"i&#039;ve suffered social anxiety for years and just battled on. then someone smashed into my car from behind while in traffic and i started having awful panic attacks. i didn&#039;t really know what they were at first but i was struggling badly. eventually things calmed down but a hugely stressful life situation caused the attacks to flair up again.
i finally sought help and was prescribed 2mg diazepam, 1 - 2 tabs for an attack. i will barely take a headache tablet i was extremely worried about using valium. but it&#039;s absolutely amazing. use it with caution, take as little as possible and stop and see what happens. i can take half a tablet (1mg) to completely stop panic episodes that have built up over time. be careful and it will serve you well."