"all of my life i&#039;ve had varying levels of social anxiety &amp; agoraphobia, usually without any logical cause. even riding in cars made me unduly nervous. i had a rough, fear-filled childhood and that seemed to set me up for chronic nervousness. but there&#039;s no room for that in adult life. valium eliminates the unnecessary anxiety &amp; also helps with muscle spasms from my fibromyalgia. i don&#039;t get fatigue from this during the day. i do find that taking one before bed helps me relax my 100-miles-per-hour brain (stupid racing thoughts &amp; worries) plus my muscles don&#039;t get all kinked up in knots while i&#039;m sleeping. i&#039;ve never needed to increase my dose on it even after several years, since it works as well as the day i started it, personally."