how do i go about getting a xanax scrip?

[camshaft]

now that i have a good job with health insurance i want to go to the doctor and get xanax. i know literally a dozen people that have it so its not like its a big deal. but i havent had a "family doctor" in over 10 years, in fact i havent been to a doctor at all in over 10 years because i never get sick. but i worry myself to death over dumb shit and ive taken xanax and i know it helps.

so how do i go about:

a - finding a cool doc

b - getting xanax (or klonopin)

again,. i DO NOT abuse the shit i feel i have a medical need for it.
thanks.

 

[Raptorex]

Tell them that your nuts and want to run out in the street nude and scare people.

 

[lardo5150]

put peanut butter in your crack, walk in there, pull down you pants, yell that you just shit, wipe your hand in it and then lick your fingers.

 

[theoak01]

any doc should give it to you if you explain to him your condition and it suits the symtoms of someone who would take it

 

[Raptorex]

LMFAO seriously dude...

 

[hardrock]

Tell them you have anxiety attacks and you want to have something you can take at those exact moments, not something you have to take daily and become dependant on like Paxil or some shit.

 

[camshaft]

basically i was looking for what i needed to say.
keep in mind this will be my FIRST visit to said doc.

 

[Smurfy]

Dont go in there all BAZRGGGHHHHH I NEED XANAX. Just tell him your symptoms, and say you know people who have used Xanax before and you were wondering if it might help in your situation.

 

[Raptorex]

tell em you have a wife, he will understand.

 

[PICK3]

Dont go in there all BAZRGGGHHHHH I NEED XANAX. Just tell him your symptoms, and say you know people who have used Xanax before and you were wondering if it might help in your situation.

Yeah ... the best way NOT to get a presciption for a specific med is to mention the med by name to your doc.

 

[George Spellwin]

now that i have a good job with health insurance i want to go to the doctor and get xanax. i know literally a dozen people that have it so its not like its a big deal. but i havent had a "family doctor" in over 10 years, in fact i havent been to a doctor at all in over 10 years because i never get sick. but i worry myself to death over dumb shit and ive taken xanax and i know it helps.

so how do i go about:

a - finding a cool doc

b - getting xanax (or klonopin)

again,. i DO NOT abuse the shit i feel i have a medical need for it.
thanks.

I think the best way to find a new doc is through a referral. If you know a dozen people who have a script for Xanax, why not ask them if they like the doctor who prescribed it to them. Also ask them if the doctor had issues prescribing it or if he was cool about it. You may be able to get it from an Internist - who would probably want to give you a physical first. Or, you can get it from a psychopharmacologist. Regardless, don't let them try and prescribe Buspar first - many will - and I do not know anyone who thought it did a thing for their anxiety.

 

[biteme]

My dr. would give it to you.

 

[CASS]

I think the best way to find a new doc is through a referral. If you know a dozen people who have a script for Xanax, why not ask them if they like the doctor who prescribed it to them. Also ask them if the doctor had issues prescribing it or if he was cool about it. You may be able to get it from an Internist - who would probably want to give you a physical first. Or, you can get it from a psychopharmacologist. Regardless, don't let them try and prescribe Buspar first - many will - and I do not know anyone who thought it did a thing for their anxiety

that what i thought

 

[Sub-Zero]

I think the best way to find a new doc is through a referral. If you know a dozen people who have a script for Xanax, why not ask them if they like the doctor who prescribed it to them. Also ask them if the doctor had issues prescribing it or if he was cool about it. You may be able to get it from an Internist - who would probably want to give you a physical first. Or, you can get it from a psychopharmacologist. Regardless, don't let them try and prescribe Buspar first - many will - and I do not know anyone who thought it did a thing for their anxiety.

 

[Raina]

If you need it you'll get it. You have a better chance getting the right meds if you go to a psychiatrist and explaining what's up. I have a scrip for a ativan right now to use on an as needed basis. I don't take it all the time, just when all the regular stuff I'm on isn't doing the trick and I'm really a mess.

If you aren't happy wirh your doctors in general though switch. A lot of them don't really listen.

 

[eat big]

I have a Klonazapam Rx. I just told my Dr. that I need something to knock me the fuck out so I can get sleep. Im in a dorm so it's loud as shit and I actually do need it. Usually they only prescribe it if you can't get sleep at all.


Oh and don't say the actual name of the drug. These two drugs are very much abused.

Also, this is key, say you have tried Tylenol PM and Melatonin and they didn't do shit. That narrows it down a lot.

 

[theoak01]

If you need it you'll get it. You have a better chance getting the right meds if you go to a psychiatrist and explaining what's up. I have a scrip for a ativan right now to use on an as needed basis. I don't take it all the time, just when all the regular stuff I'm on isn't doing the trick and I'm really a mess.

If you aren't happy wirh your doctors in general though switch. A lot of them don't really listen.

hell yes atvian= lorazepam= good shit

i take it on a need to basis also,works like a charm

 

[PICK3]

Regardless, don't let them try and prescribe Buspar first - many will - and I do not know anyone who thought it did a thing for their anxiety

besides that it's not as fun as xanax

fuck buspar!

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

now that i have a good job with health insurance i want to go to the doctor and get xanax. i know literally a dozen people that have it so its not like its a big deal. but i havent had a "family doctor" in over 10 years, in fact i havent been to a doctor at all in over 10 years because i never get sick. but i worry myself to death over dumb shit and ive taken xanax and i know it helps.

so how do i go about:

a - finding a cool doc

b - getting xanax (or klonopin)

again,. i DO NOT abuse the shit i feel i have a medical need for it.
thanks.

