Posted by med_empowered on August 3, 2007, at 8:25:10
In reply to Re: I wonder about Kaiser. (pdoc + SSRIs for anxie » Bonnie_CA, posted by BGB on August 3, 2007, at 7:01:09
are you sure its Kaiser that's setting up restrictions on Klonopin? I mean, look at it like this: benzos are dirt cheap, and only *some* patients take them for very long. Lots of patients on SSRIs end up needing them, anyway. Plus despite benzo-phobia, benzos are still really, really popular...I think maybe its your doc.
I think its ridiculous how docs assume that SRIs/SNRIs, etc. are going to make someone feel better. They're not that great, really. And they don't work on GABA. I mean, if you respond to benzos, why should you respond to an AD? Its an apples-to-oranges comparison; the drugs work by entirely different means (and in controlled trials, the benzos are way better for anxiety than the ADs, which often fail to beat placebo).
If you have the $$$, maybe you should pay somebody out-of-pocket for 1 or 2 sessions, then skip back over to Kaiser with your Klonopin rx in hand. Rational docs have no probs with the benzos; I even had a doc tell me that I wasn't "a good candidate for ssri therapy" and start me off on Klonopin. You might also be able to find another Kaiser doc who hasn't been brainwashed by the DEA.Anyway: sorry about your situation. Good luck to you.
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