Chlordiazepoxide for Anxiety User Reviews

• Sha...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 10, 2018

Chlordiazepoxide "Librium worked like a charm for me. It is the original benzo discovered completely by accident. It led to Valium and then eventually all the others. Unlike the more modern medications in the benzodiazepine class, Librium is not fast-acting, which was fine for me. Ativan, Klonopin, or Xanax would work, but kick in quickly (which I assume is good for panic attacks) and had me feeling loopy and dizzy. With Librium, there were fewer side effects. I felt normal, just minus the anxiety. Also, it was easy to stop taking altogether without any withdrawal symptoms."

• ith...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 20, 2014

Chlordiazepoxide "I had taken Librium for around 20 years off and on for anxiety and panic attacks. I only take a small dose, but it has always been very effective. Anytime I didn't need it, it was easy to get off of it. I take it as needed. I would recommend it to anyone as it seems to have no side effects with me."

• Bob...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 10, 2019

Chlordiazepoxide "Librium is different from other benzos - it has a much longer half-life as opposed to its successor meds (Valium, Xanax, etc.). It's an oldie but a goodie. Have been on it almost 20 years and it does not lose its effectiveness. Also, it's synergistic with most antidepressants and has very few side effects (for me). Mylan makes a good generic. Most doctors don't prescribe it because they think newer is better - not necessarily so."

• Anonymous
• April 22, 2014

Chlordiazepoxide "My doctor will not prescribe Xanax, Klonopin, or Ativan for anxiety, but he was comfortable giving me a prescription for Librium (chlordiazepoxide) 25mg capsules 4x a day for my anxiety. Worked well at the beginning, but like all benzos, the efficacy wore off after about a month of use. It was great while it worked and it was very inexpensive! Tapered off, then went back on it a few months later and it worked like a charm again! On and off usage for close to 5 years now."

• Anonymous
• September 23, 2011

Chlordiazepoxide "I've tried several medications for moderate anxiety and panic attacks. Librium has worked the most reliably. Xanax and Ativan work quickly but are too short-acting. Klonopin didn't do much for me. Librium starts to take effect within about a half an hour, makes me calm (not high) and keeps me calm for hours."

• Anonymous
• June 23, 2009

Chlordiazepoxide "Have been through Klonopin, Xanax, Valium. I didn't care for the high feeling from any of these drugs. Librium has a way of mellowing me out without behaving differently. Great job of relieving my anxiety."

• Anonymous
• June 3, 2016

Chlordiazepoxide "I have Panic Attack Disorder and anxiety. I use Librium on and off as needed. It works wonderfully. Makes me calm in about 20 minutes, and I feel I can control the rest of the day. I take 5 mg as needed. When I take it as needed, it doesn't have side effects."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 29, 2013

Chlordiazepoxide "A lot of stress in my life, and I didn't sleep at night. I always turned to alcohol to solve these problems. My doctor put me on Librium, and I have been on it for just over a year now, alcohol-free. I still worry about things, but they are easy to just let go, and I sleep every night without waking up every hour stressing over something. One thing I will say, though, is that although it has taken the anxiety out of my life, it's like it has also taken away the joy, like all the color is gone, not just the darkness. I feel 'comfortably numb' most of the time. Still, it's better than the way it used to be! I was prescribed 25 mg three times per day, but I take one pill when I get up, split the second into two ½ doses, then one pill an hour before bed."

• Ben...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 14, 2016

Chlordiazepoxide "Omg! Why did it take this long (15-20) years for a doctor to prescribe this amazing medicine! I am on day 3, WAIT ALMOST A WEEK!, without a Valium or Xanax, and I feel great! It's like the devil has left me from being a slave to my benzos. Driving around on a Sunday night, trying to get a too soon script filled by saying I have no health insurance. It doesn't work! I feel so amazing! I do have a script for Valium, but I don't even want to fill it (I'm due), but I don't freaking need it! I'm so happy! I just want to know why I only received 10 pills? He also prescribed me Clonidine 0.1 mg 4 times a day and Gabapentin 300 mg twice a day. I am being compliant, but Librium is a benzo! Am I going to have benzo withdrawal when I don't take Librium?"

