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    Default i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    i don't really know what to do. i refuse to take something daily, like paxil or something. i don't want to go through all the trouble of finding soemthing that agrees with me & dealing with the side effects of drugs that might have a bad affect on me. i dont have time for that, with school and all. i really want xanax, i'd settle for ativan.

    the problem is when i tell the truth about other things, like my drinking & previous drug use, they won't give me a prescription. i want to yell at them that COKE was my drug of choice. UPPERS. not downers. yeah, alcohol, but i have never liked taking pills recreationally. i had both vicodin and demerol for my ankle and i dont see the big deal.

    i'm having some serious anxiety lately. it's way more than in the past. what can i do to explain to them that i seriously need this medication, and i don't want it for any other purpose?

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    Default Re: i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    Just don't tell them about your addiction problems. And if they want you to take Paxil, tell them ok, but that you want something for occasional panick attacks. Then you can fill the Xanax script and throw the Paxil script away. That's what I'd do, either that or order from an online pharm.
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    Default Re: i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    Yeah, they typically want you to be on a something more long-term if they prescribe benzos. Truth be told withdrawel from some certain SSRI's are far worse than any withdrawel I have ever experienced. I am on Effexor which treats depression and anxiety. I have tried weaning off the shit and can't. I got off Paxil but it was hell and I had to take Klonopin (another benzo) to do it.

    I was on Demerol for post-surgical pain about 5 years ago and nearly became addicted to it. I loved that shit. I was pain free and it mellowed me out. I am surprised they'll give that to you but not Ativan.

    There is a doctor out there that will give you a script for a benzo. Maybe he won't be the best md but he'll write the script. Benadryl might help you just as well though but there's controversy regarding taking that too. What out there is entirely good for us anymore?

    Also, I think it wouldn't hurt to talk to someone. I personally find that my own anxiety stems from unresolved issues. I hope you feel better.

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    Default Re: i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    Natural meds might be an option while you're figuring this out. I would go to an herb shop and try to get valerian either in capsules or in tea. It's supposed to be a natural relaxer.

    Here is some info on valerian from webmd.com:

    http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/V...Topic-Overview

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    Default Re: i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    another option is to ask for hydroxyzine. It's actually an antihistamine used to treat allergies but another effect it has is to relieve anxiety. My doctor gave me some instead of xanax for when I have an episode of anxiety. It's non-addictive but ironically I find it makes me drowsier and more groggy than xanax does and I actually function better on the xanax.


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    Default Re: i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    I had no problem getting prescribed Ativan and I've told my doc about drug use! Maybe just try a different doc?

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    Default Re: i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    the only natural things i have heard of were 5-HTP and magnolia bark. They actually DO work to mellow you out a bit.. I have problems with anxiety, and found that using too many stimulants makes it worse.

    good luck!

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    Default Re: i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    my problem is that i'm just now starting counseling for alcohol, mostly, but we're going to deal with the coke too because i'm having a lot of guilty feelings now, i think since i stopped drinking so they arent covered up anymore. so being in counseling for addiction makes it hard to lie about something like that.. and harder to get them. and i seriously need them. i'm having a lot of trouble functioning. at work i constantly feel sick & its effecting my money, when i drive sometimes i get this intense feeling of NEEDING to be out of the car right then and there.. its everywhere. i just want to get in my bed and cry and not get out for a long time to avoid anything that might trigger it.

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    Default Re: i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    I used to go to Mexico and smuggle it across the border in my bag. But that was a big, bad, old Kat.

    Seriously though, while in treatment, I met many pill addicts. Its very easy to find a doctor who will prescribe it to you. Just go to any doctor out there, particularly one at a "pain management" clinic.

    Why can't you do this? Its not ethical, but if you want your pills, then get them. I've told doctors many, many things to get the meds I've wanted, to use recreationally, such as xanax.

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    Default Re: i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    ^ i know. im a horrible liar. i feel like its wrong to be in therapy for alcohol/drugs and lie about taking pills, haha. but then again, i never wanted to be in any sort of treatment program. this isn't my choice. and you're right, i do need them, so i'll find a way to get them.

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    Default Re: i need anti anxiety meds & cant get them

    Their concerns are typical, but you shouldn't be denied relief from anxiety. I would keep bugging them -- "OK, so I can't have benzos, what else do you have?" I'm intrigued by LoveSexMoney's suggestion -- maybe try that?

    If you do decide to go some non-dr or Dr. Nick route, be sure to watch yourself for building up a tolerance and be careful. Frustrating as it may be the concerns of an ethical doctor aren't for nothing.

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