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Valium settles the stomach

Posted by sukarno on December 30, 2013, at 13:17:55

In reply to PPIs, posted by sukarno on December 30, 2013, at 13:09:52

I quit Xanax 5 days ago (1mg 4 times daily) and substituted it with diazepam 15mg 4x/day for the first two days, then 10mg 4x/day for a day, 10mg 3x/day for a day and only 10mg twice a day today.

I can feel the effects of diazepam increasing despite the dose reduction, which is probably because of the long half-life of diazepam.

I had no withdrawal symptoms during the transition except for a few "adrenaline rushes" which led to mild panic attacks on two occasions.

My stomach feels so much better that I forgot to take my famotidine. Usually my stomach is so sour and like there's a lit match inside it that I have to take famotidine around the clock. Failure to do that can result in nausea and a lot of gastritis.

Anyway, wow.. my stomach feels so "calm" and settled despite only two famotidine tablets taken today.

I did read an old medical abstract that claimed diazepam reduces gastric acid production, but I find that difficult to believe.

I suppose diazepam reduces stress or relaxes muscles near the stomach so there's less acid being produced.

Maybe it's functional dyspepsia which means it is psychological or psychogenic.

I guess I should have an endoscopy one of these days.


alprazolam 1mg QID, famotidine 40mg QID, cetirizine 10mg BID, GNC Ultra Mega Gold 1x/day, Vitamin D 1200IU, probiotics, quit smoking 19/4/2013
Dx: panic disorder with agoraphobia, OCD


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