• Son...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 9, 2017

Chlordiazepoxide "I'd suffered from ongoing anxiety and found my usual antidepressants were not working anymore. Also, I was going through a very stressful period, and not sleeping or eating well. My GP prescribed Librium for a short period of time. I found it really effective. My sleep and appetite returned, and I was coping much better with anxiety. It's been two weeks now, and I am going to ask if I can continue taking it for a bit longer. I have had no noticeable side effects."

• ann...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 9, 2019

Chlordiazepoxide "I have a 30-capsule prescription for Librium (5 mg) that I use for anxiety and panic attacks. I've had the same bottle for about four years and still have some left. Librium calms me down but allows me to function, too. Works in about 20 minutes for me, reaching maximum relaxation at about two hours. I use it mostly before medical procedures but occasionally when severely upset and unable to calm down. I tried to get my mother a prescription, but her doctor insisted SSRIs are better, but they weren't. SSRIs caused my mother to be unable to function, to walk or even stay awake. Librium is great! I told a doctor who was going to do a spinal injection for me that I'd had a Librium. He remarked, 'that stuff's pretty good, but no one prescribes it anymore.' I know I had a hard time getting it, but it's great, so I use it judiciously."

• Sav...
• February 2, 2012

Chlordiazepoxide "I take it 4 times a day. It keeps me okay if I have no other stress at the time. I have severe panic attacks, mid-level agoraphobia, and anxiety. During what is mild stress for some disables me, at those times, nothing works. But for regular anxiety, I like it because I have no side effects."

• ASD...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 22, 2020

Chlordiazepoxide "I am grateful for this drug. I've had problems with addiction, and Librium gives me no trouble. It doesn't make me feel like I have to keep taking more. I was first introduced to it when I quit drinking for alcohol withdrawal and then after, for the management of my nerves. It takes the hard, irritable edge off my anxiety but doesn't sedate me. I can even miss a day because it is so long-acting. If you struggle with addiction or dependence and have bad nerves, this is the safest there is. No, it doesn't make you feel like you just took 2 shots of whiskey like Xanax, but it does calm you down with panic attacks and helps with agitation."

• Boa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 10, 2019

Chlordiazepoxide "I had a car accident, closed head injury, but severe 3rd grade concussion. Heart stopped, E.M. brought me back. I have a traumatic brain injury and am now not the same person. All kinds of meds, and none worked. Some made me more violent. I prayed all the time that I would not hurt someone; I have short-term memory loss too. Librium was God sent, calmed me down, slept through the night for the first time in years, petite mal seizures controlled."

• MJD...
• January 16, 2018

Chlordiazepoxide "I used to suffer from panic attacks. They occurred mostly at work. I tried Clonazepam, but it just made me have sleepy panic attacks. Clonazepam worked perfectly for regular anxiety, though. Librium worked like a charm. My psych put me on 2 doses per day of 25 mg. I would take one dose 1/2 hour before getting to work and another 2 hours later. That didn't cover a long enough period, so she increased it to 3 doses per day. I'm finding that I need 4 doses per day as my panic attacks would normally happen any time between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Since taking it, I have not had any panic attacks."

• jen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 30, 2016

Chlordiazepoxide "Experienced a major, full-blown panic attack (due to stress and agoraphobia) while out with a friend. She offered Librium, two 5mg capsules. The hysteria subsided fairly quickly, but I could not stop crying, and could not breathe. Two more Librium stabilized me completely. When I told my doctor, she 'told' me rather than asking me that I slept for the remainder of that day. Nooooo... I've been telling her for months that it takes high doses of 4 different meds for me to sleep. One of those is Klonopin. For 10 years, I was prescribed 6mg at bedtime. New doc came in, cut me down to 4mg, upsetting my balance, making falling asleep a chore. I hope she will take into account the Librium's positive effect."

