Posted by drrisin06 on April 28, 2004, at 12:24:47
I feel I'm not beeing treated in a right way and as My DR is a DR I feel she has the power and I dont know what to do.
My History: I have long carried various symptoms of depression,severe anxiety and ADD.
In my youth I selfmedicated, to alleviate these symptoms. I got myself meds to help manage the pain. Part of my History is Beeing addicted to pain meds.
Now its been a decade since any abuse of any drug.
However I lean toward self-medicating when my Dr will Nor prescibe me meds, That she would to Other people that may or may not have substance issues. I fealt, and always do to be honest with her, so I told her of my past selfmedicating.
I am not a drinker, I do not smoke pot at least very seldomly,once in the last year. The only meds
I need to just feel"ok" are ambien and or a benzodiazipine for anxiety, which has gotten worse,because my DR refuses to properly treat my ADD Symptoms.
I will tell her Of Nightmeares, and how ambien seems to work well, Im only aloud 10 ambien a month/per insurance.I also report that the wellbutrin i have been on hasnt taken any effect except an auful stabbing migraine.
I tell her I was on Concerta and it worked well. This is what she says.
" from what I'm hearing,your asking me for 2 addictive drugs" she previouseley wanted to put me on straterra, since it was not covered by my insurance, I asked about ritalin.
I know that benzos can be addicting, anything can be addicting, ad's whatever. They are the only thing that have helped my nightmeares and insomnia.,
Also My ADD symptoms add to my insomnia as straterra 's side effects.
She told me That given My past It would be malpractice for her to prescribe me any addicting stimulant.
also she has me on 10mg of diazapam,when I started i was on 40, her 1st decision w/o asking me anything was to take me completeley off the diazapam. the only reason I am On 10mg is because i freaked out and told her she was setting me up for relapse. I feel she is discriminating, and only prescibing her own off-label group of meds regardless of my symptoms or the fact that I havent any desire to abuse any drug, and have a proven track record.
im afraid if I drop her, I wont get another, or I'll get One w/ the same limited views.
any suggestions
drisin
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