Diazepam for Muscle Spasm User Reviews (Page 4)

• hot...
• September 27, 2018

"Interesting finds about this drug. I was prescribed Valium 5 mg for some muscle spasms in the shoulders and neck. E/R doc prescribed me Valium to my surprise after my post-car accident exam. I only took a couple for a few days after the accident to help relax the muscles. Also, I had read about Valium being used for anxiety studies in the UK for fear of heights issues. Sure enough, it helped me and took the edge off my fear of the edge. I still felt cautious but didn't have jelly legs like usual. What a godsend! One thing also I'm finding out is it makes me less hostile and more calm. I have a problem getting mad so easily and flying off the handle the older I get. The Valium works pretty well at chilling me out and lifting my spirits. Sometimes it makes me sleepy and sometimes not. Overall, I have nothing but good things to say personally about this drug. No noticeable side effects to speak of with my sparingly minimal usage."

• gmc...
• December 17, 2009

Diazepam "The Valium really helped with the spasms from my back, which was stenosis. I took 5 mg in the day and 10 mg at night, and that will make you run for the bed. Beware if taking the 10 mg while you are up because it will knock you out."

• Jim...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 9, 2023

"My first experience with diazepam was in 1978 when a Vietnam vet friend, who took many 10 mg tablets a day, let me try one. On my drive home, I couldn't believe how good it made me feel. I was 22 then. Now at 67 and after back surgery, neuropathy, disc degeneration, cervical issues, and arthritis, I feel if I didn't have this med now, my life would be tough, very tough. I didn't need it in '78, but so glad I discovered it then."

• Dub...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 3, 2017

"I have a bulging disc (right) lower back, also get sciatica from time to time and pain in the right shoulder. This is not my main complaint, though. I have some form of nerve/muscle damage that causes severe random muscle/nerve spasms/twitching, like a trapped nerve, and random pains daily ever since I was hospitalized with an anxiety attack back in late Sept. 2014. I've had to put up with constant pain on a severe level daily and constantly uncomfortable from severe spasms like a trapped nerve daily, along with severe chest pain in the heart area, palpitations, and random muscle/nerve pains but severe, also daily. Some docs say nerve damage, some say fibromyalgia. Val. 10 mg x2 daily, although I take it off and on, helps a lot."

• Rca...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 23, 2020

"It was incredibly helpful. I went from being unable to move due to severe spasms in my neck to being completely normal. It only lasts for 3 hours, and I would feel the pain coming back and have to take another."

• Fle...
• August 25, 2018

"This is the only med that works when my neck and shoulders go into spasm, which happens about 4 times a year. Pain is so bad, can't turn my head, lifting my head to adjust position in bed at night is like torture. I take 5 mg per night for up to 3 nights in a row, though often I get enough release and freedom of movement after 2 days to start physio exercises, and that's all I need. This is a great medicine if used sparingly and sporadically. Before I was prescribed this, my spasms would just worsen 'til I got my neck cricked. Then it would take me 15 minutes in excruciating agony just to get out of bed. No way could I go to work or function. Could barely move because of debilitating pain. Prescription anti-inflammatories don't work, or if they do, progress is so slow that the condition may just be resolving on its own in 7 - 14 days."

• Spa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 2, 2024

"I've been prescribed diazepam on and off for years for panic. Literally 2 mg or 5 mg, a box of 5 that would last me months. Recently, I've developed muscle spasms in my back, neck, shoulders, and legs. I've got fibromyalgia but am going for tests for other issues. Anyway, after trying zapain, antidepressants, rubs, patches, hot and cold therapy, etc. My GP has prescribed me more, as she knows I've always been very sensible with this medication. The last few days, I've taken 5 mg at night and sometimes half in the morning. And the relief is instant, almost. No pain, no stiffness, no spasms. I'll continue to use it as required but mindfully. I understand it's a drug that, in the wrong hands, can be abused and I know that's why many GPs are reluctant to prescribe. Which is a shame for those it could benefit greatly, as it beats everything else hands down. After all, Codeine can be just as addictive but that's handed out much more easily. Definitely worth trying diazepam."

