Quote from: Sapper on January 11, 2013, 08:20 pmUp until a week ago, life had been a misery - for 10 years or more.Chest pain Throat pain on one side (Convinced it was cancer)High blood pressureExcessive sweating to the point of changing clothes three times a day even though I was coldSociophobiaBlushing for no reason when talking to peoplePalpitationsGastric refluxIBSInsomnia and LazinessCelibacy and pathetic shy meeknessMumbling my wordsIsolationDepressionMy legal prescriptions are Propranolol for the palps and Lansoprazole for the reflux. Which only seem to relieve the symptoms not the cause.I lost count how many times I went to the doctors (which was an additional anxiety factor in itself ) but every single time, I felt let down. Maybe it was my inability to express myself.It was clear from the start that I was completely misunderstood and for the most part ignored. One doctor said "If it was anything serious you'd be dead by now". Another doctor ridiculed me for asking for a second opinion about the throat pain after a specialist diagnosed reflux as a cause of the throat thing.Anyway after a really serious bout of IBS that kept me from working normally and though shame using up all my leave just to get away from people, stress and to allow me the sanctuary of my own home toilet. I found a web page that linked anxiety to this condition. It suggested Valium.I thought I'd give it a try and since just about every institution here is so risk averse, I knew it would never be prescribed.So here I am forced onto SR and self prescribing, feeling better than ever on 2-5 mg Diazepam per day and catching up on lost time.Immediate results! Shitting normally, pain almost gone, going out and enjoying it, meeting girls without terror, and generally not giving a fuck about all that shit that kept me indoors and ill for all those years.Thanks Silk Road !Excellent to hear that your life has improved as a result of finding SR. Be careful with Valium though (and other benzodiazepines); benzos can get very addictive, very quickly. Diazepam withdrawal isn't something you'll want to go through so try to get to know your limits and limit your usage to what you really need rather than what you think you need. If possible, discuss the effects and potential for addiction of Valium with a liberal medical professional.Other than that, enjoy your new lease of life! :)- grahamgreene