Method to get benzos prescribed

[esbayne]

Never exaggerate symptoms. It makes it harder for people with real problems to get the help they need. But stand your ground. Don't get rude with a doctor but keep firm with what you believe that works. If not ask them to kindly send you to someone that can treat your condition more effectively. They are obligated to do so. They will make you feel like scum while doing it. But don't pay them no mind. You are your own advocate. Doctors are playing with fire these days and sadly the patients are the ones getting burned.

Hello Solarpunch, Glad to see you in the forums. You did make a very good point that only you know your body. You are also correct that you are you only advocate! A lot of people hold doctors in such high regard that they are intimidated by them.  I indeed do feel anxiety when I go to the doctor because I am getting the meds I need now, but it is very worrisome that they can be taken away at any time even if you do nothing wrong. Sadly that is the world we live in now. But you did make a very good point  of being your own advocate. i will certainty keep that in mind next time i go.

Thanks for post !

Regards Eddie

[Dentscllyfe]

Definitely agree it is easier to get them from GP. Specialists will almost always start with ssri and then you play the waiting/experimenting on your brain game with diff meds. As far as doc age I've had better luck with younger (30-50) then older, ... Just my experience tho.

[channers]

I'm actually prescribed some benzos! I have daily tension headaches with easy triggers and then I had crippling migraines for a few days so I went to a neurologist. I let the doctor know that I've been crazy busy and let the doctor diagnosis me. The doctor said my headaches are due to stress and anxiety and gave me two options: benzos or anti depressants. I asked for both haha.

[solarpunch]

My physicians assistant I see is trying to cut my benz back. After 7 or 8 years of taking them there playing games again. Said that I cant take both benz and pk's at the same time. Said it can put me in danger. I replied back saying "so you've been putting me in danger for all these years"? He had no good reply back to to that question. Said taking them together can cause respiratory depressions which I am well aware of but that is only at high doses of both medications. I told him I don't take them together since I only take my benz at night time. So he started tapering them. Now I need to go into make another appointment that costs me money and explain that he needs to read my chart from 7-8 years ago as to why I am on benz in the first place. The benefit outweighs the risks IMHO. He was not in my medical life when I was given them and it was a year long process when deciding by a specialist and my primary doctor at the time that benz therapy was an appropriate course of action. I refuse to take anti depressants. But seems like every now and then they like to wanna fill me some for my anxiety/panic disorder. I have to remind them that I will not take them and life goes on. Something tells me this time is going to be more difficult. .. I don't need this stress in my life and the PA is making things much worse now for me and causing unneeded anxiety by being a jerk to his patient. Conclusion to all of this : I hate PA's and think doctors should be the only ones allowed to prescribe.

[Westcoastkook]

tell them your a drug addict and you wanna get high and you have no real issues, "mentally" besides the fact that your a drug addict. its works great

[Charon]

I almost died laughing. You think we speak this way here? We do not.

These are our rules: http://ioplist.org/showthread.php?tid=1

We are the chronically ill. Chronically anxious. We do not wave a banner of addiction and be proud.

I don't think you belong here. Oh, first post is to be in welcome thread, Mr. Hysterical.

[IceWizard]

Wow.... I do hope you were just pullin my leg with this one...

None the less, we cannot and/will not allow this kind of speak here....

(was kinda funny though)

Ice

[Slick]

Wow!!! Just WOW!!!

"Kook is certainly appropriate" !!!

Slick

[Linville]

I am glad to see a negative 2 on them for that kind of statement.

Not even close to  an appropriate joke. ! ...or otherwise intelligent.

[Texas Chemist]

I can only comment on my experience with docs, but will first say NEVER tell the doc that you've been taking controlled meds from an online source, it's illegal regardless of the empathy you want to illicit.

The first doc I saw was a GP and in his 70's, about to retire actually. He asked me many questions and studied my body language and how I answered. In the end he sat next to me and put his hand on my shoulder and said, "son, life is a wonderful place, you just need to learn to take a step back and enjoy it." Fantastic man. I left his office with a script for 60 ativan with 1 refill but he told me if I wanted to continue receiving benzos would have to go to a psychiatrist.

Went to 2 different psychiatrists over the next year. Each started with SSRIs, I actually tried them and would wake up in the night crying for no reason. Stopped that crap immediately. Every subsequent visit they tried to put me on a different one and after asking them for a benzo to complement the SSRI, was given a suspicious look but they gave me a low 15 ct 0.5mg dose of EXPENSIVE Niravam (subligual alprazolam) with no refills and both charged $250 cash even with insurance.

Never understood the reluctance of doctors to prescribe a Schedule IV medicine, when I was able to go to pain clinics when I had my back accident and was doled out 90 10/325 norcos every month without the doc batting an eyelash...and this was after they were placed into Schedule II.