My Doc Will Not Refill My Xanax Im Feeling Sick (Page 26)

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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Anne (# 498) --

Nurses and doctors are part of the problem. XANAX...all benzos DO TAKE THIS LONG for some people. BELIEVE me! There are thousands of people having to support each other because the medical community is ignorant and refuse to research!

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Michelle (# 499) --

Same with me except I had a different benzo, valium. It's going on 7 months and I'm not feeling any better. It feels like I'm living one long panic attack.I think my brain got rewired because I was on them for so long...

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Michelle (# 499) --

There are many benzo withdrawal forums for support. They saved me!

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Anne (# 498) --

it is called anxiety and panic attacks most is generic so it is not going anywhere. It is called Mental Health, just because you are an RN does not mean you know it all about mental health. Would you stop a heart patients blood thinner ??? That is the problem mental health is treated so different from physical health.

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Anne (# 498) --

I got news for ya Anne, it's physical, RN or not, if one is on a CNS depressant for an extended period of time there will be long term PAWS. I know for a fact as I live with it everyday and deal with all kinds of physical abnormalities...

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Anne (# 498) --

Anne, as a RN it would be best to refrain from giving medical advice that is beyond your scope of comprehension

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Re: EDDY (# 506)

And you would know this how???? Just because you don't like the answer doesn't make it so and its not beyond my scope of practice. Six months of continued withdrawal is too long. Ask a doctor!

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Re: Elam (# 505)

That's not physical but psychological. Your body can't go through withdrawals for extended months. It's physiologically not going to happen. Sorry you can claim it's physical but it's the brain not the body. The brain has a long memory.

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Re: Anne (# 508)

This is a ridiculous conversation. The BRAIN governs the BODY.( for instance there are more gaba receptors in your gut than in your brain.) Why would you ever say you can't have physical symptoms past a certain point in time? Just listen to people and support them, this isn't a debate forum.

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It's amazing to me how many people that work in the medical field are completely oblivious to protracted withdrawal. I've been on xanax for about 7 years now. I had a PA administer me librium for 3 days inpatient and she thought I was supposed to just stop taking xanax period. Luckily my PMP has empathy and knowledge and continues to provide me with xanax, allowing me to taper at my own pace.

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Still say 6 months is way beyond physical, it then becomes a brain problem. It amazes me how many addicts will make up anything to deny they're addicts. It only takes 7 days for the body to become habituated to a medication. It takes about 30 days depending on the med for the symptoms to alleviate. Don't talk about what you don't know. The brain may crave it long after the body has stopped.

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Re: Anne (# 511)

You're just a nurse, just a nurse. If you knew half of what you think you know, you might just be an Intern that's just plain dumb. Take a break and go away, but I'm sure you get booted out of these forums often.. Geez, stick with nursing and leave the insights to the real doctors

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Re: Professor (# 512)

Never been kicked off and not going to leave. If you don't like what I post you don't have to read it. I'm not even going to justify the rest. Believe what you want but if I'm that dumb what does that make you!

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If you can taper yourself off the medication then you really are a strong person. Most people can't do it. Stopping it cold turkey can be dangerous. Wish you luck.

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Re: FREEDOM (# 476)

I knew you had been here Freedom from your first post. I too used to chase the high. Never one to admit it to my dr...I went every mo. Thru 3 days of withdrawal. Both parents were alcoholics, so I knew I would do this. Then illness high....8 bad ones. But at my age now, I no longer search for a high...Definitely don't drink on my meds. I repeat in youth we learn, in old age we understand. I do understand and I know freedom knows of what he speaks. He needs to be understood. Try a pain spec. But be prepared to give a U/A every 6 months. My doc does not care about marijuana. He wants to know I am still taking my miniscule methadone. I am -he's happy.

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Re: Professor (# 512)

It makes me annoyed that a person with nothing to contribute to a medical discussion gets on here and wants to play nurse. Like I said, seek life elsewhere

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Re: fioricetultram (# 24)

I don’t understand what your point is?? I’m pretty sure that we all know what a panic attack is. If we are taking Benzos that means we have panic attacks, PTSD, anxiety, And other disorders that Benzos are prescribed for.. So I’m asking, again.. What is your point?

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Re: Patrice (# 517)

no need to be rude to people on here and make them feel dumb or belittled like there issues don"t matter maybe some people don"t know what certain things are and maybe this person just felt like explaining there experience with a certain medicine a lot of us on here are seeking and giving advice from experience so all the arguing and bikering is ridiculous especially when these are real individual seeking help just saying let grow up

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Has anyone had a problem with generic lorazepam made by Actavis? It seems two not last very long and makes me feel like I am going through withdrawals after couple of hours.

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Re: Ruth (# 518)

I don’t think I was being rude. This topic is concerning panic attacks, anxiety, PTSD ETC. So why is the person saying something that we all already know. The OP is asking for help with his/her panic. IMO the person who made the post explaining what our disorders is the one being rude and wasting everyone’s time

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