have been put on many different muscle relaxants. Diazepam is the only one that has worked for me. It also takes care of my anxiety. I take 2.5 mg 2-3 x a day or as needed. Works great. I have been on it for about 8 months. I'm doing the best yet.
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Valium (diazepam): This is really a dual-medication review of 10. I have bad muscle spasms in response to pain from a lower back (L5) herniated disk that is also compressing nerves that pass down S1 area below, causing sciatica pain in the bum and upper legs. I was prescribed Valium to help alleviate the spasms generated by the pain, and it helped to about a rating of 6. Then I was prescribed Baclofen (Brand: Liorsal) in combination with the Valium and that has completely taken away the spasms. I take them 30 minutes before rising and the spasms are gone when I get up. The morning spasms are the worst, because of the turning you do in your sleep. I do not get drowsy, even with both, but I have a high tolerance to drowsy medicines. If spasms are your only pain, this may help.
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Valium (diazepam): This medicine has helped me very much. I get very bad spasms in my neck and shoulder. It helps 100% and I also have a much better time sleeping. It keeps my mind from wondering while I try to sleep. It also makes me feel more refreshed when I wake up. I have less mood swings. I used to pace back and fourth all day and it put a stop to that as well. It has improved my life very much.
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diazepam: Have taken this medicine intermittently 2.5 to 5 mg 1-2 x a day for years. Works rapidly, no side effects, also reduces anxiety, unease and discomfort, and importantly, when my systolic BP is high (160 ) it makes my beta blocker (atenolol) work more effectively. There seems to be a synergistic effect between the two.
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diazepam: I have had chronic pain for 12 years, have regular steriod injections in my spine and botox in the large spinal muscles. I take pregablin 3 times a day and baclofen at night. I used to use diazepam quite regularly for muscle spams before getting these drugs, recently missed a few pregablin and needed my diazepam. You still feel the pain of the spasm, but the drug makes you less tense, so you don't excerbate the problem. It enables me to start moving around gently and get back to normal quicker.
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diazepam: I've had severe siactica pain for 8 years. I take Norco, Skelaxin and Mobic daily for relief. But when the pain gets worse, I usually take 5mg Valium and it works to ease the pain. I recommend it to take only as needed because it can be a very dangerous drug.
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diazepam: I have found this is the only medication that works for me as a muscle relaxer. Two operations for disc fusion (that did not fuse) has left me with much shoulder and neck pain.
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diazepam: Relieved the muscle spasm, however caused extreme drowsiness. I first tried Robaxim and Motrin, which helped a little, but the spasms returned with a vengence.
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