doctor wont perscribe xanax - Anxiety Message Board

eloise_girl24 · 09-26-2006, 09:33 AM

hey guys, i need some advice. i have not had good experiences with taking daily anxiety medications. i really wish they would have worked out for me but like everyone knows, every pill works differently for every person. that's why there are so many out there. im not going to name the ones that have not worked for me but ive tried about 9 different ones to no avail. i am very sensitive to medications (any of them not just anxiety ones) and it seems like i always have side effects. if there is a list of 100 side effects, ill get 90 of them. i hate it. i know there are a lot of people on this board like that as well. im on my last nerve with anxiety. i have GAD and have had it for about 5 years now solid. sometimes its manageable and sometimes it completely controls my life.

i went to my doctor (new doctor, i just moved to a new city) and he says that with the amount of anxiety i have (every day) he does not feel comfortable perscribing me with something like xanax because i will be using it every day. i can see where he is coming from but i also feel like taking something just for panic attacks is the only thing that is going to work for me. does anyone have any suggestions? my doctor said i should see a psychiatrist and get a perscripton from him/her. anyone have any suggestions?

Leela_C · 09-26-2006, 10:08 AM

I am going to be running into the same problem as you here pretty soon. I just got a few more from my cardiologist, but he won't give me anymore after that. I refuse to take daily meds. I just want to have something to take when I need it. And some days I take one or two a day and some days I don't take any. I don't abuse them. I have .5mg pills, but I cut them in half always - I NEVER take a whole one. My whole thing is, if they work, what does it matter if someone gets "addicted" to them? Aren't most medications "addicting"? You can't stop taking an SSRI cold turkey, so I don't really see the difference. These doctors make me mad. They gave me something that really helps me, and now won't give me anymore. That doesn't make any sense. A psychiatrist might be your best bet. Unless you have a history of abuse, I would hope they would give you some. Good luck!

kaytee52 · 09-26-2006, 02:35 PM

It seems that a lot of GPs just dont like to perscribe Xanax. I had one that did and I knew how well Xanax worked for me and I had no trouble with "addiction". When he left his practice and I ran out of Xanax I decided to just go to a psychiatrist because I dreaded going to a medical Dr and being turned down or given just a few pills. I had absolutely no problem getting Xanax from my psychiatrist. She said it was a question of my "quality of life"....and I found out that a perscription of .5 mgs 3 times a day is a normal doasge and not even considered a high dose. I can take as much or as little as I need of that a day. So I would suggest seeing a psychiatrist. They deal with anxiety and mental problems every day and seem to be more understanding in my experience.

rainfall · 09-27-2006, 12:26 AM

Hello from a newbie!

On top of my medical issues, I have terrible anxiety. I asked my doc for xanax and he was concerned about me taking it everyday plus the fact that so many people have been abusing it. He just didn't feel comfortable. All was not lost tho. We had a serious discussion and together, we decided I would do best (for now) using Lorazepam, generic for Ativan. I take 2mg x2. Sometimes it's enough and sometimes not. I know I'll need another appt.soon to up the dosage. I just can't handle things and hiding under my blanket doesn't help much either. I'm under the blanket and nothing gets done.

I hope you find something that helps you real soon. I know how "Un-fun" this all is.

Punkdizzle · 09-27-2006, 09:30 AM

rather then post the same thing i am just gonna say i agree with what kaytee52 has said.. been in the same boat myself..