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My doctor has had me on 1 mg xanax 4 times per day for 15 yrs now and oxycodone 30 mg 4 times a day. I was supposed to see him last Thursday to get my refills but when I called to make the appointment I was told that he quit indefinitely so now I'm going cold turkey without anything...my pharmacist faxed my refill orders several times last week & they told me they couldn't find my medical chart....1st time in 15 yrs my chart got lost & my refills for xanax were never called in to my pharmacy... Can he legally quit on me without informing me here in Arkansas?

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I'm on alot of meds from blood pressure to benzos an high doses of opiates an I never ever had no bad withdrawals cause I always had meds to take so I been on Diazipam 10mg3aday an oxycontin morphine oxycodone ir an I messed up an got locked up for possession of a cannabis plant they locked me up refused my meds not as much as getting a benadryl cold turkey off all my meds 12 bottles total daily I was withdrawing in jail after day 3i started getting bad had to wait days to see mental health they finally showed up on day 6 I was actually dying talking out my head got taken to er an they did nothing they said you will only die if we don't give you something for Diazipam so I can't take alot of other meds so they gave me 3 types I'm not supposed to take atavan buspirion an haldol an the lady said you won't die from opiate withdrawals but you will from not taking benzos they almost let me lay there an die nobody could get me out it took 9days an 15,000 on a lawyer I did research an it was a couple of meds I was on an they never give it to me an I could have died from a combination of deadly withdrawals on a few meds I needed an never got plus them giving me meds I was not supposed to take an it was in my records I had dillusions talking seeing an living stuff I thought was real but was not day 9i got out almost dead took 2plus weeks to stop seeing an living a nightmare an got all my meds back in me an that crap they had out but I wish I never had to the doctor prescribed meds cause now I'm dependant not addicted but I do depend on them to get me through my daily chores with less little pain versus needing help to get up out the bed or chair so to everyone if you don't already no stay away from benzos an opiates cause its good at first the the good goes away an your stuck in a cycle that I been chasing an still am now just to feel normal its hell

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Assessing a patient in person in a clinical setting is not the same as attempting to assess someone based only on what they say on a public internet forum. The latter can be very dangerous.

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Yes you can be dumped as a patient anytime, sometimes while standing there at your last visit. However stopping certain medications 'Cold Turkey' can be hazardous to your health, and for example if you suffer a stroke or other known problems when stopping Xanax you could attempt to sue the provider for malpractice.

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The problem with trying to Sue for malpractice when taking meds that can be addicting is that you accept that risk when you accept and get the rxs filled. If you suffered irreversible damage like brain or heart damage that prevents you from making a living, it.is possible but.highly improbable that you can find an attorney to take your case let alone win it.

So far you can't find a Dr to prescribe the same meds and it is.highly doubtful you will be able to. Drs rarely prescribe that combination of meds any longer due to abuse and deaths from overdoses. You do need to find a Dr or go to an er and see if they will prescribe you meds that will ease the withdrawals some. They won't give you the same two meds you've been taking. But there are meds that will help that aren't addicting.

Based on what you've said here, it sounds like your Dr has lost his license to prescribe these meds. So you won't be getting any more rxs from him.

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That's Patient Abandonment and Gross Negligence in the Practice of the Profession. When you say he "quit indefinitely," does that mean he "quite" practicing medicine or quite writing for Xanax?

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There's recourse. He's committed Patient Abandonment, refusal to give you access to your records (required by law when a doc dies or retires) and my sister (who was Sex Crimes B bureau Chief for the County of New York for 10 years and two as Exec Asst DA), said she'd throw in "Reckless Endangerment" (i.e., endangering your life because of abrupt withdrawals. Not every pseudo-contract a doctor throw into one of his spate for forms are NOT legal or binding. You can't agree to take that risk — and that came from a Federal Court judge whom I know well. "He also advantage of her not being fully competent BECAUSE of those medications." (His son is MY cardiologist.) I think good prosecutor could get an Indictment and then there's the State Board of Medical Licensure, which has a number of administrative charges they can file against him. You DON'T go to an ER when you need ongoing meds. She should go to an ER and explain the situation calmly. If this clown was a "Dr Feelgood," the docs on staff will know the whole story. She may need a few days inpatient to be detoxed. It NEVER hurts to call the DA and her states equivalent of The Office of Professional Conduct. A staff rep will listen and tell her the options available from the State Board of Medicine.

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Hi Joey I emailed you and MedChat confidential information since I will likely be tied up literally with federal agency today I wanted to give you some background. You talk about NYS and wish it were legally as tight elsewhere it is not. Thank you for releasing email and look forward to feed back rarely do I reach out but you are so much like me (in detail and I love your knowledge) so thank you.

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Stace it sounds like he's shut down. Recently the DEA did a 3 state shut down (Tennesee, Alabama, and WV) and when they do this depending on what they are seeking charts are grabbed I've seen patients also arrested.

I'd seek your records and immediate appointment with a new physician.

