My Doc Will Not Refill My Xanax Im Feeling Sick (Page 22)
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I was prescribed Prozac & Xanax 10 years ago by my psychiatrist for depression & severe panic attacks. He started me on 1mg 3 times a day. Around Dec 2005 he increased my daily dose to 1 mg - 4 times a day. I have been a patient of his now for 10 years where I see him every 3 months. Through the years, there has been a few times were I had to call to reschedule my appointment and a couple of times he had to do the same. He would call in my meds for the amount I would need to get me through to my next appointment. This month I had an appointment for May 27th I called to reschedule due to transportation. I do not drive now and my ride canceled on me. so, I rescheduled my app. for June 17th I then requested my meds be called in until my appointment, a 3 week supply. She said she would call me back when it was called in later that day. Not hearing anything I called back the next day to find out what was going on. I was told my doctor feels uncomfortable due to liability reasons to re-fill my medication, until I see him again in June. I asked her what about the liability to take me off medication I have been taking for 10 years? She told me to go to my primary physician to get my meds. I told her my primary care doctor will not prescribe me those medications without my medical records from this office and I just signed a medical release form a few days ago at my first appointment with this new primary doctor, so she told me to go to an urgent care if my symptoms became to uncomfortable for me to deal with!! I had enough xanax to last me until today. I took my last xanax this morning and I am already starting to feel sick, my head feels cloudy, I feel like I'm getting the flu. My heart is racing, I'm feel really anxious & closed in. Has anyone out there gone off xanax cold turkey what more should I expect? I don't understand how a doctor can prescribe medication like this for 10 years and just make you stop so suddenly it doesn't seem fair. I have lost trust in my doctor now and I don't think I can continue to be his patient anymore. I am scared and I don't know who to turn too.

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I have quit xanax twice. The first time I quit on my own. The second time I ran out due to taking some prescriptions that were prescribed. I wouldn't suggest doing this on your own. I was throwing up, couldn't sleep. Very irritable. I worked the first day and was leaving the room to go get sick. I couldn't eat. I threw up so much I was throwing up blood. Had hallucinations. I felt like I had been ran over by a truck. My body hurt so bad. I had body twitches. I definitely will be monitored when I decide to quit. Don't ever do it on your own. I wish I never would've started taking them

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Did you taper or just cold turkey? Did you not have seizures coming off the Xanax?I ran out of klonopin and 3 days later had a server seizure

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I have been off of xanax for 49 days now. I am using ClonzaPAM instead and maybe it helped me? Only had 3 a day!~ I just quit taking xanax and am taking the clonzaPAM. The crazy thing is that if you take either xanax, or clonzaPAM you are supposed to take it when you have a PANIC attack!! The Dr I went to prescribed it like this ~~~Take one tablet by mouth three times daily at 8 AM,~ 2 PM ~and 10 PM. How crazy is that? I have never heard of taking anything for panic attacks at set intervals. I mean you take them when you have a panic attack RIGHT?? So that shows me this psychiatrist didn't know what he was doing!!! He has quit now and went to work for the V A. Now I have to look for another psychiatrist ? In my opinion they think anyone who needs anxiety medicine, or panic attack medicine is a druggie! Now how can that be true when one has been seeing the same psychiatrist for over 10 years?? And he was prescribing the medicine for me!! I dread trying to fine another one.But at least I am off of the nasty xanax.. It is one of the nastiest drugs out there. I feel 100% better being off of it after taking it for over 10 years. And I am telling you if I could get off of it so can you. It's not easy. You have to be strong. And yes I have gone through withdrawals. So I know what they feel like !!!!! I talked to Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and he told me xanax was the hardest drug he had to quit taking. But I do not know how many he took a day? Good luck everyone!

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Thats right. My doctor had me for 10 years on ativan that is the same as xanax ,but now the doctor retired so he left me and some other folks. Hanging out yp dry , no feelings knowingly this med or any med. That we take for a long period of time , is going to have a side effects some of them with. Bad consequence, so far I gather med system don't give a damm about human been so I'm in the same boat ,good luck--

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Lyrica caused me to have a very bad seizure that lasted 20 minutes. I was on 600mg gabapentin before they switched me to the lyrica. Never again will I take that med ever again. I took it as directed and it was my first dose of it and I took it at bedtime. Next thing I know I was being put into a ambulance.

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I'm confused. When did this go into affect? Is this a new law in your state or is it a law statewide? I'm on subs now but when I was in pain meds I was prescribed Norco 10mg 6 times a day, morphine 30mg 3 times a day and klonopin 2mg 2 times a day. Just recently is when I went in subs. I'm on 16mg subs and still taking my klonopin 2mg 2 times a day. Do you have anything or a link to this new law or is it something that your doctor told you? I don't believe 90% of what comes out most doctors mouths because as we all know they lie and lie to their patients a lot.

