Posted by Elizabeth on July 11, 2001, at 1:39:22
In reply to Re: Xanax, posted by onlymeisee on July 10, 2001, at 13:28:54
> Hi, thanks all for your replys!
You're welcome.
> My doc lost her lisense.
Yikes! What for? (Not that the reason was necessarily legitimate.)
> No other docs will see me..I have tried them all. I live in a town...small small town and they are having major crackdown on drugs and the last doc i seen even told me...I will not perscribe you xanax right now because they are the police are investigating it all so close.
I know what you mean. It's a lot harder to find a good pdoc in a small town than it is in a large metro area near a major medical centre.
A lot of doctors are afraid to prescribe controlled substances, even benzodiazepines (which are in one of the least-controlled categories). In New York, doctors are now required to write triplicate prescriptions for benzos (just as they would for a Schedule II drug, such as morphine or amphetamine). As a result, they're returning to the older, more toxic drugs. Effective law, huh?
> The medical community is what did this. I never got hooked on anything till the doc gave me this for panic, now im hooked and shes gone and once again the medical profession is not caring about withdrawls.
Now, let's not get into blaming the drugs. Benzos for panic are a totally reasonable and legitimate treatment, and no doctor should be faulted for prescribing them for this indication. The problem is that so many doctors are unwilling to continue your (legitimate and reasonable) prescription because of (often unjustified) legal fears or puritanical attitudes.
> So many say you cant do it straight off of xanax, you have to be switched to valium as the best way
Valium isn't such a great choice. A lot of doctors use Librium. My choice would be Klonopin or Tranxene.
> they took my docs lisense for not keeping correct files as well as other things but all the other should lose it as well for not caring.
Keeping thorough records is important, but these other doctors who won't provide adequate treatment are guilty of much worse transgressions, IMO.
> I need my medician though, Im not a drug dealer, I have panic attacks.
You're far from alone.
-elizabeth
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