Anybody else here slamming though exams? Anybody got any tips for how to relax and not worry aborut the exam once it is over/
Yesterday I had some of my exams and in the panic of only having two hours I misattributed a quote completely in my argument (I was stressing) and I am starting to convince myself that I've completely fucked up the exam and got a bad mark. It's making me lose sleep and I'm only half way through exam season.
>Anybody got any tips for how to relax and not worry about the exam once it is over?
Diazepam. The doctor will give you 10 whites (2mg) if you tell him you are stressing out you noggin to the point you are having anxiety attacks and that you've forgotten what normal feels like. Take 2 when you feel really bad and you'll feel a lot better.
Try and get Bedranol/Propanalol (same thing) as well, they are beta-blockers. They help with the symptoms of anxiety too, but don't make you feel as drowsy.
>>5289 Diazepam is a viable treatment for a lot of ailments but I'd agree that now is a bad time to start on it. Drugs like that require at least 2-3 weeks of getting used to, which could disrupt your work horribly. In my opinion OP is better off using non-drug methods to suss himself. OP, go and see student support and talk to someone to find out how your uni/college/whatever can assist you.
2mg is such a small dose he will likely feel a bit sleepy.
There are 3 types of diazepam: White (2mg) which is given for anxiety, Yellow (5mg) which is given to people who are scared of flying for long haul flights and Blue (10mg) which are strictly for extreme cases where sedation is required.
Heroin addicts take Blues when they are going through withdrawl, among other things.
However, Whites are fine for anxiety. The dosage is just enough to send you to sleep which is what he needs.
>>5290 I'm inclined to agree with this fellow, the benzos aren't really a class of drugs to be reached for as a first-line approach to anxiety issues.
OP, have you tried finding some exam stress support through your uni? A lot of institutions offer such workshops around this time. You might also benefit from checking out more general relaxation methods; exercise is a big one, and meditation or mindfulness practices could also help. Aim to get in a brisk 30 minute walk at some point during the day, every day. Also start cleaning up your "sleep hygiene" and making sure you're avoiding things like too much blue light, especially an hour before bedtime, and caffeine etc. and doing your revision in a separate environment to where your sleep.
My experience with diazepams was with illicitly obtained 10mgs. They seem to work by diminishing your ability to worry about things by making you thicker. Lopping a few dozen points off your IQ while doing exams is a horrible idea.
That is a pretty broad generalisation and pretty much the opposite of what my GP advised me when I went to him about my insomnia in the lead up to my exams.
One of the whites relaxed me enough to drift off to sleep. Sleeping pills don't work for me, and I already have a prescription for beta blockers, so that was the only route we had left.
Speaking as a heroin addict that has a lot of experience with these type of drugs, I can guarantee you that they are most certainly NOT something that you would want to take whilst doing exams or any type of mental task.
Benzodiazepines slow you down tremendously, especially if you have no tolerance, and they severely fuck up your short term memory and the ability to recall memories. They also kill your ability to concentrate.
I don't think there is anything else to say on the matter, but if you want some more advice please do ask.
Oh, I just wanted to add that one of the strangest things about this drug is that you do not actually notice the effect yourself. You can take a shitload and you yourself will think you are fine, but if you ask an outside observer or you were to see a video of yourself, believe me you will see what I mean!
The effect of a drug on someone attempting to relax and try to go to sleep and the effect of the same drug on someone who is alert and awake can be quite different. 2 or 5mg of diazepam isn't going to send an otherwise awake or alert person off to the land of nod, while it quite probably will allow a tired person who is otherwise stressed to drift off to a nice sleep. Apologies if my post wasn't clear before.
All of that is true, but I think you're talking about much larger doses than 2mg or 5mg of diazepam. I'm not saying that even in such low doses it's side effect free, but it practically is.
One time I had a driving lesson in the morning and I couldn't get a sleep. It got to 4am so I took a 10mg vally. What a wonderful idea that was.
The driving instruction centre was on a semi-pedestrianised bit outside a small supermarket (at the time). It was a weird bit of pavement/road because it was both at the same time. I remember driving back at the end of the lesson and kangaroo-ing along in front of all those people.
