Posted by yxibow on June 6, 2009, at 14:32:48
In reply to I just started Valium, posted by Number42 on June 4, 2009, at 10:41:33
> My Pdoc just started me on 10 mgs. of Valium bid for anxiety and muscle tension. Is this an average dosage?
>
> 42Curious, since Valium has a half life of over 24 hours, I haven't heard of it being dosed t.i.d. on a regular basis. Usually that's reserved for something like Ativan or Xanax. In fact it can all be taken at night and the effect is still almost the same.
Although I do split up my Valium about 1/4 and 3/4, for other reasons of having a slight spike in the evening when things are worse.
But that's not a terribly large dose, in my opinion.-- Jay
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