Whatever works do it; if it helps you get your life back. I do want to state however that while at the Mount Regis Center (my body was having such adverse reactions to coming off the benzo's it was decide to go to rehab so I could have constant monitoring) there were more people in there for benzo addiction than for any other drug, any! (minus alcohol of course which acts on the brain the same way benzos do). They told me benzo withdrawel was as bad or in some cases worse than heroin withdrawel. Is it ok to take heroin just because it makes you feel better for a while? It's just masking reality. I'm not telling any one to do anything, I'm just making suggestions from my experiences. My suggestion is DONT TAKE BENZOS because its like crossing the highway with without looking both ways. Your taking a gamble. Now if you are convinced that you are going to HAVE to be on meds for the rest of your life than, valium will take away your anxiety. But if you try to get off of it it will come back 5 fold or more, depending on how long you have been on it and how your body reacts to it. Every ones different. I'm struggling with my health (anxiety) but its my struggle not the medications.