Posted by phil1909 on May 20, 2010, at 21:02:28
In reply to Re: Depression v Anxiety (chicken + the egg) + Nardil » phil1909, posted by Phillipa on May 20, 2010, at 18:53:07
Yeah me too, but I've struggled time & time again to get my gp docs and respective psychs to understand this.
They seem hell bent on NOT prescribing benzos even in very small doses because of reliance & addiction issues, etc. (I don't know if this is a world wide stat but it's definitely the norm in sydney, australia).
Because of this I've battled with a/d after a/d knowing that a smallish maint dose of xanax will do the trick. Remarkably, I then have to take double or triple the dose of benzo to deal with the side effects and withdrawal sympts of these a/ds.
This is has been the story of my life. i'm a grad mech engineer (not that it means much) and I've had 15 jobs in 17 years. Yep that's right, 15 full-time jobs which have ended with me quitting because of anxiety/stress/pressure/worry related issues.
Somehow I've managed to buy a house re. which I've not been able to pay the bank back much more than the interest only. I've have a very very super supportive wife of 13 years & 2 champion little boys (5&6yrs).
Here I go again I'm starting a new job on Monday morning. I'M PRAYING THAT NARDIL HELPS WITH THE SITUATIONAL AND REACTIVE 'social' ANXIETY THAT I EXPERIENCE IN THE WORKPLACE.
IF NARDIL IS NOT THE WONDER DRUG FOR ME THAT I'M TOLD IT 'CAN BE' FOR SOME, I ALSO HOPE & PRAY THAT I FIND A KNOWLEDGEABLE EXPERIENCED AND UNDERSTANDING PSYCHIATRIST AND/OR GENERAL PRACTITIONER WHO CAN UNDERSTAND THAT I SUFFER FROM A CHRONIC GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER AND he/she CAN ACCEPT MY SITUATION AFTER 20 LONG TOUGH YEARS AND PRESCRIBE ME A LOW DOSE OF XANAX (OR THE LIKE) SO I CAN HOLD DOWN A FULL-TIME JOB WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH A DIVORCE WHICH IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY IF MY JOB-HOPPING CONTINUES
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Geeze I guess that's been brewing for a while. As you can see I'm ever so frustrated with the attitudes and seemingly robotic and 'text-book' approaches to anxiety and depression treatments.Cheers to all & take lots of care;
Phil
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