• Dav...
• May 16, 2017

Chlordiazepoxide "Currently, my medication regimen is a mess. I take Xanax 1 mg twice a day and 2 mg at bedtime. And Valium 5 mg at 5 pm and 10 mg at 9 pm plus Ambien 10 mg! And I just tried a 10 mg Librium, and I slept very well for the first time in months. Any ideas?"

• Jac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 28, 2020

Chlordiazepoxide "On Librium to help my cannabis withdrawal. Been taking Librium for 2 days, and the second day the dose was increased. I feel like I had been given some kind of amphetamines or something, I can barely sit still for 5 minutes, and I feel like I could walk forever or dance all night long, no sedative effect whatsoever. I'm currently taking 160 mg today. I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else."

• Jim...
• July 25, 2014

"I have had these before and worked wonders for my anxiety. Recently, I ran out of my usual benzodiazepine scripts early, so I had to go to the ER, and they gave me a 45-day supply, which is cool because they only ever give maybe a two-day supply. But anyhow, the Librium 25 mg still works great, I took two of them in the morning and was very impressed with how long it worked. Only had to take one more in the evening. And I have a VERY, VERY high tolerance for benzos."

• Anonymous
• June 8, 2009

Chlordiazepoxide "This drug did very little for me. My doctor prescribed it as an alternative to Xanax until a full clinical workup could be done. As a moderate to heavy drinker, he did not advise me that this is used to pull people from the disease. I don't feel like I have issues with alcoholism, but it really messed me up when mixing the two. Felt stoned or comatose. Taking the drug sober did almost nothing anyway, except when I take 2 or 3 at a time, and still it does not release the anxiety I have."

• Imp...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 31, 2017

"I have found Librium/Chlordiazepoxide to be very effective during a relatively short time (few months) of acute anxiety accompanied by IBS. My doctor prescribed Librium, and it has been VERY effective. Being in the medical field myself, it is important to note that while Librium may not have the sharp relief impacts of, say, Ativan (just as an example), yet it is still a very effective and potent benzodiazepine that works on the same receptors in the brain that other benzodiazepines do. With my anxiety causing stomach issues, my doctor said Librium should help with both, and, thankfully, it has greatly. I am calm, able to think things through, and go throughout the day on 50 mg, able to be more productive/less anxious and sleep better at night!"

• Her...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2022

Chlordiazepoxide "Went to the ER during alcohol and opioid withdrawal. Literally heart racing, blood pressure high, and could not sit still. My skin was crawling! After a few hours, I was given three 25 mg Librium and a script for 20. Well, I made it home, thank God. When I got there, I was falling down. Woke up a few hours later, felt groggy. Decided to fill the script as anxiousness returned. It calls for 2 twice a day, I only need 2 at night and it lasts all night and day. Plan on going to 1 a night, then zero, as not to pick up a new habit. In all, this medicine is a lifesaver!"

• Bil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 11, 2020

Chlordiazepoxide "Different medications affect people differently. For some, Librium helps with anxiety symptoms, and it's effective in helping many with detoxing. Personally, it made me feel jittery, confused, sick, and I had a difficult time falling and staying asleep. Ativan worked better, but it's one of those benzos doctors don't like to hand out due to its addictive nature and based on the patient's history. For many, Librium is probably the safer bet if there's a concern about becoming addicted, but for me, it just made me feel bad, and I need something stronger and quicker acting. Our body chemistries are not all the same in how it works, so don't be discouraged. It may work for you."

• Mav...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 21, 2020

Chlordiazepoxide "I was given Librium yesterday in place of Ativan. I took one at noon yesterday and then worked an 8-hour shift and had more anxiety than I felt I could handle. I took another Librium this morning and still have a lot of anxiety. It’s just not helping. I am not a fan of this medication."

• Jus...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 2, 2023

Chlordiazepoxide "Not like Xanax. Even a high dose like 40-50 mg, it won't put you out like most fast-acting benzos. Took several days to work and has a mild tranquilizing effect, but once it's in, it totally works for anxiety. Seems much safer than Xanax, and after a couple of days, works just as well. Good luck."