The Pharmacy Monologues 1

 I am watching…..What VALIUM is used for…. VALIUM is used for anxiety…. Ghost on the telly….Anxiety or tension associated with the normal stress of everyday life….you have been gone for one month….usually does not require treatment….with medicines….I count the days you have been gone with empty blisters in the packets of pills….VALIUM is used to relax muscles…..VALIUM can also be used to treat…and tonight it has been one month…..trembling, confusional states or…anxiety associated with alcohol…Ghost is making me sad.  I wish you had loved me like Patrick Swayze loved Demi Moore…..withdrawal. It is also used to treat….panic attacks…..I remember, years ago, you sent me that text and it said “to quote a very cheesy film from my youth, ditto”. When did you stop dittoing? ….VALIUM belongs to a group of…medicines called benzodiazepines…..I fucking hate this film,  I suddenly think. Stop being self indulgent. Stop watching it……They are thought to work by their…action on brain chemicals….Benzodiazepines are not….The bit with Unchained Melody makes me cry and I miss you so much it is a physical pain in my chest and I can’t breathe……recommended as the only treatment…of severe mental illnesses and should….not be used alone to treat depression…..I start popping the blisters out willy nilly and there are five tablets in the hollow of my palm…..Your doctor, however, may have….prescribed VALIUM for another….purpose…..Ask your doctor if you have any…questions about why VALIUM has been prescribed for you….I wash all five down with wine and as I begin to swim into unconsciousness I think that if I don’t wake up I won’t be too sad…..In general, benzodiazepines such as VALIUM should be taken for short…periods only (around 2 to 4 weeks)…..But of course I won’t be sad because I will be dead. So the sadness with kind of be academic……Continuous long term use is not….. I fall into a druggy, winey sleep to the sound of fucking ditto…..recommended unless advised by your…doctor….The use of benzodiazepines may….lead to dependence on the….medicine….This medicine is available only with….a doctor's prescription…..five Valium never killed anyone, unfortunately.