WHAT WE TREAT
Valium is one of the most addictive and most deadly prescription medications available today. At Paracelsus Recovery, we can help you overcome your Valium addiction, no matter how challenging that may feel. Our holistic and pragmatic treatment programmes are designed to support you through a safe detox from Valium and address each underlying cause of the addiction.
Valium is classed as a benzodiazepine. These are sedatives designed to treat anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, muscle spasms and seizures or fits. Valium works by enhancing the effects of the neurotransmitter GABA in our brain. GABA is a tranquilising neurotransmitter, and billions of brain cells respond to its signals. When someone feels overly anxious, the brain becomes excited and over-active. Valium contains chemicals that can counteract these over-active chemical messengers, and keep the brain in a more tranquilised state. However, for those of us struggling with constant stress, be it emotional, psychological or social, benzodiazepines like Valium are highly addictive, as they essentially circumnavigate that stress and enable us to feel ‘okay’ for a second. Because of that, valium abuse often leads to severe physical and psychological dependence as well as many psychological issues.
Valium is often used by people who need help dealing with the stress of daily life. But because Valium works by slowing brain function in the central nervous system (CNS), individuals taking more than the recommended dose of the drug may become more inactive and apathetic than they used to be. As such, the more a person abuses it or exceeds their recommended dosage, the more they will feel unable to cope without the drug. This can quickly result in a tolerance to Valium, which can lead to more abuse, larger doses and dependency.
When sedatives such as Valium are mixed with other central nervous system depressants, like alcohol, the CNS becomes severely depressed. The CNS is the subconscious part of the body that works to regulate breathing and heart rates. If it becomes too depressed, it has the potential to stop or ‘forget’ to function altogether. This can result in someone struggling to breathe or stopping breathing and a dangerously slowed heart rate.
If you have developed a Valium addiction, you can not only overcome it, but you can also find a way to manage those initial stressors that lead you to become dependent on valium. In other words, it’s not that you need to ‘get off’ the drug and go back to how things were; you can fully transform your life so that you are happy, calm and sober.
However, it can be extremely challenging to detox from Valium without professional, structured support. Often, the only safe way to do this is to undergo a medical detox to manage the physical withdrawal symptoms and to work with mental health experts to manage the psychological withdrawal.
Through our combination of medical, psychological and personal care, we are proud to be the only clinic in the world that addresses co-occurring conditions and every possible root-cause of heroin addiction.
bespoke treatment
How we treat Valium addiction
We can’t tell you exactly what your four-week stay will involve, as there is no set treatment plan for our patients. At Paracelsus Recovery, we recognise that each person’s journey to overcoming Valium addiction is unique. That’s why every client receives a fully bespoke treatment plan, with every step from managing withdrawal to intensive therapy moulded to your individual needs. However, it is important to emphasise that we do not adopt a specific treatment model. Instead, we advocate for a completely pragmatic approach to addiction; whatever works best for you to achieve your goals.
Each day is carefully structured to include a range of tailored therapeutic elements that support your recovery and enable you to create healthier coping mechanism for any pain and stress you are navigating. These therapies work together as a whole to help restore your physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. See below for more details.
Our approach considers the whole person: mind, body and soul
At Paracelsus Recovery, we believe that everyone’s journey is unique, so we don’t take a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. Instead, we customise each programme to fit your individual needs. Our approach combines cutting-edge therapies with holistic care, always guided by your unique needs.
For Valium dependency, the process begins with a carefully-managed withdrawal plan. Abruptly stopping can be dangerous, so a gradual tapering schedule under medical supervision helps minimise withdrawal symptoms. In some cases, we also use specific medications to ease the transition and manage withdrawal symptoms such as insomnia and anxiety.
Alongside supporting you through the withdrawal process, we conduct thorough medical and psychological assessments to uncover the root causes of your Valium dependency. Using these insights, we create a personalised plan to help you overcome it for good. However, we don’t only identify and treat root causes, but also consequences such as neurological or physiological damages that often arise from substance abuse, Your bespoke programme will focus on treating these in parallel with the causes driving the addiction itself through intensive psychotherapy, biochemical restoration, and complementary therapies. By addressing your physical, psychological, and biochemical needs, we guide you along a personalised pathway to recovery.
15+ team members, all dedicated to your health and well-being
We are the only residential drug treatment centre in the world to provide a minimum of 15 dedicated professionals to each client.
Guiding your recovery are a 15+ strong team of doctors, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and complementary therapists. The withdrawal protocol is meticulously planned by a dedicated medical team and monitored by a round-the-clock clinical nursing team. A live-in therapist will also be available for 24/7 emotional support. No matter the unique blend of treatments you receive, they will be delivered with the Swiss medical excellence we are known for.
Comprehensive programmes as unique as you are
At Paracelsus Recovery, we curate a comprehensive and intensive treatment programme that works for you. Driven by our core principles of pragmatism and empathy, we design a treatment programme based on your unique needs. Those needs may be physical and psychological, e.g. if our team identifies nutritional deficiencies or signs of other addictions during the assessment period, your programme would be shaped with these in mind. However, those needs can be practical too, such as when a client needs to work or travel during their stay with us.
We can provide treatment for Valium addiction and any co-occurring dependencies and mental health conditions at our discrete addiction treatment centre in Zurich.
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