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I was on Xanax for 25 years they took mine because they say they can't prescribe pain meds and zanax to one patient says it's a new law it's been 4 weeks I have had seizures bad headaches and still can't sleep

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This is my only day off of work til next week so can I go see my doctor today since its 5 days early. I take xanax and blood pressure pills.

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Catatca, I do not Know why the FDA did what they did with Lyrica? I get all the news they put out. They have a website you can go to and they will send you reports when they do something like that. It is fda.gov. I am sorry you are upset. If you have been taking it as long as you are it should be safe for you! Maybe it is just some people it makes sick?

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Can I ask why they're doing that with LYRICA?....what's made it worse?.I've been taking it for so many years. No one has told me anything about this drug. But if it's so bad as you say that the government has put or is going to put a stronger label.why do they do commercials on TV? It cannot be that harmful, as eight now I'm still seeing on the television a commercial of LYRICA.
I do want to know what knowledge you have that my dr has not told me. I would really appreciate it.
Thank you

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It only gets worse. I went to a new dr and right away he decided to take me off my xanax. He knew nothing about me and my past record, which i about had a nervous meltdown with all the things that have happened in my life. He totally would not give it back to me so i'm getting a lawyer since i was diagnosed by a psychiatrist to have this medicine.

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Hell thats what u can expect.pure torture.i have soezures without it and lots of hot cold sweats.jounts hurtand doctors dont care. Unless your siezing in front of them xanax and valium cix the provlem within muns.ringing in ear nausia diaharea doublt vision hallucinations.fear doom.n maybe a heart attack.seems dr.'s. Just think everyone is out for pills.what happenes to the rest of us tbne 85 percent of legitiate patients.we suffer.and its cruel n unusual ..peace be with u

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Holly I found out that the FDA Made the company making LYRICA put Out a stronger warning on it because it was killing people! My Dr tried to get me to take it. I told him NO! I would rather have a few pain pills instead.When you go to a new psychiatrist they automatically think you are a drug addict just looking for more pills! Where I live all of the psychiatrist are getting out of the anxiety business. They don't want to be bothered. Too many people dying from opiates! So as far as getting any meds one needs I think we are just out of luck! My Dr whom I had been seeing for over 10 years got his licence yanked for giving out too many pain pills. Now he is not coming back at all. And the Dr whom he referred me to is going to go work for the VA
So I do not know who is going to prescribe my medicine at all. Good luck to all of you getting your medicine. I am completely off of Xanax now and feel better.It is a nasty drug! I am taking Clonzapam now. But I do not know where I am going to get it when it runs out!

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Have you ever been threw withdrawals? If you haven't you really cannot talk about them. I have. I have even put myself inside a withdrawal hospital, where they do not let u out!. I had a couple and actually thought that one was more serious
TO find out that in my blood they or it wasn't I me. Knowing I had just taken it in the morning. I also took Xanax, and a sleeping pill. Out of all these, the worse was the xanax. And trust me the one for the pain, as I had back surgery and came out actually worse than better. Was an extremely strong one!.
As soon as they gave me a pill, don't remember the name at the moment. I felt better BUT when they stopped this pill as well, I felt so horrible.

Now I remember the name of the pain medicine, it was NUBAIN. At the time I was given this I lived in a third world County. Where u could get whatever u wanted. No one never told me the real side effects. Again I say before you guys say anything, this medication wasn't found in me. In my blood system and I had just had it in the morning!
I later found out that the Xanax was the one doing this to me. And how can you tell a person to try to go threw the withdrawal by herself? Will you be responsible if anything happens to her?. Would love to hear your answer. She could get a heart attack as she was taking it for 10 years! And so many other symptoms ad well.
The best advice would've been to pit herself inside a hospital to get taken off or seen by a Dr and she could explain her situation.

Dr's now a day take advantage of us the patients. True they go threw many many many anders just exaggerate a bit, millions of books. I think we all know this. But it was their decision to study this. We never pushed them.to do it!
They take an path at the end of their education and on part is...do not do harm! !!! You have heard of this right.
Dr's as this one this lady has or had is doing harm to her, mentally and physically. As many have done to so many of us. And I include myself in this group of a Dr doing harm.
Not as what she is or do went threw. But another way.
I had a Dr do a cataract surgery on my eye. Went threw he-- and back. First with the surgery. Even felt the lense going in. Screamed so loud that they has to knock me out. Then the way I looked. I did Sue him, but one thing I'm going to tell you now, to all here.
Always ask for your medical records, ALL OF THEM. As Dr's lie on them about us and what they've told us or done to us. I found out later. Also he, the dr, forged my signature as well. A child looked looked like they've written my name. And this is why many patients have said...Dr's get away with murder!!
This example, the lady and the xanax, as well as I. I or are example of how a Dr can get away with murder.
And xanax person, if anything would've happen to her, all she had to say was that she took ur advice. As u are part of the xanax group or company!! Your a lucky person that nothing did happen, at least I don't think so and actually, hope it did not.

