I want xanax - Anxiety Message Board

littlen2005 · 10-31-2005, 03:33 PM

hi, im 19 and i go 2 the docs loads.

i want somethin like xanax, like a lot of you are on.

but my doc wont let me. she doesnt want me on anything, im on beta blockers which she doesnt even want me on! and they are not great, all they do is stop your heart from beatin so hard and fast for a few hours.

i am so fed up of this, its getting to the point where i now feel depressed (again) and angry, i am so tired of this battle everyday. this thing i have to think of everyday! it is killing me! i hate my life! {REMOVED}

what can i do? my doc also said no other docs around here will prescribe me a benzo! why not?! its either that .. {REMOVED}

hry33 · 10-31-2005, 03:57 PM

to litten
I have been like you and I know how you feel

as well as meds, we all need to learn new ways of relaxing and calming ourselves, msot of us breathe the wrong way do try to breathe deep and slow when tense or anxious it always helps, also relax your muscles, dont tense up or fight back, just accept whatever happens
beta blockers are of some help but arent a magic cure, the dose can be adjusted to suit how you feel, ask doc.

getting xanax or any benzo is becoming more difficult, does doc think you are a drug addict who needs xanax because of running out of drugs? offer to take a drug screen test to show that you arent, ask doc to prescribe an antihistamine tranquilliser

you may benefit from an antidepressant med, these can help both with depression and anxiety
a good doc should talk back and reassure you but some docs just sit there and listen

Punkdizzle · 10-31-2005, 04:02 PM

wow i am sorry to hear that they wont at least give you a script for a few pills just to see if it works for your anxiety.. I have been to many different DRs and none of them had a problem giving me xanax if i asked for it.. but they all know i was suffering with anxiety and also knew the ADs would just make me have really bad side effects..

bjust because your DR says "no other docs around here will prescribe you a benzo!" id get a second opinion anyway just because you DR says it you dont have to just accept it and not try a new DR that may understand better and be willing to try you on one..

littlen2005 · 10-31-2005, 04:12 PM

thanks both of you for the replies.

hry, what is an antihistamine tranquilliser?

no, my doc thinks the world of me. im a carer for old people which i love and she thinks im such a lovely kind caring sweet person who would make a great nurse.

but she says its because they are "very addictive and life ruining."

i havent actually said to her "xanax", shall i suggest it? like maybe to just give me a couple to try, like when i really really need it?

mjewell · 10-31-2005, 04:57 PM

littlen - I would just tell your dr that your anxiety is out of control and you are having a hard time functioning in day to day life because of it. If she still refuses you might want to go to a different doc. its a shame there are so many great meds out there that doctors are unwilling to prescribe.

If you absolutely cannot get a benzo, you might want to try benadryl from the grocery store...it seems to work for a lot of people and is non addictive...supposedly it calms you and makes you feel better if you feel sick...I have never tried it, but many on another chat board have told me about it.