@katnewton, how long have you been taking Valium and what is your dosage? I feel that many doctors are not very experienced with tapering off these drugs and in many cases they tend to go too fast, I wonder if you’re familiar with a book called the Ashton Manual, it’s available online for free and the tapering schedule is clearly outlined for you to follow, the success rate is very high if you follow it closely, also you have a good start because if you’re taking another benzodiazepine that doesn’t stay in your system for long you would have to switch to Valium to start with, this I another advantage for you.