How can i get a doctor to prescribe me benzos?
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How to get benzo's--which I hate, but do use for severe anxiety--and I have trouble getting them because they really don't like sucidial ideology and benzo's mixing.
1. Have your talk therapist ( you have one, right?) write a letter stating that she believes it would be beneficial to you during this point of your recovery to have access to a small quantity of a benzo (say a prescription for 6 or 8 pills only with no refill). This is enough to help with your 9-10 rated attacks and not enough to get hooked. You hopefully aren't getting 9-10 rated attacks all that often.
2. You do a written contract that you will CALL your talk therapist and/or a designated friend/family member BEFORE taking the benzo to see if said person can help alleviate your stress to a more tolerable level.
Benzo's aren't for use over more than two weeks without strict doctor's orders. Work with someone on your mental skillsets and self soothing techniques to handle your anxiety. The candy can't give you real improvement in your quality of life--just breathing space to get it together.
Good luck!
Your doctor knows your medical history much better than we do. Obviously, as you are an alcoholic, you have an addictive personality. I think your doctor is being very responsible. That's why HE has the medical degree. Vistaril is also a sedative, by the way.
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they are the doctor your the alcholic maybe the know what is best for you
go get help
Vistaril actually has a sedative effect, which is why your doctor is prescribing it for you for the panic attacks. If it's not working, you need to talk to your doctor again about trying something else until you find a medication or treatment plan that DOES work for you. But storming in there demanding benzodiazepines is the worst thing you can do. One of the things doctors are trained to look for is patients who ask for specific medications -- this is something most addicts will do (that is, an addict will go to a doctor and say, "My back hurts -- I need vicodin," instead of just "My back hurts -- can you help me?"). It's one of the first major tip-offs to a doctor that their patient is a drug-seeker.
There are a number of non-addictive medications that can help with panic attacks, including most of the drugs used to treat anxiety and depression (Wellbutrin, Paxil, Prozac, etc.) Benzodiazepines are a short-term treatment for panic attacks -- they do nothing to address the cause. They're just a band-aid. You need to find a medication that will treat your chemical imbalance, if that's the cause of the anxiety. Or you need to get counseling to address the emotions at the root of your anxiety/panic. Or you need to do both of these things.
But what you probably don't really need to do is start taking benzodiazepines. For one thing, what if you DID get addicted to them? Many alcoholics DO become addicted to medications like that that they are prescribed later in life, and man, do you really want to go through that?
Please keep talking to your doctor and keep trying to find a solution to the panic attacks and anxiety that is safe for you and your body. Hang in there -- there IS a treatment out there that can help you. You just have to keep pushing your doctor until the two of you get it figured out.
Good luck!
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