• JDa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 1, 2020

"After double fusion in my neck, my neck was still very stiff. I could not get a good night's sleep. Diazepam once a week seems to keep me good. Does some reset that helps me. I won’t let myself get addicted to taking it every day."

• spi...
• August 14, 2017

"I have taken this for different reasons, and since 1972, I have had the dosage changed, same amount, but different time to meet my current need. Making the dosage 6 mg total per day. I take it in the AM, mid-afternoon, bedtime, collectively 6 mg. However, I am now into eye injections for wet macular degeneration. I take 2 mg before I go in for the injection. It is not pleasant, but working well for me. I use my walker a good part of the time to keep good balance. I also practice yoga. I do have a difficult time with meds, so I stick with this but have added magnesium as a relaxer helper. It works wonders. I am in my 80s and doing well. The degeneration of the macula being the worst part. But I do very well and am grateful for the Valium as it works."

• Cha...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 9, 2020

"When nerve pain first struck, none of the NSAID pain relievers would work. A continuous pain in the upper spine caused burning in the head and face, but no rise in temperature. I got some moderate relief from diazepam, just 3 mg a day. For an MRI examination, they gave me midazolam as sedation. It was the first real relief in three months that lasted for a beautiful 2 hours. This is no wonder drug, just a strong relaxant with a similar chemical makeup to diazepam. It has serious side effects if taken daily. I later went on to tramadol, but it was the diazepam type that hit the spot."

• Tob...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 21, 2019

Diazepam "I find that the generic form of Valium doesn’t work for me. I’m using it for muscle spasms in the pelvic floor, causing rectal pain. I get Valium suppositories, 10 mg made at a compounding pharmacy. This is very effective for rectal pain. Otherwise, I use a Valium 5 mg pill. The name brand is very expensive at $3.50 per pill. It’s less expensive to use the 10 mg suppository, and it works better for my pain."

• Bot...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 11, 2017

"I've tried most of the muscle relaxers - Flexeril (cannot tolerate), Skelaxin (unfortunately cannot tolerate), and Robaxin (not quite strong enough) for a tight and unrelenting piriformis. 5 mg of good old-fashioned Valium takes care of it in the evening. Too bad it's sedating, otherwise, it would be my go-to med during the day for this tight muscle - that, despite loads of PT, massage, and stretching, I am unable to get to let go. I really appreciate Valium for this!"

• Exd...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 27, 2021

Diazepam "I have had MS since 1986, when there were no treatments. I have chronic spasticity, for which I have been treated with multiple drugs. I live with it during the day, but it doesn’t allow me to sleep, so I take 10 mg at bedtime."

• Jui...
• April 18, 2012

Diazepam "No doctor had been able to diagnose my condition. As a result, I was prescribed 10 mg of Valium 3x daily as a crutch indefinitely. At first, I was dim-witted and happy and got some relief, but after about a year, I started to become increasingly apathetic, dim-witted, started to have problems with light sensitivity and focus, became uninterested in socializing, and had a personality shift from the funny, charming guy to a depressed robot with anger spasms, who takes risks just to feel some sense of being alive. After 2.5 years, the physical relief has all but stopped, and in any case, I cannot have a life taking this. I am in the process of tapering off of it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 7, 2016

"I am 29 years old and suffer from a torn disc at L3/L4 and a herniated disc at L4/L5 that is causing severe spinal stenosis. These injuries cause severe spasms and sciatic pain. 5mg diazepam 3-4 times daily when I suffer a flare-up, and the pain and spasming ease within 2 days. I also am allergic to opiate medications, so this really is a lifesaver, along with meloxicam 15mg once daily for inflammation."

• bil...
• March 22, 2009

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."