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Does Clonzapam really last longer than xanax? I have been off of the xanax for 3 weeks now. I get real upset somtimes and wish I could just take 2 xanax. But I do not because I am off of them. How ever I do not think the clonzapam works like xanax! I don't know how it could be stronger? Because I take it and it doesn't calm me down like the xanax used to! It helps some. But there is still a feeling of panic. I just have to ride it out. Does this seem right? I am not going back to xanax because I feel much better with out it! Just wondering!

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I did it cold turkey after a year of 6mgs a day and I had the shakes and it sucked for a week but that was it. Try kicking methadone. Your doctor is trying to HELP YOU by taking you off a toxic medication that just slows people down and keeps them hooked. Although most psych meds are in my opinion. I'm highly skilled with getting people off drugs and although i'm not a doctor i'm filled with know how on all matters on this subject. I have one year clean off of the junk I used to use by the way! There is hope, and it does get better, TRUST ME. {edited for privacy}

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The same thing is happening to me. I have a few Xanax left & feeling very anxious and panic attacks getting worse. I moved out from California about a year ago out here in South Carolina, and the doctor I saw told me he rather get me off Xanax slowly and don't want to prescribe them to me. I can't afford emergency rooms any more much less a primary doctor, I live off $ 299 dollars a mont from SSDI. I don't know what to do anymore!!!! If someone knows any resources to help us please let us know. Thank you and I'm sorry u don't feel well, I can totally relate to you and the symptoms u are we are going thru. Feel better.

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First of all you should have never mentioned liability to your 1st doc, second you go to a psychologist to get benzodiazepines for real reasons which I'm sure you got real problems for ten years. There is a handful of Benzos out there that will stop your panic attacks, xanax only last for 6 hours, clonazepam which is 12 hours. xanax is not a must, you got ativan, librium, restoril, dalmain, valuim, clonazepam, xanax and I'm sure of few more, you can go to any doc as long as your record is good. If not I suggest you get off of them because they can lead to alot of problems if you can't get them no more and someone that's been taking them for ten years, you should know better than to not get there and call, there thinking your shafting them on money if you have been going awhile, by calling in and saying to call in 3 weeks, why not a week till you can get there, something don't sound write if the family doc won't give them to you with a ten year history, and Prozac can lead to being very confused when you stop taking them, not knowing what's going on around you also. So proceed with caution, and don't ever mention liability in the future, no doctor will mess with ya and by law they have to give you your records maybe make you pay but they have to. Go to the next one who wants to help people, there out there bro trust me and not crocket at all, once you stop taking you are going to see things, sweat, not all there, heart beating fast, panicking and possible seizes, so get help asap, but don't tell no one you are a threat to yourself or no one else and don't act like a druggy. if you need to go to urgent care and can't stress enough don't lie because they already know what you have been taking, good luck.

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I feel for you i do...I have been on xanax for 29 years and now as of last week my doctor told me he is going to wing me off? He already cut my dosage down.I know the feeling of panic and fear so i feel for you. I suggest you try to find a new doctor i read how dangerous it is to go off these pills i haven't try to myself and I'm scared if it ever did happen to me. Best of luck to you!!

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VERWON, you make a good sounding argument and are able to to confound those who are emotionally compromised and suffering from their own self perpetuating anxiety, coupled with the beginnings of withdrawals from Benzos, that is, IF you correctly ASSUMED that your estimated time since he actually dosed, til the time we are reading about it. AND if he explained it correctly in writing, then you have to admit it is a thin line between the Dr just covering his legal backside despite the hypocratic oath and putting the true welfare of the patient first.
I thought the patient came first? And as for the whole "Drug Seeker" excuse, heaven forbid that a patient exhibit anxiety and agitation over a hostile attitude from the Dr. they've trusted and been treated by FOR extreme anxiety for years, and all of the sudden the Dr. hides behind this Drug Seeker argument. . . Come on! How clear does the Doctor's actions AND true motives have to be?? How wide spread does this story have to be?? I personally know more than a few people who have a very similar story and I don't believe that that many people who have been prescribed Alprazalam, or Xanax are ALL drug addicts. And if they are addicts, then it is the responsibility of the prescribing physician, because they knew what they were prescribing in the beginning and they still got paid and now they want to be paid for nothing, and the patient does not know what they need.
It's all a racket to make millions and control tens of millions through their illnesses and the treatment, or better said, Non Treatment of your ailments. Everyone has to have medical coverage and a lot have a medicare based plan.

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