Posted by utopizen on November 18, 2002, at 15:36:53
In reply to Re: How do I let me doc know I'm not joking this time? » Alan, posted by Squiggles on November 18, 2002, at 14:04:42
> It would seem to me that if there is
> great variation in prescription and medical
> treatment, the doctors would be fired for
> not following the CPA or APA or hospital
> standards -- it would be a great deviation
> from the accepted practice and rounds they
> have been through.
>
> SquigglesGiving a benzo for anxiety is not a deviation from prescription trends among the doctor's peers. What on earth would a doctor give besides a benzo when it has been proven for over a year with 1/2 a dozen different drug trials that SSRIs, SNRIs, Buspar, Neurontin, and Inderal don't work? Plenty of doctors don't even try anything before giving out benzos, this doctor would in this case be MORE than covered if he was audited, since he's tried EVEN EXPERIMENTAL alternatives to therapies.
Remember that benzos are among the most prescribed drugs in this country, top 50 or so at least... and considering my treatment resistance, I am obviously way more of a minority among patients in trying alternatives before trying a benzo. Most doctors are not this patient with trying non-benzos first, for sure.
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