Posted by torachan on October 28, 2007, at 19:31:51
I recently went to a new doctor due to a move, briefly informed him of my history with anxiety and having been treated for it with clonazepam for about 15 years intermixed with SSRI'S, and he suggested promptly I have a drug problem. Does he have any legitimate case for making this claim? He also stated continued use of benzo treatment would worsen the anxiety and cause shaking.
This is not the only doctor who has branded benzo's as a poor long term treatment for anxiety. Why is it when I was on Effexor 150mg, while almost dropping the benzo entirely, I didn't have a drug problem, yet simply taking the benzo constitutes a drug problem? Don't other anxiety meds have similar long term usage risks as benzo's?
What is the deal with doctors refusing to acknowledge the reality of mental illness and branding prescription drug users as drug abusers?
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thread:792047
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