Posted by zmg on March 4, 2007, at 22:04:58
Just thought I'd post quickly to share. After my first kind of disappointing Stablon trail I kind of accidentally started it again (I was trying Adrifinil but made a pretty bad calculation on how much I'd need to properly try it...).
Sort story is I started taking my Valium again, which worked as usual but I was (am) very low. For some reason I decided to try the Stablon along with the Valium. All the negative symptoms I'd experienced (mild, but annoying) with the Stablon alone were gone. But strangely, the Valium effect was also gone. But generally I felt ok. So I stuck with the combo for about a week or so and then I forgot to take my Valium (I keep the bottle in my cabinet and usually grab one on my way out the door, but forgot). The Stablon I keep in my bag so at lunch when I typically take my pill(s) I just took the Stablon.
But I noticed I felt pretty much exactly like I'd felt taking both. I felt good (I get a little bit of a noticeable mood lift, especially if I have a little caffeine) and didn't feel any different then if I'd taken both which made me think for whatever reason (any French pharmacists?) the Valium (I was taking 10 mg during the day and my standard 20 mg at night) wasn't really doing anything for me.
So I've been only taking the Stablon now for a few weeks. Going through a divorce, very busy with work and starting a kind of nerve rattling relationship and I *don't* feel like my head is going to explode (well, most of the time anyway).
I just figured I'd share my experience. When I started the Stablon without the Valium the jitter and tension were a deal breaker. I was snappy at work, just generally unbearable.
There are still days where Stablon is pretty light (I think it is) and I'd love to be able to take 20/30 mgs Valium to take the edge off but it doesn't work, which is actually too bad. Last week I took 2 days off Stablon (particularly hard days) just so I could use the Valium (wife moving out). But for day to day aside from Valium which did leave me a little too even Stablon is working quite well for me.
Of course I meant to make that short. Sorry. :)
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