Chances are you'll slowly and unawaringly fuck that up on xanax. Saying you don't abuse means nothing either until you've experienced a drug over a longer period of time. In the end everyone I've known who was ever on xanax ended up worse than when they started and are still screwed up or had a bitch of a time coming off of it, but are glad they did.

I've heard klonopin was a little better being that its half life is longer. But with xanax that shit will creep up on once you find yourself taking more and more because your old dose just didn't hack it.

A dose of caution is what's best here. Good luck bro.

 

[Smurfy]

hansel again with the great advice. spot on as usual!

 

[biteme]

I've been taking the same dose of klonopin (1mg) per day for 7 years. Works just as good as it did in the beginning. I've never had a need to increase it.

 

[BrothaBill]

If you want a prescription for a benzodiazepine for anxiety then make an appt. to discuss your anxiety as the reason. Then bring a journal of when you have anxiety, how intense, describe what it does to you, how long it lasts.
Make sure its lengthy and tell them you had taken buspirone before but got depressed and felt 'washed out' and had an ativan prescription of 1mg in the evening, .5mg in the morning and .5mg in the afternoon but then threw them all out and quit when you felt better a few years ago.

This is just an example of what to do or say.
Be serious about the problem, this is demonstrated to the physician by you keeping a journal and most importantly try and review all of the anxiety symptoms. A GP has about 15minutes to talk to a patient to just afford to keep the doors open.

That leads to avoiding the appearance of drug seeking. By explaining to him you had the prescription before and once the problems or issues past you threw them away but now you are feeling the same problems means its simple to represcribe them to you.
Buspar IMO is a better drug for anxiety but lacks the abuse potential of benzodiazepines but everyone responds differently and if you tried it and it caused depression which benzos definitely cause as well then well, mentioning it didnt work for you will help guide the physicians problem solving leading to him to represcribing a benzo.

A physician will write a summary of your description, theyll prescribe but they have to justify it if their medical notes are reviewed. So just make it easy to offer that as a quick solution.
That means by taking the time to prepare a detailed journal. lol, and try and review it with him, I mean push it, drive him nuts. Youll have benzos coming out of your ears if you keep referring to your legal pad and how you were feeling no matter how much he tries to get out of the room to the next patient lol

 

[biteme]

Brotha bill, benzos have a dual action effect of reducing anxiety as well as depression. If someones depressed while on benzo's, I don't think it's the benzos causing the depression. More than likely, just the bullshit in life.

 

[BrothaBill]

Brotha bill, benzos have a dual action effect of reducing anxiety as well as depression. If someones depressed while on benzo's, I don't think it's the benzos causing the depression. More than likely, just the bullshit in life.

Well thats the thing. Anxiety and depression go hand in hand. What came first said the chicken smoking the cigarette.
But depression is a side effect of benzos, its a depressant that works on the same brain cells as alcohol only alcohol has toxic effects and an excitatory component when initially drank.

But benzo's have their place, turn the brain off for awhile and they have much less rebound effect than alcohol.
What causes depression, certainly benzodiazepines do b/c of its abuse potential, but what is the true root of depression. Well thats a question for the researchers. I happened to be a cognitve depressive researcher studying cognitive markers for depression so I learned under the approach of the way people view and interpret events. Drugs were seen as just a patch and only effective with cognitive therapy given the research and schools of thought that made the most sense to me.

But really, there is no right answer. Help a person get past the thoughts that tend to ruminate over and over again and help them function then by reducing anxiety you reduce the depression.
Separating the two is such an individual discussion that a psychiatrist coupled with a psychologist can come to a real game plan on solving the solution if its a serious nontransitory issue.

It really is a complex issue and sometimes its as simple as taking a pill every once in awhile, others would say that isnt truly living.

I dont know the answer, but I do know that the best way to get a script for anything is to go prepared with a legal pad of symptoms, thats my only point. You can get a script for anything if you try and review that legal pad for an hour during a routine visit that should last 15 minutes lol

 

[biteme]

LOL. What me worry? I don't know either. All I know is my body and mind were freaking out several years ago and I had no idea why. 1 xanax tablet later, it was like the cord was cut and all those symptoms vanished. The feeling of relief was incredible. My dr. suscribes to the drug therapy belief, while others support the congnitive therapy approach or a combination of the 2 which is probably the best. If the person can come off the drug eventually, then great.

 

[Raina]

What sucks is the whole head meds game. Try something. Okay it takes at least a few weeks to really kick in. So you go back because it's not working. Up the dose. Repeat. Up the dose or switch. Repeat. It goes on and on. Or the depression is under control and the anxiety isn't.

I've come to the point where I've settled for just being somewhat functional. Being able to hold it together enough to not lose my job because I spent all my time being freaked out and locked in my car. At this point as long as I can at least not have insomnia and can not have panic attacks or cry every day I'm okay with that.

I've abused the hell out of xanax and other benzos in the past but they have a time and place. I think it's a necessary evil sometimes. I have a scrip to take as needed though and there are times where it's been such a blessing to be to just make it all stop for a while.

 

[BrothaBill]

LOL. What me worry? I don't know either. All I know is my body and mind were freaking out several years ago and I had no idea why. 1 xanax tablet later, it was like the cord was cut and all those symptoms vanished. The feeling of relief was incredible. My dr. suscribes to the drug therapy belief, while others support the congnitive therapy approach or a combination of the 2 which is probably the best. If the person can come off the drug eventually, then great.

lol, the only thing I know what works for people is what people say works for them.
Ive taken benzos before, doesnt effect me, I mean none whatsoever. And I decided to titrate the dose up one evening to see if I could. I took 13mg of ativan. Still nothing, that was the last time I took benzos. I think I threw away the rest of them or something

Its so individual really the brain chemistry.

I still dont like the abuse potential of benzos in a purely medical liability risk perspective. Doctors prescribe them too often