Comments on: Jonesing for Valium

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 07:53:29 +0000

Super jazzed about gttenig that know-how.

By: js

js — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:51:52 +0000

D-ribose.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:07:16 +0000

Sona – I like the way you think! That’s exactly what my mom would do.

By: Sona

Sona — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:32:39 +0000

I wonder if this just might be mom’s way of baiting her daughter to find out if she is taking valium and is worried about it (ie addiction)?

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:20:47 +0000

I often have trouble falling asleep because I tend to think about things that stress me out or make me anxious. I’ve found that thinking about things totally unrelated to anything helps. I like to go through the alphabet and think of things in a certain category that begin with each letter of the alphabet- foods, for example, or celebrity names, or names of stores, etc. Strange, I know, but it works!

By: caitlin

caitlin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:30:27 +0000

Take some benadryl.

By: robin

robin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:18:04 +0000

Anything strong enough to be effective is probably going to have side effects. Better not send any medications, prescription or over-the-counter or herbal. Tell Mom to try slowly counting backwards from 100, at the rate of one deep breath in and one deep breath out to each count. The breathing relaxes the body, while the counting quiets the mental chatter. Even if she doesn’t fall asleep, at least she’ll be awake more restfully.

By: sallysweet

sallysweet — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:09:45 +0000

Send mom some valerian root. No RX required and it’s better than relying on prescriptions :)