I agree with the above posts as well, Valium has a very long half life, the unusually high dose, except it's recommended that even after short term use to taper gradually, not too quick.
Valium half life is 20-100 hours, so that means it can take up to 200 hours for it to be completely eliminated from the system. There's still an awful lot in your system from the higher dose even if you tapered 3 days ago, so you aren't likely to feel any effect at all. You'd have to wait at least ten days before you felt the effects of a taper.
Withdrawal symptoms can occur from standard dosages and also after short-term use and can range from insomnia and anxiety to more serious symptoms including seizures and psychosis. Withdrawal symptoms can sometimes resemble pre-existing conditions and be misdiagnosed.So it would be wise to wait those days between tapers.
As far as your stumbling all over goes, that's a common side effect of Valium, not necessarily from over-medication.
Suppression of REM sleep, Impaired motor function, Impaired coordination,
Impaired balance, Dizziness and nausea, Depression, Reflex tachycardia (rapid heart rate) are all common side effects.
After you are off the Valium and feel you need something for anxiety, a few cups of black or green tea produces a mild valium effect. (is a natural source of L-Theanine, an amino acid)
I think yeah u could try a more aggresive taper.Why not drop to10mg for a few days+c how u feel.As said these have a very long half life so u need a few days to see how the lower dose really affects u.I tapered off xanax which has a super short half life.I had an awful time w/anxiety but was taking average8mg a day for years so u smart to get off these after just a month.Good luck.
I'm confused by which question you're asking. If i understand correctly, you've been taking this for about a month? Well, it's a rather hefty dose to start you on without having been on it before. I'm not surprised you're so tired. However, if your symptoms were as severe as they seem, then it's no surprise that your dr started you on that dose. with benzo's, it takes a few months before the sedating effect goes away. i used to be able to take half of the lowest dose of xanax and it would still knock me out for hours, even being that low. this is probably why you are so tired.
second, valium has a really loooooong half life. one of the longest of all the benzo's...so you may reduce your dose, but you've still got a ton in your system.
you really need to talk to your doctor. i think you could probably do a very agressive taper since you've only been on this for 1 month and you'd be ok. i don't suggest it, though, because it sounds to me like you have too much going on for that. you seem to want to be off this med, but you also seem to still need it, so if i were you, i'd just stick with exactly what your doctor tells you. if you spend the next few weeks sleeping till you get to the right dose, then so be it. what would be really bad is if you dropped too much and your symptoms came back full force.
ask your dr how much he thinks it is safe to drop your dose...then do that. then, give it a few days to see if you have more energy. it will take a few days for your blood levels to actually drop because of the long half-life.