Posted by Wildman on January 23, 2004, at 13:53:16
In reply to Re: Anxiety, etc. Need Advice!, posted by sgoose on January 22, 2004, at 20:21:07
> It's clear to me that I need to speak up about what I want. The problem I have faced is I have this idea that if I name drugs I will be seen as drug seeking. I should have insisted on adding the klonopin because it had been so effective in the past. At this point in my life I really don't care about "addiction" or wearing my body down from pills because it's nothing more grim than not living any kind of a decent life.
Interesting that you mention "speaking up about what you want" and that you are concerned about being labeled as "drug seeking" by your pdoc.I have the same concerns, even though I _don't_ yet know what the next med I should try is. I'm currently on Lex (week 6) and while I know I should be patient and wait until week 10+ before really deciding if it is worth the side effects, I am researching options.
I've taken a bit of Ativan to battle some of the side effects of Lex (works well for that), but feel that if I had it every day, that I would be helping the "baseline" anxiety that I am saddled with. Is klonopin something to bring up to the pdoc? When he gave me the Ativan, he told me he expected that Rx to last six months. So, he expects 30 1mg tabs to last for 25 weeks. That's only one per week, unfortunately.
If I had one 1mg per _day_ I would be comfortable. The last thing I want is to be thought of as "drug seeking", as he deals with a lot of addiction issues in his other clients. the doc knows I've dabbled in rec drugs in the past and still smoke pot regularly (but I think he smokes pot also -he said his wife still does) and I'd wager 10:1 that he's tried every drug that _I've_ every tried (recreationally). (I am surprised about this amount of self-disclosure on his part, but
So, I'm torn here.
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