Valium has less effect( on me)?

[Donewith_]

I have taken valium 20 mg ( my first time).
Initially I took 10 mg . I was not feeling anything even after 40 minutes except a mild buzz. So I took another 10 mg. After 15 or 20 minutes , I felt sleepy and I slightly felt trouble to balance myself. I slept for 10 hours. I woke up 6 or 7 times in my sleep.
I have read that 20 mg is a high dose for a starter and it puts them to sleep for 2 days. Is it true? If it is.. why didn't it hold true to me?
This is a serious issue . I am using valium to sedate myself in my final attempt. I can't even imagine if I wake up like this at regular intervals and screaming with pain , waking up everyone and ending up rescued in my final attempt. Should I taking excess dose of valium? Or how to make this work?

I have to say that I am severely depressed from nearly 7 years though i am not officially diagnosed and not taking any medication. I had trauma from childhood too. if any of this makes me need to take more dose. (Sorry if this doesn't make sense, just guessing)

 

[TheCrow]

20 mg of valium is the equivalent of 1-2mg of klonopin, which isn't really that high. If you haven't taken it before, it's not a low dose, so it'd make you sleepy. But it'd never make you sleep for an entire day, let alone 2 days. I haven't taken valium in like, 10 years and I took 10 mg last week to go to the dentist, and I didn't feel anything. So, don't stress that 20 mg had the effect that it did on you. That sounds just about right, I think.

 

[Donewith_]

20 mg of valium is the equivalent of 1-2mg of klonopin, which isn't really that high. If you haven't taken it before, it's not a low dose, so it'd make you sleepy. But it'd never make you sleep for an entire day, let alone 2 days. I haven't taken valium in like, 10 years and I took 10 mg last week to go to the dentist, and I didn't feel anything. So, don't stress that 20 mg had the effect that it did on you. That sounds just about right, I think.

Thankyou.I really have no knowledge about this. So I thought something is wrong or the pills are fake. Was just beating up myself over this. thanks for clarifying:)

 

[TheCrow]

Oh, no worries. Valium has much different dosing than the other benzos. I kinda forgot that when I got that script from the dentist & I was like, 10mg?! Sweet! Then I looked up the conversions & was like, ohhhhh.

I'm sorry you've been depressed for so long and have had childhood trauma. I didn't mean to skip that in the OP. If you haven't tried therapy or meds, it may be worth a shot. It doesn't work for some, but it does work for others. I'm on Wellbutrin for neuropathic pain, but I've noticed it does help with my mood. Just a thought.

 

[Memento Mori]

Look out for the most sedating/hypnotic benzos, like Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), Dormicum (Midazolam) or Zopiclon...I had all of them at some point in life (but not from a doctor) and I'd say they are kinda effective...except zopiclon, it didn't make me feel any sedation or else... and if u want the best anxiolytic effects use or add another benzo like Tavor or Etizolam to it (but be aware that they interact and push each other)

For me, 10mg of Diazepam didn't to that much (compared to other benzos/opiates) but 0,5mg of Rohypnol with one beer kicked my ass and screwed my body circulatory near to a pass out

If none of them work you may try opiates since they are binding on opioid receptors instead of GABA like alcohol & GBL if that's the problem somehow

 

[Donewith_]

Oh, no worries. Valium has much different dosing than the other benzos. I kinda forgot that when I got that script from the dentist & I was like, 10mg?! Sweet! Then I looked up the conversions & was like, ohhhhh.

I'm sorry you've been depressed for so long and have had childhood trauma. I didn't mean to skip that in the OP. If you haven't tried therapy or meds, it may be worth a shot. It doesn't work for some, but it does work for others. I'm on Wellbutrin for neuropathic pain, but I've noticed it does help with my mood. Just a thought.

Thankyou. I am just complicated enough by myself and also the environment that I live in sucks a bit. Yeah, but I got habituated.Thanks for your suggestion. Good to know it worked for you.

 

[Donewith_]

Look out for the most sedating/hypnotic benzos, like Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), Dormicum (Midazolam) or Zopiclon...I had all of them at some point in life (but not from a doctor) and I'd say they are kinda effective...except zopiclon, it didn't make me feel any sedation or else... and if u want the best anxiolytic effects use or add another benzo like Tavor or Etizolam to it (but be aware that they interact and push each other)

For me, 10mg of Diazepam didn't to that much (compared to other benzos/opiates) but 0,5mg of Rohypnol with one beer kicked my ass and screwed my body circulatory near to a pass out

If none of them work you may try opiates since they are binding on opioid receptors instead of GABA like alcohol & GBL if that's the problem somehow

Where did you get midazolam from?

 

[crova]

I had a bus ride once on valium.
If I remember well it was 5mg x 20 tabs. I awoke two days later at a hospital.
Complete coma.

 

[JohnDoe1]

I took 500 mg of Valium once..50 Tablets of 10 mg...Slept for 6 days straight...severe amnesia...don't remember a thing...

 

[Donewith_]

@Nanami I request this thread be closed. I got what I am looking for.