04-07-2016, 05:33 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-07-2016, 05:36 AM by CrystallineCrusader.)
I recommend seeing a different doctor, but a psychiatrist would be the most solid route. Psych's prescribes benzos much more often than general practitioners, as expected, so they're not as "scared" of writing them, not to mention that's their area of expertise; they'll know a broader spectrum of medications and in further detail. BUT! My insurance's co-pay for psych's is double the cost for a GP.
These people who're getting their scripts cut, are they all in the same state? (I think states only control controlled substance monitoring, and everything else is left to Feds.) The same doctor maybe? Try looking for a pattern between you guys.
A general practitioner that my parents and I recently dropped started refusing to fill any opiate medications and forced patients to pick either an anti-depressant or benzo; they could no longer have both. (I know, very ill-reasoning there, hence why I don't see him now) This doc had been under scrutiny in previous years, as one of his nurses was writing illegitimate scripts for herself to abuse, and ended up dying of an OD. Fast forward a few years, and this is when he started the cuts I mentioned above. Googling his private practice yields multiple negative reviews of his business, one of which accuses him of turning young men onto dangerous substances too easily. Colleagues of mine report no unusual behavior from their GP's.
Doctors are put under ever increasing pressure as being the first line of defense when it comes to combating prescription medication abuse. I think this sometimes will lead to nervous or defensive behavior, (especially if there's suspicious activity surrounding the doc. or their practice) such as being selective and conservative about what scripts are written while avoiding "hot" meds like opiates and benzos.
Lastly, alprazolam is probably the most widely known of the benzos, and arguably the most abusable. So I'm not surprised that you're being cut back.
These people who're getting their scripts cut, are they all in the same state? (I think states only control controlled substance monitoring, and everything else is left to Feds.) The same doctor maybe? Try looking for a pattern between you guys.
A general practitioner that my parents and I recently dropped started refusing to fill any opiate medications and forced patients to pick either an anti-depressant or benzo; they could no longer have both. (I know, very ill-reasoning there, hence why I don't see him now) This doc had been under scrutiny in previous years, as one of his nurses was writing illegitimate scripts for herself to abuse, and ended up dying of an OD. Fast forward a few years, and this is when he started the cuts I mentioned above. Googling his private practice yields multiple negative reviews of his business, one of which accuses him of turning young men onto dangerous substances too easily. Colleagues of mine report no unusual behavior from their GP's.
Doctors are put under ever increasing pressure as being the first line of defense when it comes to combating prescription medication abuse. I think this sometimes will lead to nervous or defensive behavior, (especially if there's suspicious activity surrounding the doc. or their practice) such as being selective and conservative about what scripts are written while avoiding "hot" meds like opiates and benzos.
Lastly, alprazolam is probably the most widely known of the benzos, and arguably the most abusable. So I'm not surprised that you're being cut back.