Posted by CareBear04 on January 18, 2005, at 20:03:13
In reply to Re: HELP Onset of klonopin?, posted by banga on January 18, 2005, at 19:43:41
banga, when you say that pdocs don't like to give out addictive drugs to those with addictive personalities. i've heard that and am sure it's legitimate and for good reason, but do you know how addictive personality is defined? i've never experimented with street drugs or had a problem with alcohol. i've been on benzos and controlled sleeping pills for years without feeling like i need them. sure, i'm physically dependent and getting tolerant, but i haven't increased the doses or gone to different drs for scripts. the same is true of the narcotic painkiller percocet. i've been on it since october, and i would gladly be off it if i can do it without too much pain. now the exception is adderall. i don't know if i have a proclivity for uppers because i'd never had them before or experimented with ecstasy or meth or anything. but after months, i'm physically dependent on adderall-- i take it first thing in the morning just to function and concentrate and be alert. my mood is brighter because of it, and adderall seems to calm some anxiety and racingness to help me be more productive. the thought of going off of it or finding myself with a new dr who won't prescribe it makes me really uncomfortable and nervous. i'm afraid my mood will crash and that i'll be incapacitated with fatigue and inattentiveness and just general downness. does that make me addicted? and if i'm addicted because of the wonderful drs who have gotten me hooked, does that make me an addictive personality?
would appreciate your input. thanks a lot!
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