Drug that steals women's lives ... Valium still given to millions?

Drug that steals women's lives: It's more addictive than heroin, with horrifying side-effects. So why, 50 years after its launch, is Valium still given to millions?


279

View
comments



With her wedding day fast approaching, Baylissa Fredericks was increasingly worried about a tic in her eyelid. She'd suffered the problem since early childhood, but was so concerned about it drawing attention to her for all the wrong reasons on her big day that she visited her GP.

Sadly, the drug prescribed by her doctor on that day in 1998 for what, in retrospect, seems like a trivial problem, left the 49-year-old housebound and incapacitated for years.

Baylissa was prescribed clonazepam, one of the benzodiazepine family of drugs. These drugs are used by 1.5 million people in this country to treat wide-ranging problems including anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, muscle spasms, restless legs syndrome and alcohol withdrawal.

The legacy of benzodiazepines is a vast group of people suffering appalling withdrawal symptoms

The legacy of benzodiazepines is a vast group of people suffering appalling withdrawal symptoms

One of the first - and most infamous - of the ‘benzos’ was Valium. Launched in the 1960s it quickly became the pill for every ill,


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2289311/Valium-Its-addict...

Views: 1398

Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Thank's for waking up nostalgia. F..it, just realized next week I'b beating 64th.

I was then about 17

Yes. It was popular just few years ago, but can not remember.

Ive heard this line of writing so fucking often and have seen a great many berate and get hooked on valium, xanax and other benzos - but for those with a serious social / anxiety disorder it's the first line of defence. It was massively overprescribed in the 70s/80s etc, mothers little helper. Only now, if you've had any illicit drug history you aint gettin any benzos from your Doctor - they'll flood you with anti-depressants and beta-blockers but they dont even hit the sides when dealing with panic attacks and tic-related OCD as with me. The line about being more addictive than Heroin is a complete generalisation to. These drugs, and they're drugs the majority of Dr's Ive had have accepted and are cool me buying on the net, are for use purely as and when needed. Many dumb-ass Doctors say take one a day, but if you're having a chilled day at home why bother? It'll only increase you're tolerance, only when needed and I still say in some peoples hands they're a God-send. The only type of drug that keeps me in work. And really? More addictive than heroin? Well that just totally negates how and where you get you're heroin from - if its from your mate downstairs or on the next block I'm sorry but heroin, if readily available just pwns any benzo (when needed) application. And if you're smart but want to try heroin,, well, don't but if you were why not promise yourself only to smoke/snort in a place where you're not likely to revisit or be able to try it due to distance ever again etc. Just my 2 cents. Stay safe, and I aint totally bashing this rather sensationalistic journo, yup seen a few messy cases of peeps getting hooked on it, gooses, ganders, but from my own heads experience, man valium saved me from the only time my tics/OCD got to tourettes which was scary as fuck and it and xanax (less half-life, more sedating to non-anxious jittery types be warned) I maintain are for me great meds. 

RSS

"Destroying the New World Order"

TOP CONTENT THIS WEEK

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE SITE!

mobile page

12160.info/m

12160 Administrators

 

Latest Activity

Less Prone favorited Sandy's video
1 hour ago
Doc Vega's 5 blog posts were featured
1 hour ago
tjdavis's 4 blog posts were featured
1 hour ago
james will posted a blog post
7 hours ago
Doc Vega posted a blog post

What was the Significance of the F-94 C and What role in History?

 It’s July 19, 1952 over White House forbidden airspace and Captain William Patterson observes…See More
yesterday
tjdavis posted a video

FLUORIDEGATE: An American Tragedy. a film by Dr. David Kennedy

FLUORIDEGATE: An American Tragedy, is a feature documentary that reveals the tragedy of how government, industry and trade associations protect and promote a...
Sunday
Doc Vega posted a blog post

Rendezvous With The Unknown

Rendezvous With the Unknown Chapter I It was about 9:00 am when I received a text on my phone from…See More
Saturday
cheeki kea replied to cheeki kea's discussion Tartaria
"ah ha - a Tartarian cuisine component lurks inside good old Tartar Sauce. Who would have thought.…"
Saturday
tjdavis posted a blog post
Saturday
Doc Vega posted a blog post

Shadows in the Wind

If you think that life is but a game you can winYou’re just a shadow in the windConveniently…See More
Friday
Doc Vega posted a blog post
Thursday
tjdavis posted a photo
Thursday
james will is now a member of 12160 Social Network
Thursday
Burbia replied to cheeki kea's discussion Tartaria
Thursday
Burbia posted a video

Mossad: we create a pretend world, we are a global production company... the world is our stage

60 Minutes interviews alleged Mossad agent"we create a pretend world, we are a global production company......the world is our stage."_______________________...
Thursday
Doc Vega posted a blog post

The Alvin II Encounter: Was There A Living Dinosaur Involved?

The year is 1965 in the Caribbean islands at a 5-thousand-foot depth in the dark Atlantic waters.…See More
Dec 16
Doc Vega posted blog posts
Dec 15
rlionhearted_3 posted photos
Dec 15
Burbia posted a video

All In The Family | Mike Meets Archie For The First Time | The Norman Lear Effect

Gloria (Sally Struthers) has a new boyfriend called Michael (Rob Reiner) and she is very excited to introduce him to her parents (Carroll O'Connor and Jean S...
Dec 15
Shawn H is now a member of 12160 Social Network
Dec 15

© 2025   Created by truth.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

content and site copyright 12160.info 2007-2019 - all rights reserved. unless otherwise noted