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08 Aug 2016, 4:02 pm
Diazepam is a very strong and addictive Benzodiazepine also known as Valium usually used for anxiety or seizures. I haven't given Valium much during my 15 yrs of nursing (usually give oral Xanax and oral or IV ativan), but it's starting to make a comeback lately. I'm scared to give the IV crap. Max dose is 10 mg for severe anxiety which I gave to a patient once about a year ago and I honestly thought she died on me - I almost called a code because she totally passed out and I couldn't even wake her up. She finally came around again after a few minutes. Scared the sh*t out of me. Freaking crazy crap. No one should need that kind of drug unless they are having a seizure. They have other medication that can be used for seizures - Valium would be a last resort, if it would be used at all. I've had cases of patients with uncontrolled seizure disorders and they are usually admitted and given IV Keppra then switched to an oral seizure medication. Valium is never a part of the treatment regimen. The only Valium I've ever given was for anxiety as in the above case.
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Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 14,284 Location: Arizona
08 Aug 2016, 4:05 pm
AspE wrote:
Pretty f*****g low, even for a Republican. I guess being 10 points down, the Trump cultists are going to get desperate.
Yet you'd have no issue denigrating Ronald Reagan for developing Alzheimers, you'd have to be red faced hypocrite to try to moralize over this considering even the statements you've made. The health of the candidates is always taken into consideration, Hillary is no different and she has given plenty of reason to be concerned.
Pretty f*****g low, even for a Republican. I guess being 10 points down, the Trump cultists are going to get desperate.
Yet you'd have no issue denigrating Ronald Reagan for developing Alzheimers, you'd have to be red faced hypocrite to try to moralize over this considering even the statements you've made. The health of the candidates is always taken into consideration, Hillary is no different and she has given plenty of reason to be concerned.
Mental health is a different story. Who cares if Hillary sprained her elbow? I only hope I'm that active at almost 70.
Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 14,284 Location: Arizona
08 Aug 2016, 6:10 pm
AspE wrote:
Jacoby wrote:
AspE wrote:
Pretty f*****g low, even for a Republican. I guess being 10 points down, the Trump cultists are going to get desperate.
Yet you'd have no issue denigrating Ronald Reagan for developing Alzheimers, you'd have to be red faced hypocrite to try to moralize over this considering even the statements you've made. The health of the candidates is always taken into consideration, Hillary is no different and she has given plenty of reason to be concerned.
Mental health is a different story. Who cares if Hillary sprained her elbow? I only hope I'm that active at almost 70.
A diazepam injector could indicate some sort of mental health issue or brain injury, a seizure disorder is definitely concerning. There has been talk about her having post concussion syndrome from one of her falls for awhile, she was hospitalized for several weks for fall a bad fall back in December 2012 which delayed her testimony in front of the Benghazi committee at the time. This concussion was a very severe one, Bill said and I quote about her injury that it "required six months of very serious work to get over" and post-concussion syndrome is something that can linger for years or be permanent which may be the case with Hillary.
I do recall seeing a video of her pitching some kinda fit when she got bombarded by interviewers, she genuinely looked like she was having a seizure and passed it off as a humorous gesture. Then again, at the convention she reacted like a fully fledged maniac when the balloons fell, it was such a disgracefully exaggerated hollow reaction that she appeared more like the mannequin nodding on a whim that I've always felt she actually was deep inside that shiny skin of hers. Trump is no prize picnic but he's authentic at least, for all his faults you know what he actually is. I still don't know who's the better pick.