Posted by Guy on July 18, 2007, at 17:31:26
A couple of weeks ago I went to my GP for treatment of psoriasis and that's when all my anxiety problems came up. I told my GP that I was feeling desperate so he suggested I try valium instead of clonazepam (prescribed by my pdoc)to see if that made a difference. He gave me a small prescription with no refills. Surprisingly, I started to sleep better and felt very good when I saw my pdoc yesterday. I told him about the valium and he flipped out, saying that he couldn't tolerate other doctors treating me at the same time as he was. I understand this as it makes for a very messy situation, so I apologized and promised not to do it again. Then, when I asked if I could continue with the valium, he started ranting that it is extremely addictive, almost akin to heroin and that there is no way he was going to prescribe it. I knew it was all BS but I kept my mouth shut and left the office with my tail between my legs after only fifteen minutes...it was an appointment that required a whole day of travel. Today I looked up valium on the internet, and sure enough, it is far less potent than clonazepam and much longer acting. It is even used to help patients taper off the more potent, short-acting benzos. Just wondering what the heck I do now.
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