5 torrid nights of insomnia, diazepam virgin wants to know how much to take tonight?

[Toots]

Have 5mg tabs. Says to take one or two. Have been having dire anxiety and very little sleep. Would like to feel brilliantly confident about a good night but would love to avoid feeling sh*te tomorrow. Anyone experienced in these matters please suggest your dose. They can be chopped in half.

take one 40 mins befora you want to go to bed then take one more if you wake up

Have u taken them b4? If not Id only take 1and see how it goes. Like FYIAD says if u wake up u can take another

40 mins before? How long do you think the effects will last through the night?

would start with 5mg. keep dose as low as possible to be effective.

diazempam can be a bit addictive, and also you can build up a tolerance to it really quickly, which then means it becomes less effective for you. to avoid this it's best taken every 2-3 nights, rather then every night if possible.

hallelujah. No heart beat bursting out of throat. Slept 6 hours to 4.40am. Panic, another half a pill then slept til 6.30. Bliss. Hadn't had more than a 3 twenty minute stretches the night before.

Thanks for your advice. But Perkin, think I probably need to do the same tonight at least as had panic attack yesterday so am clearly in an acute sort of state. Have ordered seditol as hear great things about it lowering cortisol production. It's magnolia based and non-addictive Takes a while for it to bed in. Hopefully can kiss goodbye to the horrors.

hallelujah. No heart beat bursting out of throat. Slept 6 hours to 4.40am. Panic, another half a pill then slept til 6.30. Bliss. Hadn't had more than a 3 twenty minute stretches the night before.

Thanks for your advice. But Perkin, think I probably need to do the same tonight at least as had panic attack yesterday so am clearly in an acute sort of state. Have ordered seditol as hear great things about it lowering cortisol production. It's magnolia based and non-addictive Takes a while for it to bed in. Hopefully can kiss goodbye to the horrors.

Two lots of hallelujah. Nearly a chorus!

hey toots - really glad you had an improved night

Thanks. Feel a bit weird and groggy and chemical but so relieved and calm.

Update... used some Nelson's Nocturna last night and had quick chat with a counsellor who really made me feel calm as they were so optimistic this was a blip. Reached for half a valium when woke at four this morning and feel sluggish as a consequence. Am deffo moving on now and won't take any valium tonight. Amazing how quickly life can go wrong and then right again. Feel completely normal in anxiety terms today. Three days ago was ringing samaritans to talk me through panic attack. Am lucky really, the fact there are no underlying issues, just anxiety about not sleeping means I'm clicking out of it.