Posted by waterlily on July 12, 2002, at 17:38:48
In reply to benzos » waterlily, posted by terra miller on July 11, 2002, at 23:32:56
i underuse it all the time (don't take it when i should) we're probably the types that won't get addicted because we're so concerned that we will! if anything, i am totally dependent on my wellbutrin. miss a dose and i become a major crab to live with.Exactly. I don't use it because I fear addiction. That's the same reason I don't drink alcohol. I'm flying this coming Thursday and I am definitely going to take it. Interesting story....I had mentioned to my ten year old daughter that I take medication when I fly, but that I have to be careful with the dosage because one time I almost fell asleep. I should have told her that this was a normal dose (1 mg). Anyway, she sees a psychologist for depression/anxiety and has told her about how scared she is of flying. I think she is completely exaggerating, but she has her therapist convinced that she needs a benzo to fly. I took her to her psychiatrist (not mine) the other day. He has me stay in with her during the appointment. She was laying it on thick about how scared she is to fly, obviously trying to get him to prescribe her something. She told her psychiatrist that I OVERDOSED ON ATIVAN!!!! I could have just died. Fortunately I was able to calmly explain the real story. He kept grinning at me the whole time, so I'm sure that he knows that she was exaggerating. Still, it's an experience I'd prefer never to repeat. He ended up telling me to give her Benadryl to make her sleepy if she has problems.
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