Is diazepam recomanded anxiety and depression?
Patient: Hello, I am a 50 year old woman and I need help, please! I had oral surgery on 4/10/14, was given versed, lots of swelling, everything seemed to go well, on hydrocodone, Advil. Got a bad head cold and took OTC cold meds, decongestants, antihistamine, nasal spray, Tylenol etc. A few days later I m crying all the time, I feel so bad, anxious, scared, don t want to be alone, don t like the dark. I saw my nurse practitioner and she gave me diazepam (10mg) to calm me down . Scared to take the full dose so I took 1/2 and that drugged me enough to calm down but didn t last. Next week I beg to see my Nurse again and she gives me zolpidem (5 mg) to sleep, and take diazepam as needed, and Zoloft. I took the Zoloft for 2 days(25mg) an I quit as I have never felt more anxious and nervous in my life, also took the diazepam(2.5mg) at a time but it made me feel worse. A couple days later I felt like I might be getting a handle on this thing. Had one day without any diazepam...but then I started to feel weepy again and more anxious. I need help! What happened to me? I have never had anxiety or depression. I am so tired of no answers. Please help. I m sorry I don t have the money can you help me anyway??? Doctor: Hello,Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.Yes diazepam is indicated for treatment of anxiety disorders. However along with it other drugs like escitalopram or paroxetine should also be used. Hope I am able to answer your concerns.If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy                                        