Has anyone tried to quit smoking by using

retroactive

Valium.

I'm on day three of taking a 10mg first thing in the morning before a coffee and then half (5mg) after work.

My days are going wonderfully and I'm finding the pangs along with everything else to be pretty easy to cope with.

Thoughts?

Bootsy.

No wonder your days are going wonderfully if you're taking Valium twice a day :pac: but that can be really addictive too so you'd want to be very careful. Especially if you're not getting them on prescription

frippy

Sounds dangerous!

retroactive

frippy wrote: »

Sounds dangerous!

I'm getting cravings. I just accept them and move on. The dosage is high because I've been messing about recreationally for a little while.

A valium addiction is much much easier to get over than cigarettes.


I AM NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. IN FACT, QUITE THE OPPOSITE. THE POINT OF THE OP WAS TO SHARE IDEAS FOR REPLACEMENT THERAPY ETC AND POSSIBLY BECOME MORE INFORMED ABOUT VALIUM ADDICTION.

frippy

retroactive wrote: »

I'm getting cravings. I just accept them and move on. The dosage is high because I've been messing about recreationally for a little while.

A valium addiction is much much easier to get over than cigarettes.


I AM NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. IN FACT, QUITE THE OPPOSITE. THE POINT OF THE OP WAS TO SHARE IDEAS FOR REPLACEMENT THERAPY ETC AND POSSIBLY BECOME MORE INFORMED ABOUT VALIUM ADDICTION.

Not casting aspersions, I'm just saying that approach wouldn't be for me.

retroactive

Which approach would be for you ??

frippy

I used a tablet called champex, it worked brilliantly

frippy

Sorry that should read champix

retroactive

A few of my friends have successfully used it too although the side of the box listing the side effects made for grim reading.

I'll take "Makes the process like a warm sunny day. WARNING: May cause heroin addiction." over "Might work. Warning: Will cause severe mood swings"

It's a pity you cant really have a pint while on either though.

frippy

I took alcohol with champix without any problems

frippy

Or at least none that I know of!

Penny Tration

Benzos like valium are extremely addictive (speaking as someone who was prescribed them and ended up addicted).

I'd never consider self medicating with such a scary drug.

Tbh, I think you should go speak to your gp. What you're doing isn't healthy, and that dopey, don't give a damn feeling will end once your body gets used to 15mg a day.

retroactive

What were the withdrawals like and how long did they last ??

retroactive

Jingle_Balls wrote: »

Benzos like valium are extremely addictive (speaking as someone who was prescribed them and ended up addicted).

I'd never consider self medicating with such a scary drug.

Tbh, I think you should go speak to your gp. What you're doing isn't healthy, and that dopey, don't give a damn feeling will end once your body gets used to 15mg a day.

What were the withdrawals like and how long did they last ??

Penny Tration

I spent a month off work, wanting to die..

Withdrawals lasted about 2 months

the_syco

Jingle_Balls wrote: »

I spent a month off work, wanting to die..

Withdrawals lasted about 2 months

Mate took champix. He's off the smokes now, but said it made him really depressed at the time.

Penny Tration

the_syco wrote: »

Mate took champix. He's off the smokes now, but said it made him really depressed at the time.

I'm not allowed Champix because of a mental health issue, but I've heard that it can do that all right.

Think I'll stick with vaping!

retroactive

I was afraid someone would say something like this.

I doubt arguing “you had an underlying condition” will get me very far here but I took 5mg every day for about 6 weeks and came off them fine. T’was a little ratty for 2 days but nothing compared to what quitting cigarettes would be like.

Generally speaking, how long it takes for nicotine to leave your body? How long does it take for cravings to dissipate to an unnoticeable level (without the aid of valium)?

exgp

Valium is a highly addictive drug. Have you ever considered e cigarettes?

the_syco

retroactive wrote: »

Generally speaking, how long it takes for nicotine to leave your body? How long does it take for cravings to dissipate to an unnoticeable level (without the aid of valium)?

I think it's two weeks?

reprise

the_syco wrote: »

I think it's two weeks?

I think you are about right but cravings can bite anytime for a long time after. Its nothing to do with still being addicted, its everything to do with the more encompassing aspects of smoking. Physically, Nicotine is gone after 48 hours.

I'm still off them, no regrets, always happy to see others take the plunge.

Good luck.

retroactive

So the withdrawal from valium is really unpleasant and may put you back on the cigarettes.

I've made a mistake.