Muscle Spasm
"Valium is a great muscle relaxer, however long term use causes more pain in the long run. After I had been taking a low 5-10 therapeutic dose for neck pain. I became intolerant to that dose &amp; ended up with an 18 year dependency. I reached a daily 40 mg dependency when severe back &amp; leg pain began. 18 years later, I managed to reduce the dosage to 10mgs a day with little w/drawal symptoms. Then I came across an obscure research article on rats given Valium. They developed RA-like symptoms, which is what I have. It&#039;s a type of rebound muscle pain when your body&#039;s tolerance level reaches it&#039;s peak.  It&#039;s similar to rebound headaches &amp; the pain is severe. Please think carefully about staying on Valium long term. I&#039;d say 2 months is safest."