My husband has taken my diazepam, again!!

[Givenup2026]

This is at least the second time that it has happened. My GP is very kind that they give me 6 pills very much every now and then that I use when to relax as a “one off “. They’re great, and genuinely maybe I’ve taken like 12 pills in my entire life.

anyway I’ve just discovered my husband took my whole stash at some point because of “hip pain”. The irony is don’t even work for him!!!! I’m furious!!

Well my GP must be unusual because l was prescribed them in a similar way. And do you know what an addict is ? Because being prescribed six tablets four times in eight years isn’t it.

You said they both sounded like addicts. In what world does six pills every couple of years mean you’re addicted ?

Or switch them for laxatives😂

The same for my GP.

Half your meds have been stolen and you haven't reported. Your household sounds too high risk for your GP to be prescribing benzos.

Is it possible your husband sold them?

I'm very surprised your GP is prescribing benzos for you at all. Here they are rarely used even as a rescue med anymore. Even psychiatrists experienced in medication management and familiar with addiction are reluctant to prescribe them.

From personal experience if you live with someone who experiments with their own pain treatment because they can't/won't go to the doctors about their own issues, they will always think they know better and use their issues to make you think they are a victim in order to score easy drugs.

Their arrogance is astounding and they think they know better than medical professionals.

In my case, my ex went to uni to study pharmaceuticals so really did think he knew everything and he turned out to be a nasty abusive piece of shit once I no longer had anything for him to experiment with.

Don't wait to see if he gets like that. He will always be an addict and if he isn't getting the stuff he wants from you he'll find a way to get it from someone else and you don't want to be a part of that, trust me.

'almost a medical drug'??

Say what now? We are talking about benzodiazepines, right? Not Kalms?

Does he have other problems with drugs and or alcohol? This is addict type behaviour and I say that as a former addict.

Also GPs do prescribe benzodiazepines for occasional as needed use for severe anxiety, unsure why people don’t believe that. Having 12 stockpiled up is a bit unusual.

It's quite normal for GPs to prescribe small amounts of diazepam in advance to people who have a history of episodic severe anxiety, so they can use it as needed.

It's not appropriate for people who are not her GP to insist that a daily long-term SSRI would be better than using two diazepam tablets a year.

I don’t think he does. Why didn’t you get a lockable cabinet for them after he did it last time?

Just to clarify, diazepam can be used as pain relief too. I’ve been prescribed it for both a period in my life where I was under extreme stress and having almost daily panic attacks, and used it as my Dr prescribed, it certainly didn’t make me “high” it just levelled me out. It’s also a muscle relaxant and I was prescribed it on a separate occasion when I was having muscle spasms and pain after attempting to get Christmas decorations out of the loft one year. Again it did not make me “high” it just helped with short lived pain.
i think the issue here is that they were MY PRESCRIPTION, and you’re totally right, if misused they can be a drug of abuse. But then again so can many drugs if used incorrectly, and again a lot have different usages, for example certain anti epileptic drugs can also be used to treat mental health issues, but are also a drug that is misused and abused and considered “street drugs”.
So IMO the issue is somebody taking a drug not prescribed for them, they could very well be using it for illicit purposes, or they could be taking it for genuine reasons (to them). Either way taking prescriptions not meant for yourself is of course problematic, dishonest, and ill-advised, but I think I would want to try and establish the WHY and be confident in that explanation before speaking to the Dr, as some may get suspicious that you are deliberately sharing prescriptions and not be so willing to prescribe again when you need them for genuine reasons and are taking them as intended. Just my thoughts from personal experience. 🤔

It would be responsible to keep the pills and any prescription locked up since they are attractive to recreational users one of whom lives with you. He can't be trusted.

This is an extremely serious matter.

Do not make light of it or treat it as just one of those things and wonder if the doctor will prescribe more for you.

Your doctor should not prescribe again, and certainly no more than one pill at a time.

Your H has committed a crime. He will.deny it if it's ever brought to the attention of police, and say you gave the medication to him or told him to help himself, or that you conned your GP into prescribing six purely aonyhat he could share them.

You really should have kept the pills under lock and key. That ship has sailed now, though.

I would be wondering what I thought I was doing sharing my home and my life with this man, quite frankly, if I were you.

Once an addict, always an addict. Especially when it comes to something perky like legal diazepam.
I would be fed up too.
If the time before this happened was years ago then your doctor is unlikely to remember that it happened before.
I am very surprised the doctor is even giving them to you.

This. He will most likely lie and make it your fault. Would he break your arm? Taking your wife’s medications as well as risking her ability to get more is not too far off in terms of the harm this will do you. Mental health is health.

Prescriptions, even old ones, should be in the OP's medical records, which should be available to the GP.

Are you sure he actually took them and didn't sell them?
Or exchange them for some other drug with a dealer?

Can somebody explain to me how a prescription of six pills is a stockpile? It’s two days of prescription. Anyway my husband DOES have an addictive personality.

Which is why I told him to contact the GP and very clearly say he stole my pills. Not use the word take, but actually use the word stole.

I have been prescribed diazepam for back pain. I also have a small number of tablets that are prescribed for my son, for occasional use. I keep them safe for him.

This ^

You have a drugs problem in your house OP, I feel for you, it is very hard to live with a drug addict. Diazepam is highly addictive and you can't just stop taking it the dosage needs to be reduced slowly eg 10% per month.

https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/diazepam/

I am not sure what this will achieve. The GP will not be able to add any note to your record from a third party who could frankly be lying to them and taking the blame for you selling the drugs or taking the yourself for example, under data protection rules. All they could do is note his own records (if he is also a patient) with a note saying he claims to have taken the controlled medication of a person at the same address. If you asked for another prescription (early) for this reason they will complete the drug reporting abuse report as another poster has already said. What are you looking to get from this thread? Your DH clearly has a drug problem and is stealing your medication. There is a marital problem here and you need to consider staying and locking up drugs or leaving him. That is your real problem statement I think.

If you get more you need to hide them or keep them on your person.

unfortunately it’s the one of the drugs patients ‘lose’ or leave on the bus a lot.

My dentist prescribes me these when I need work - rather than involving the GP

I’m just suprised you get a regular, albeit small, prescription of diazepam. Our doctors are so so strict with it.