Posted by utopizen on December 10, 2002, at 20:31:14
In reply to Re: Social Security Disability for social anxiety?, posted by oracle on December 10, 2002, at 18:21:46
You say you're treatment resistant. What do you feel like when you take 3 or 4 mg of Klonopin? Nothing? I'm just curious. Do you also not feel out of balance when you start such a med?
Have you tried Valium as well? I mean, there's a lot of treatments, and benzos are by no means the last thing to try. They still have not made barbituates "obsolete" for cases such as yours, as such an idea is ludicrious if you tried hi doses of benzos and it hasn't worked.
I would suggest Seconal. If your p-doc is helping you fill out paperwork for disability check, well, that's like your GP helping you find what coffin looks best for you instead of actually trying more approaches so you can still live a bit longer.
You should bring up trying Vikodin or Percodan with your p-doc. If she's hostile, I 'd switch and go to a research hospital. Sounds like you need a team of research docs. There would be a mutual relationship there, so even if you don't have insurance, they may be able to work something out. They love working on challenging cases and using exploratory approaches.
I strongly advise you bring up injectable Dilaudid as a potential treatment as well. I think your case is severe enough for it, so any p-doc who'd rather keep you in your house and away from living a quality life all in the name of "addiction prevention" is not looking out for what's most appropriate for your clinical needs.
How did you initially respond to barbituates? I don't mean to be frank, but you're going to have a hard time explaining how you are "treatment-resistant" if you haven't tried a gold-standard in anxiety treatment yet.
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