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I'm down to 10mg valium a day from 30, has taken me a year and a half. getting harder and harder. worried i'll never get off, should i be?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Valium: Don't know why you are taking the valium. If you are taking it for an anxiety - treating with a medication like an SSRI or buspar (buspirone) may help to prevent those symptoms. Always work directly with your physician as you are tapering. Congratulations - you can do this !!

Answered 10/21/2015

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