Usually the only reason that anyone takes valium is for anxiety and nervousness. At least that was what I always thought. But it is helpful in its own way with MM.
I guess it was about the fifth trip to the emergency room from work, when I first heard about valium. The doctor on call asked all the usual questions about what medications I was taking. I told her the Antivert and a diuretic. She asked if I had ever taken valium. I told her no. She wrote out a prescription for 10 mg.
I took it till the medicine ran out and frankly I didn’t see any difference. I didn’t hear about valium again till I went to an inner ear specialist and he told me to begin taking it. He prescribed a 2 mg dosage. I begin taking it once in the morning when I woke up and I believe that it has been effective along with my other meds.
Why does it work? Simply put it relaxes the vestibular system. And you only need a small dosage which is good because the valium will make you tired. I know that the 10 mg made me tired.
Ask your inner ear specialist if it is right for you.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
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Some of the striking informative tidbits associated with the anti-anxiety medication valium make it apparent that valium is a prescription-based drug for treating anxiety, it belongs to the medicine group termed as benzodiazepines and is duly approved by the FDA (Food and Drugs Administration) for treating anxiety disorders.
Thanks for comment Erick!
David, I am in the same boat as you with the meniere's. After several trips to the ER, my attending doc asked me if I had been prescribed anything at all for the mieniere's. When I told him no, he was very upset (not at me) that I had never been offered anything, so I was immediately started on valium, zofran, and meclizine. To me this was a huge miracle. It worked. I was told that valium is, indeed, a vestibular depressant and works in conjunction with the other meds. I wouldn't be without it!
I have had meniere's for eight years and tried
a low sodium diet,diazide,antivert and steroids.nothing worked.finally after several drop attacks my ent gave me a prescription for
valium and it works. why didn't he give it to
me years ago instead of letting me suffer with
severe vertgo,vomiting,and drop attacks.
Valium is good for me too along with the other stuff. I am glad you are feeling better.
Stay in touch
David
Hi Guys.
Does the valium help with the deafness?
I don't know if it does
Hi everyone,
I was diagnosed with Meniere's back in September of 09 although some of the symptoms started over 4 years ago. I can honestly say that my life has been turned completely upside down since the diagnosis. I can tolerate the ringing in the ear and the hearing loss but this vertigo has me pretty screwed up. I am on a diuretic and I have been taking meclizine and the vertigo attacks occur daily. I don't know when they are going to hit and how hard they are going to hit. The spinning sensation comes hard and the speed is like warp speed. I have just been given a prescription for valium and I haven't even picked it up. I guess the most difficult part is trying to figure out when my life will be back to normal if ever. I mean will I be able to return to school? Everything feels so out of control... I am new to Meniere's and up to this point I can honestly say that I hate it
Ana
Hi Ana,
I take the valium every day and I think it helps but then again it is hard to say what works with meniere's disease. I also take the meclizine but only when I feel an attack coming on.
In my own situation and what others have told me the attacks come and go. You may have an attack every day for a while then you might be attack free for months.
The best advice that I can give you is to continue to read as much as you can about meniere's so you can work with your doctor to find the best way to go to help with the symptoms. And if you aren't happy with your doctor look for another meniere's is too terrible a disorder to just accept that things are never going to get better.
good luck and stay in touch.
Two days ago started on Valium 2mg 3x a day along with my usaual regime of a water pill & Vertigoheel 2x3 daily . 1st day felt pretty clear headed and confident. Yesterday while scrolling through an article on the Internet I got hit again (to a lesser degree).Any idea how logng it takes Valium to work.
Joe K.
Hi Joseph,
I can't really say how long it takes the valium. It is always best to consult with your doctor on that.
David
Hi, Will the Valium work once an attack has started? Susan
Hi Susan
some folks find that taking a valium when they feel an attack coming on helps. They put the pill under their tongue and let it disolve this way it gets into the system faster. I have tried it a few times and it has helped to a certain extent.
Thanks for the comment and stay in touch
David
Susan, When I feel an attack starting I grab for the valium instantly and it may not prevent it entirely, but it sure does lessen the intensity and duration. I now know that I can take one and lie down for about half to 3/4 hour and then get up and get on with my life. However, I have had shunt surgery so my attacks are very rare and mild compared to pre-surgery. Loree
I have a question for Loree: How long ago did you have the shunt surgery? And how has it changed your symptoms? I was diagnosed when I was 14 years old, had vertigo for a year and then the symptoms subsided until I was 24 years old. That was last spring. At first it came back, with a vengeance, with the fullness of ear. I didn't have a vertigo attack until a week ago. I've had one a day since then. Since last spring I've been taking a diuretic daily and I thought it was helping....
I agree with Loree.
If I have enough warning and get a valium down, I can sometimes avoid the attack completely, although I will still feel shaky sweaty and nauseated.
If the vertigo attack has already begun, I quickly place the tab under my tongue and let it dissolve. It won't stop the attack once it's begun, but it lessens the length and severity.
Without Valium I am guaranteed a violent 5 hour attack. With Valium, not as violent, and may only last 1-2 hours.
It's a life saver for me.
I used to really worry about addiction, but when the only thing standing between you and 5 hours of a living nightmare is the medication, my worry about addiction went out the window.
I don't take it daily unless I'm in cluster attack mode.
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