Posted by Quintal on November 15, 2006, at 22:07:04
In reply to Re: To Come off Solian...Upping Xanax to 3mg per day » Quintal, posted by Phillipa on November 15, 2006, at 19:21:09
> I have to agree with you as I've moved and am traveling around 4 hours each way to see my old pdoc as they are benzophobic around here. Here it's an atypical antipsychotic. I've tried one big practice and was not accepted Monday at another closer pdocs and I'm sure benzos played in the picture. Love Phillipa
You have my sympathy Phillipa. I think you may be right about benzos playing a part in the pdocs refusal to treat you. My last pdoc was a recent graduate and med school had taught him bizarrely that benzos have no real effect on anxiety. He seemed to assume people who are addicted to or who are seeking benzos must simply be trying to get high. I think this may have been an even bigger issue with me because I started quite young (19) and it's rare to find anyone younger than middle age on benzos around here, that and the fact that so many young people are seeking pharms as a way to get high or alter the effects of street drugs probably makes him suspicious.
I just hope you find a level headed pdoc that allows you to continue with benzos and nobody forces you to quit cold turkey, or quit at all for that matter if you are doing well and want to continue with them.
Amisulpride is licensed as an atypical antipsychotic here in the UK, but the guidelines state that treatment must be initiated by a specialist, with GPs then monitoring treatment and issuing repeat prescriptions over the long term. My GP recently prescribed Parnate herself on the basis that a pdoc prescribed it to me in the past, so I'm sure she could also prescribe Solian on these grounds but I think she just enjoys being putting me down and treating me like dirt since she got my pdoc's discharge letter.
Have you tried pregabalin (Lyrica) Phillipa / Pluto? I've heard that pregabalin often causes a euphoric reaction at certain doses, so I presume this may help you feel better Pluto. I wonder if other GABAergic supplements like picamilon or phenibut would be an effective alternative to Xanax for Pluto? I presume they carry no legal restrictions? You say you are using benzos for their mood brightening effects Pluto, so I am curious if a herb called Rhodiola that I am finding very effective as an anxiolytic mood brightener may also work for you since we both find amisulpride effective for anxiety and benzos brighten out mood? Here is a detailed report about its mode of action and uses for anyone open minded or curious: http://www.herbalgram.org/herbalgram/articleview.asp?a=2333. It seems to increase sensitivity to existing levels of neurotransmitters and thyroid hormone to exert its mood brightening, stimulating and anxiolytic effects, which I find interesting as my thyroid levels are low but my GP refuses to do anything about it and I'm feeling similar effects to when I last took Synthroid.
Hope someone finds something useful in all that text. As usual I'm writing too much. Take care everyone.
Q
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