Posted by onlymeisee on July 11, 2001, at 11:51:47
In reply to Re: Xanax » onlymeisee, posted by Elizabeth on July 11, 2001, at 1:39:22
> > The lisense was taken for several reasons, and legit forsure I guess. Well over medicating was one. I was on 12 mg xanax as well as most of the patients. Patients getting meds in there name for him, not keeping records,not taking the appropriate classes when time,not paying fines, drunk driving unpaid fees, you name it! I dont blame the drugs at all for this, like I said they helped them panic but I do blame the doctor. Like I had said, I never had this problem when I used to do street drugs including xanax but I get into the medical profession and now look at me. They said they took her lisense for fear of what harm was being done to the public but they should have had someone in there ready to take her place to make sure ppl get there meds. They either don't care or don't realize just how bad ppl need there meds once they are on them for long periods of time. If I would have taken the xanax like I wanted as needed I would have been fine, but the doc said no keep it in my system at all times to control the panic, noone ever told me about the withdrawls, noone told me I could get this addicted and then suddenly nooone there to contiunie giving me this stuff and not even willing to help me taper. I just wish they knew more about this. Has anyone ever tapered from xanax at a slow rate and still been able to function? Any sucess stories at all? I have to be able to function on a certain level.
Hi, thanks all for your replys!
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> You're welcome.
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> > My doc lost her lisense.
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> Yikes! What for? (Not that the reason was necessarily legitimate.)
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> > 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.
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> > 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.
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> 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.
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> > So many say you cant do it straight off of xanax, you have to be switched to valium as the best way
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> Valium isn't such a great choice. A lot of doctors use Librium. My choice would be Klonopin or Tranxene.
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> > 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.
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> Keeping thorough records is important, but these other doctors who won't provide adequate treatment are guilty of much worse transgressions, IMO.
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> > I need my medician though, Im not a drug dealer, I have panic attacks.
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> You're far from alone.
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> -elizabeth
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