• Dan...
• November 1, 2016

"I've suffered from lower lumbar pain for the last few months, complicated by sciatica. Took my first 5 mg dose last night, no more leg/butt spasms and finally slept like a baby. My GP recommended to only take it for 7 days, so I hope that's enough to help get my leg somewhat back to normal - along with a regular stretching routine (which I struggled with even after weeks of physio). Found the messages below very informative, good luck to all."

• Blu...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 1, 2020

"I was prescribed Valium for muscle spasms in my pelvic floor due to pelvic floor dysfunction of the tight muscle variety. It's a 5 mg pill that I crush up, put in coconut oil, freeze it, and then insert it into my vagina. It relieves the spasms within a half hour, which also relieves some of the tightness, which in turn helps me have a bowel movement. The nice part is that it doesn't make me feel woozy or tired doing it this way."

• Sam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 10, 2019

"Sciatica, which has become extremely painful over the last few nights and wakes me at least three times a night. Dr. prescribed 10 mg a day as pain relief. I have taken 2 each day, takes a little while to work but worth it in the end."

• Bil...
• January 22, 2017

"20 months ago, strained lower back doing commercial door contract in addition to world training for a swimming comp. Slight strain combined with underwater dolphin sprints with fins on wouldn't allow my damaged/strained lower back muscles to heal, in turn, they became more and more tense and sore until spasms began, and finally, a massive spasm floored me. Doc gave me a course of 6 diazepam, I think 5mg, 1 every evening so as not to feel drowsy during the day. These, combined with a stop to my training, made the spasms stop almost that day and allowed my back to heal. Due to work back on them, I'm confident they will work, but I do find after four days or so that, of an evening, they make me feel euphoric. This drug helps me to function pain-free."

• Sal...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 26, 2019

"I have burning mouth syndrome. I have had it for 7 years. I was desperate for relief. I was put on amitriptyline, an antidepressant. It did nothing except make me sleep all day and feel sick. I researched the condition and found that some get relief from Klonopin or low dose Valium. My primary at the time was reluctant. I went to a neurologist who agreed. Even the lowest dose Klonopin was too strong, though it did calm the pain. I then tried low dose Valium, 2 mg once or twice a day. It has been a savior. I only take 2 mg per day. It has changed my life."

• Yos...
• February 2, 2017

"I had a nerve block that went horribly wrong. I was put on naproxen and a muscle relaxer to help with the lumbar muscles that were damaged. I was still in pain, but I remembered that my wonderful GI doctor said low doses of Xanax or Valium help with pain. I tried adding Valium, and the combo of the three got rid of the pain in a matter of days."

• Jon...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 2, 2022

"Having tried everything you can legally get from all sorts of specialists. I get tension, crazy uncontrollable spasms following multiple MVAs, among other issues. Valium is, by all my accounts, a miracle medication, and its use should be far more encouraged. The idea of using alternatives that are packed full of side effects with minimal benefits is madness. Diazepam allows one's life tasks and goals to be performed. If it works for some people, don't make them feel guilty and put them through hell. Having it available as a 'take x amount as needed' is the way."

• Kin...
• July 12, 2009

"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 of days as the muscles get used to being where they should really be. Diazepam works wonders for me. I can take 5 mg 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 - diazepam is perfect."

• Zom...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 4, 2019

"I've been a chronic migraine sufferer for over 30 years. I have been on a slew of medications, injections, hospitalizations, MRIs, over 40 different drugs for migraines, and only Valium/diazepam works for me. Yet I cannot ever get a prescription for it, even after an ER visit from a migraine that has left me dilapidated for over 9 days in a row. I can still only receive 3 Valium as if that will even help me. I need to find a way to get this regularly because my condition is chronic. It's physiology. I've been under a neurologist for a decade. I get over 60 injections in my body every 3 months, and it is not ever going to go away so long as there are pressure changes in our atmosphere. I will be in chronic pain, and this is the only thing that helps. Any suggestions on how somebody can help me would be so appreciated. I'm in Denver, CO, and no, marijuana doesn't really help."