Is it okay to take Valium for sleeping?
I generally take approximately 25 Valiums per month, generally 2 to help me sleep. Is this okay? I always keep a few days in between each dose to avoid addiction.
I think the avoid Addiction plan has failed.
Learn to Meditate, It is cheaper and it won't harm you.
Duke does not know what he is talking approximately.
Let me make sure I understand your question, you typically take a total of 25 Valium tablets every month for sleep.
Are you prescribed 1 or 2 tablets at night? And if you have a few days in between each dose how are you using 25 tablets? Also what is the dose? Valium comes in 2, 5, and 10 mg tablets. Are you asking whether you can take two tablets or are you asking if it is safe to take Valium?
Two tablets certainly won't come close to killing you or anything like that. But Never take more than is prescribed.
If you are asking if Valium is Ok to take for sleep then I would say no. Valium is Not a sleeping pill. It is sedating and may cause some people to sleep and that can give the appearance it is a hypnotic. Notwithstanding Valium greatly interrupts sleep architecture (brain waves when sleeping) so taking Valium for sleep might let you sleep a full night but it will not be restorative or healthy. Valium is a good drug for some problems but not insomnia. And depending on the dose you take it is probably not a very good idea.
There are approved hypnotics that don't seriously alter you sleeping, zolpidem, zaleplon, zopiclone, eszopiclone and temazepam are among the best options. These drugs are only for sleep and not anxiety where as Valium is for anxiety (and other things) but not sleep.
So do yourself a favour and see your physician about another medication.
And just so you know Valium and similar drugs can cause physical dependency notwithstanding this is not addiction. Addiction can be defined as follows:
Substance dependence (addiction) is the repeated and maladaptive use of a substance, despite clinically significant impairment or distress due to continued use of the substance. People addicted to opioids, drink, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or other sedative/hypnotics (chloral hydrate, meprobamate, carisoprodol) are also typically physically dependent. So make certain you know what addiction is and what it is not.
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as long as you don't take them all the time its Ok