Ok... I'm back from my appts

[Haole Girl]

Sorry I was so melodramatic. I'm fine. Even my stomach is fine now. I'm such a child when it comes to doctor visits. :-(

Hey. Even my bp was normal. Go figure! :crazy:

I asked for anti-anxiety drugs... no luck. I got the, "I hate to prescribe them because they can be addictive" line. Sigh. Well, you can't say I didn't try... again!! lol It would be almost comical - the irony of me never getting the medication I desperately need - if I didn't suffer so much at times. Well, I must just be a good little actress... guess I missed my calling.

Anyway, I'm fine.. physically. Thanks for letting me vent. :hi:

[malta blue]

1. hi kc2

I must have missed your anxiety thread, but glad everything was okay :pals:

[Haole Girl]

4. Thanks

:pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear KC2!

I'm really glad that your appointments went well...

Just a thought...

Have you ever considered getting some counseling/therapy?

It can work wonders...I know, because I've been there...

:hug:

[Haole Girl]

5. Been there...

Grief counseling. Last time I told a doctor to refer me to a counselor he said - and I quote: "You don't need counseling, I can/will be your cheerleader." Oh yeah... no joke. Thanks for the recommendation. I can see (and know well how it happens) where people on DU think I'm a complete mental case.

Hugs to you too. :hug:

[latebloomer]

12. Therapy is not "cheerleading"

Sheesh! :eyes:

Obviously your doctor does not value it, but it can be extremely helpful. You don't have to be mentally ill to benefit from it- indeed, most of us could use it.

[Haole Girl]

14. Agreed... most of us could

There was someone I trusted - a mental health professional - who betrayed my trust. It's been difficult to get past that. But I'm trying.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. seriously? you need new docs. anxiolytics are not typically addictive

aside from valium.

[Haole Girl]

6. Sigh

I need several new doctors! I wish I could move back to So. Calif. where the good ones live!! :hi:

[guitar man]

17. If you don't like your docs

fire them and get some new ones. I've had to clean house more than once, especially with my daughter's peditrician. :hi:

[Haole Girl]

18. I've tried so many in Texas...

I'm losing hope. :-(

[guitar man]

21. that sucks

it sucks that you can't find any good doctors there :(

but, you know, if we nationalize healthcare, we're going to screw up the whole system!! :sarcasm:

[Haole Girl]

22. Honestly...

...after some of the quacks I've seen in Texas, the Allergist I saw today seems like a very brilliant doctor! And, yes, I agree about nationalized health care. It's long overdue. :hi:

[guitar man]

23. waaaaay overdue

I had a friend ask me a while back why I didn't quit this job and start my old business back up. I told him it was because I'd have to come up with $15k a year for health coverage before I could take a dime out of the biz to live on.

That's seriously screwed up :(

[Midlodemocrat]

7. Xanax can be as well.

[malta blue]

9. yes it can....my BIL was addicted for years following the death

of his sister at the age of 18. He still struggles 20+ years later with alcohol and drugs.

[SPKrazy]

25. Add To That ANY Benzodiazepene-- all can be addictive

total BS that the whole family of them aren't addictive. Thing is not everyone gets addicted to ANYTHING. Yes, there are people who smoke crack and don't get addicted, just not many, because most of the people who try it, are already well on their way to addiction.

Okay benzos:

valium
xanax
librium
ativan
serax
clonezepam

all can be very addictive... all can produce physical dependence (different from addiction) and psychic dependence (addiction)

:shrug:

call 'em as I see 'em

[Midlodemocrat]

8. St. John's Wort.

The herbal remedy has worked for people who have depression. Might be worth checking out.

Results are anecdotal, because it's not an FDA regulated drug.

[Haole Girl]

10. Thanks...

I do use that occasionally. I think maybe it should be an every day thing, though, now. :hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

11. Like any drug

it's important to take it according to the directions or the Rx. If you don't, you won't build up a blood level and it won't work.

Good luck. :hug:

[TZ]

13. I wouldn't recommend it.

Scientific studies have shown that St. John's wart effect are at best, placebo..and mostly had no effect.
I've tried it myself actually. Lexapro is WAAAAAY superior.

[Haole Girl]

24. Do you ever wonder if the big pharmaceuticals...

..make so much money off the prescription meds that they just don't want people to use herbs? The Germans have used it for over 50 years.

[datasuspect]

15. they must have thought you exhibited "drug seeking behavior"

if you live in texas, hit a pill mill - they're usually in the "hood" and the doc visit and scrips are all cash and carry.

[Haole Girl]

16. Yeah... I probably do exhibit that

Since I was! lol

Oh, and, off the streets? No thanks. Know a girl who got some not so nice stuff mixed in with her drugs off the streets once. I can think of much more pleasant ways to die!!

[datasuspect]

19. no, these are shady docs

they used to call them "croakers."

they specialize in dispensing xanax, lortab, soma, shit like that.

just look up "pain management clinic" in your local directory.

[Haole Girl]

20. I've already made a decision actually...

to try to avoid drugs & take Peggy's advice.