Dr. Unwilling to prescribe..............

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Dr. Unwilling to prescribe..............
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Thu, 11-30-2006 - 12:46pm

any anxiety meds for me................

I am suppose to keep going like I am. I totally hate, hate, hate this feeling I have always.............it never goes away unless I just curl up in a ball in a blanket on the sofa and do nothing. Just veg........
So..............I don't knw if this will do any good, but I am going to my general practioner and see if he will give me something. I have been in therapy for over 20 yrs. and I feel like I shouldn't have to live like this when there is a med out there that will help live a normal life.
I am just so so so feed up.........

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Registered: 11-21-2006
Thu, 11-30-2006 - 12:52pm

Hi there,

Did your doctor tell you why he/she wont prescribe them? What did h/s suggest to do? There has to be some alternative to help you with the anxiety. Maybe your doc feels that you need to try this on your own? Did you tell you doc how you are feeling? I imagine that your doc has your best interests in mind, but I don't understand why h/s wouldn't go for an alternative??

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Thu, 11-30-2006 - 1:10pm
I am sorry, tiny. Hope the GP will be of help. Sending P&PT's your way. (((hugs))) jan

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Thu, 11-30-2006 - 1:40pm

I don't know if this will make you feel any better but I used to get my Rxs from a Psychiatrist. All the guy wanted to do was have me try the latest drugs out there instead of what I needed. I felt like I was going to a dealer or something.

After about 3 years of fighting the guy, I finally went to my GP and told him about it and about all the problems I was having. He called and talked to my therapist himself, with my permission, and prescribed my meds himself after that.

Hopefully your GP is just as good and will give you the help you need.

Mary

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Thu, 11-30-2006 - 1:56pm
Hope your GP will help. ((hugs))) Dee
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Thu, 11-30-2006 - 2:20pm

Is there another doctor you can see? I know sometimes options are limited if you live in a rural area with few doctors in town or if your insurance will only pay for certain doctors. It's worth investigating to see if you can get a different doctor who is more willing to prescribe medication for you. I think some doctors are overly cautious because they're so afraid people are going to abuse anti-anxiety medications. That's not fair to those of us who truly need them. You shouldn't have to live this way.


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Thu, 11-30-2006 - 2:46pm

I don't know why he won't prescribe an anxiety med that is NOT addicting. There are some.

I was on Klonopin for 8 years or so. Had a hard time getting off of it. I never abused it or any other med I was on. I do not drink, smoke, take drugs (you know what I mean). I like to shop, but I am doing great at curtailing it. We have savings, no debt, & we add to our retirement the maxium amount allowed.

The way I am now, I am withdrawing from every thing for fear of messing it up. That includes my marriage. I do not want this to hurt my husband. I am not being fair to him. or me.