Blood creatinine level. The blood creatinine level shows how well your kidneys are working. A high level may mean your kidneys are not working as they should. The amount of creatinine in the blood depends partly on the amount of muscle tissue you have.
Xanax is stronger. 0.5 mg of Xanax equals 10 mg of Valium. But Xanax is mostly effective for about 2 hours, then you may have to repeat the dose (and regular doses may cause addiction). Valium peak-level effects wear off after 1 hour, but it stays in blood longer, and continues working for about 12 hours.
4x the half life and much better effects, no withdrawal if you do it the right way. and I have been on almost every benzo that they make for my panic disorder. The regimen is as follows for now, 40mg Valium, 6mg Xanax (+2mg PRN), .5mg Klonopin x2 as needed, Restoril 30mg for sleep.(as far as anxiety meds goes!).o me, they seem to work better than a Xanax unless it is a Xanax Bar which is 2mg. I don't know the dosage of a .5 Xanax but Valium to me is better if I had to choose. Also another even better anxiety drug is Klonopin. They have helped me alot more than either Valium or Xanax. Even the strongest doses of the others.