Posted by zonked on June 7, 2011, at 20:48:24
In reply to restoril, supplements, posted by Christ_empowered on June 7, 2011, at 15:40:38
> I hope things get better. Have you tried supplements? I don't want to force my vitamin-popping lifestyle on you, but since I'm in a benzo-free environment (public health, gotta love it), I've had to treat my anxiety with "alternative" remedies.OMG. Your clinic has patently excluded an entire *class* of drugs for its clients, no matter what? That's evil. What the heck do they do for like, people with panic disorder who do not respond to other treatments? Severe social anxiety disorder?
That's too bad. Benzos get such a bad rap. I've never found anything "abusable" about them. I mean, I can definitely see why prescription opiods are in CII and docs are cautious (I won't lie! I can't say I didn't feel unpleasant the times I've had pain bad enough to warrant a narcotic Rx.. transient and infrequent as such pain has been.)
But benzos? Good grief... denying an entire population (the uninsured where you live, yourself included) an entire class of drugs which may treat their ailment because *some* people have abused them is, IMO, inhumane...
There's a reason they're in Schedule IV instead of III or II...
Having said that, I am glad you found a treatment that works! If I had more money to spend, I'd invest more time in OTC treatments myself...
-z
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