Ask your pharmacist who else in town writes if you have a good relationship.

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Yeah who does that person think he is it certainly can't read dates in ur question so he prob not very smart in other avenues , lol

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Joey, appropriate diagnoses these days for Xanax:
1. PTSD
2. Major Panic Disorder
3. Anxiety NOS or related to an Axis I or Axis II (Borderline)
4. Intractable pain with increased anxiety due to uncontrolled pain.

In the last case the PM specialist must look at the overall level of pain control. Has the patient been on the same medications for a period of time. If so then they might be tolerant and need an increase. Or are they on a LA and BT of the same class? Oxycontin and Oxycodone? It might be a good idea to use a BT of another caliber for example HC or Morphine. Has their case changed? For example I supposedly have end stage DDD so someone just starting out may be going worse. Have they gotten too heavy? Some physicians will not write for obese in pain until they get on a weight loss routine and show 10% loss before starting therapy.

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Stace we are trained to assess actions by terms and descriptors. It's part of the job simply put.

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Clinical settings have access to patient information that someone on a public internet forum does not have.

Tele Med is growing in popularity. But that is not the same thing as saying you can assess someone over a public internet forum.

You have no more authority here than others do. You or anyone else here saying they are assessing members is misleading because the necessary information needed isn't provided here. This site is not for the assessing of those that post here for any reason. You post your opinion and here your opinion is the same as everyone else's.

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Why r u being so rude I am dependent on these drugs due to my disease of Ankylosing Spondylitis plus have had three surgeries in the last 2 years. I went to my dr and ask to be tapered off my opiates that I have been prescribed for 20 yrs almost. So wtf?

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I'm sorry i must have gotten a message that wasn't for me, forgive me. But I am starting to regret my choice. I haven't slept in three months which would be fine if my hip and back didn't hurt so bad after 10 min . Maybe I could get something done. I'm seriously getting very discouraged idk what to do. I have appt with him Friday so I'll ask him what he thinks. Wish I could just get like three nights worth of Seconal ornebutol. Something but I know they'll never allow that. Oh hell know God forbid I get a couple nights of sleep, lol stupid doctors I couldn't OD if I tried , unfortunately,

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Thank you very much & I do have an attorney who knows I'm on these meds but he doesn't know yet that my Dr quit so I will call my attorney in the morning first thing....what's weird is my lawyer had questions for my Dr & told me that he was going to call my Dr the same week he quit...I'm the most worried about being off my xanax BC of the health risks that follows my boys' father was killed in 2005 & I'm so worried something will happen to me and my boys will be without not just their father but their mother too, I can't stop crying and I.am just so so worried I really wish I could go fifteen years back in time and tell that Dr "no, I don't want to be on xanax" but I was young and definitely wasn't thinking about myself becoming addicted to it....never knew I was addicted, never wanted to be an addict but it snuck up on me that's when I knew I was addicted, bc I "had" to have it. Thank u for replying to me. I'm only 35 years old and I am so afraid of dying or having stroke or seizures & whatever else risky that can happen to me.

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this stuff has a lot of side effects when you stop it, I did some research years ago, I had some info about people who went off it. I don't recall anything serious just some strange side effects and feelings they had. I think you'll be ok, but you probably need to take something to calm you down. The side effects can last some time.

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First of all Stace you are not addicted to the medication but dependent on it. This happens with most medication after taking if for a long period of time. For example lets say your blood pressure runs 150/90 which is high. The doctor put you on blood pressure pills to lower. After taking the medication you blood pressure is a normal 120/80. 2 years later (or even as short as a few months) you stop the medication. Your blood pressure will not just go back to the original 150/90 but because your body is dependent on it your blood pressure will go much higher possibly suffering a stroke or heart attack. That is why it is so important to taper off medication. This can even happen with even over the counter meds. If worse come to worse go to the ER if you start having problems. You also might want to go to the doctor office not just call to make arrangements to get your medical records and get better information on what is going on. Also is he the only doctor in the practice. Who covered for him when he was out of town. Maybe that doctor will take you on.

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Well I recall something very serious Bri, near death is about as serious as it comes? Unfortunately there is no cause of action for a lawyer to become involved until after you pass away or have a stroke, seizure or heart attack. Doctors are trained to tell you about how addictive a substance might be, most have NO clue about withdrawal symptoms which start up very soon after discontinuing the drug.

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You have no malpractice case. Have you applied for disability? You mentioned your attorney wanting to talk to your Dr. You do need to get a copy of your medical records ASAP. Especially is you have a disability or personal injury case already in the works. You also need to find a new Dr ASAP. Just don't be surprised when they won't prescribe you the same meds. There is nothing anyone can do to make another Dr give you the same meds you've been on.

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The reason I have a lawyer is BC I was recently involved in a automobile accident. I'm afraid to have seizures, strokes, heart attacks or death. I'm more worried now than ever my sons already lost their father in 2005 I'm all they've got left

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