Posted by jealibeanz on March 25, 2007, at 15:50:12
If I called and left a message, asking if it would be OK for me to stop taking my 3mg Xanax XR, since it isn't helping.
I'm [i]hoping[/i] that I won't get a call back from the nurse saying it is fine.
I've been taking Xanax daily for almost a year now, so quitting without a taper would put me at risk for seizure. I wonder if all doctors know that.
This drug has very little efficacy for anxiety relief in my experience. I think my best bet would be to return to regular Xanax, 4 mg, for the time being. However, I don't want to suggest this. I want to leave this open ended for my doc.
I suppose the worst that could happen is that he'd say yes, stop taking it. And if I do horribly I can call back and ask for a refill.
This an odd approach, I know. I'm not trying to play games with him, although this is basically doing just that, in an indirect way. I'm letting him know that the medication is not providing anxiety relief. I should, as a responsible patient, update him on any problems I'm having with treatment, and ask before making a change.
I can just picture him when he gets the message. He'll have this puzzled look on his face, because he's pretty sure Xanax XR is a good drug, in fact, it's much much better than regular Xanax, because you only have to take it once a day, there are no peaks are valleys, it's a wonderful idea for me!
If he's not yet frazzled by his busy schedule, he may also be thinking:
Oh no! What did I do! I must help my favorite patient! I wil do whatever she needs! She is obviously is distress! (haha, I'm serious)
No prob, we'll just print out a script for Xanax 1 mg, q.i.d. Put in an envelope with the others I'm printing and tell her to pick it up at the desk. And tell her I said hi and ask if she has any updates on her grad school applications. Is she in? Is she in? Is she in?
How about trying Cymbalta! You've never tried that one before. It's just been approved by the FDA for GAD! Oh you will lovvvve it!
OK, nobody else will think this is funny, but I think it's hilarious. I have a very eccentric, friendly, and hyperactive doctor. He's fun to watch.
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