Posted by fachad on April 2, 2002, at 20:07:47
In reply to NEW MED QUESTIONS NEED ADVISE, posted by geno on April 2, 2002, at 18:12:43
geno,
Why are you so reluctant to go off Xanax? I'm not saying you should go off it, just wondering why you are so opposed to going off it.
A really good, well thought out answer to that question is what you need to tell you doctor. Do not tell him something you make up to make it seem like you "need" Xanax, because that will only violate basic trust and make things worse.
Questions that you need to ask yourself and spend a fair bit of time thinking about:
What benefits do you derive from Xanax? Why are those benefits unique to Xanax? How would your life be affected if you stopped taking Xanax? Would it have a negative impact on your job, the way you support yourself? Would it have a negative impact on your family and your social support system? Would your overall quality of life suffer, and if so, in what ways? Be as descriptive and detailed as possible in your answers.
Another thing to consider is to ask your pdoc if you could try a different med that he is more comfortable with, to see if it works for you as well as Xanax. If it works - great - you have worked with your pdoc to find a med that works for you and that he is more comfortable prescribing.
If it does not work as well as Xanax, be sure you can explain why, using reasons along the lines of the above questions.
Getting pissed and acting belligerent will get you nowhere. Being willing to try another med, and then, if necessary, being able to explain why it did not work, in the context of your overall functioning and your well being, may make your pdoc more inclined to reconsider prescribing Xanax for you.
Pdocs generally really want to help their patients, especially cooperative patients. So be patient and cooperative and see what happens.
-fachad
> Just went to my pdoc today, My current cocktail is
> Remeron 30mg
> Paxil 10mg
> Desiprame 25mg
> Xanax 1mg
>
> I went to my pdoc and told him im feeling a bit to sedated and dont like paxils nausea. He switched me to Zoloft 25mg am to start. HE THEN SAID hes taking my xanax away, due to addictiveness. I DONT WANT THIS>
> He said that zoloft at higher doses will help anxiety and will wean me off xanax.
>
> question is, how can i tell him to keep me on xanax? Should i tell him zoloft is making me to axious, as former posts state, and need the xanax? I told him about social phobia and told me zoloft will help, but he dont like me on the xanax. Im a bit pissed about this.
>
> any comments?
>
> geno
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