Posted by fachad on April 30, 2002, at 20:42:25
In reply to Re: Ambien Deliema » fachad, posted by paxvox2000 on April 30, 2002, at 17:58:15
Does your pdoc have a specific reason why he does not want you taking Ambien or Ativan? Usually pdocs are better about that than GPs.
Anyway, take a look here at a write up I recently did about the inherent Catch-22 of asking for a Controlled Substance.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020416/msgs/103521.html
Does your pdoc have any reason not to trust you, or is he just "against BZDs on General Principle"?
And about this pharmacist, what is going on? How can a pharmacist keep you from getting a prescription that is written by a Physician?
Sure, they can call the physician to verify the prescription, but if the doc, says, "Yes, I wrote that RX, please dispense and stop bothering me" they need to fill it. If they don't, I'd raise a big stink to their management. There might even be a government authority you could complain to, like a Pharmacy Board or something.
If you have an M.D. behind you, be it your GP or pdoc, and the pharmacist remains obstinate, it would be worth your while to look into that. You may spare others in your geographical area some misery, if this jerk gets reprimanded.
> Yes, the Ambien and Ativan worked well, but my Pdoc doesn't want my on EITHER of those, and as I said, my GP WILL give them to me, but then the pharmacy has to "butt in". I understand their concern on a general basis, but I think they should mind their own business unless evidence of abuse or other illegal activity is READILY APPARENT. I let my GP know EVERY med my Pdoc has prescribed me, so I wasn't double dipping, or doctor hopping.
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