Posted by jealibeanz on April 9, 2007, at 11:03:48
In reply to I should hit myself., posted by jealibeanz on April 2, 2007, at 16:03:14
So, I finally called my doctor's office and spoke to a nurse. I asked for:
1. A refill on Ritalin LA
2. A refill on Lunesta
3. A refill on Provigil... and could he write it as a 30 day supply, b/c he's accidentally writing it as a 15 day.
4. Xanax XR... I'm due for a refill, but it's not working. Could you ask if I could you back to regular Xanax?I got a call back 20 minutes later. Your prescriptions are all ready to pick up. You're going to stay on the Xanax XR. I'd suggest making an appointment next month if you still don't find that it's helping.
Ooooo... not happy with that one. Xanax XR isn't magically going to start working after 7 weeks. It's pretty safe to say that after a decent trial period, I'm not experiencing more anxiety due to outside circumstances, it's because I switch from Xanax IR to Xanax XR... and reduced the dosage from 4 mg to 3 mg.
I didn't expect this answer. I purposely waited and waited, trying to give the medication a chance. I wanted to let him know that I was willing to accept his new plan and explore new ideas. I didn't want to freak out just after a few days and call up asking for regular Xanax.
So, I made myself suffer through it, thinking that when I finally asked for help, I'd get it. I wouldn't have thought I would call up and say, "This medication is not working." and the response would be, "Keep taking it anyway."
It's pretty aparent now that my doctor is trying to get me off altogether. I wish he'd at least tell me. It's odd. This happened out of nowhere. And it's not like I walked in to his office one day and said, "I feel great! No anxiety whatsoever!"
He knows that's not true and this is not the ideal time in my life to stop anxiety medication. I'd be willing to try to go down to 3 mg of Xanax IR, just to please him, not because I think it will increase my quality of life. It won't. It will decrease.
Hmm... disappointed.
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