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Do American patients still have the most leeway when trying to get drugs?

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Especially drugs which can be considered ''abuse'' potential e.g. benzos and opiates? I've heard that now physicians in America are becoming more 'scared'/cautious with mantras lilke "a healthy lifestyle is better than a temporary cure", however in reality it seems the only thing happening is that those those who require the drugs to function as opposed to a recreational use suffer the most.

I live in Ireland and I always laugh when people here say that they're glad we don't have the 'drug culture' that the U.S. does. Some even say it contributes to the violent culture of mass shootings but I suppose they're okay with us having one of the highest suicide rates in Europe eh...?

I'm just a bit beefed that I spent €60 on a General Practicioner (family care physician) last week only for him to say straight up that he really couldn't help me with my mental problems after going off medicine from my psychiatrist about two years ago. I've been doing extraordinarily badly and he was supposed to refer me to a adult psychiatrist but that hasn't happened. I know understand what someone said that when you're an adult, you get much less help especially if you suffer from mental illnesses.

Even going back to the days I was on medication as a teen, the two psychiatrists I saw never considered changing my antipsychotic medication (Abilify) to something else despite it causing me excessive tirdeness and even more suicidal ideation that made me drop out. My cousin who lives in America that is a year younger than me who suffers from ADHD, OCD, Bipolar says that psychiatrists there are more willing to try up different things. Can't say the same thing about doctors here. I suppose the U.K. may be slightly better though I don't know.
 
LucidSDreamr said:
...as far as opiates...benzos and amphetamines are given out like camdy
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This is not necessarily accurate. Doctors are extremely hesitant these days to prescribe opioids, as they are being watched like hawks by the government.

As far as amps and benzos, most GPs will not prescribe them, and instead leave that to psychiatrists. I had a GP who prescribed me benzos for years, but they’re few and far between. If you have a known drug abuse history, the majority of psychiatrists will not script such drugs.
 
I had a known drug abuse history when my doctor Rxed me diazepam, however he was a very good doctor who understood me well. I don't anticipate having another GP as good as him ever again.
 
Yeah nowadays for opiates, it's a mountain of paperwork for the doctor to prescribe them, that's why a lot won't, not because they give a shit. I had a diazepam prescription for a long while, shouldn't have been prescribed them at all
 
truenamebrand said:
This is not necessarily accurate. Doctors are extremely hesitant these days to prescribe opioids, as they are being watched like hawks by the government.

As far as amps and benzos, most GPs will not prescribe them, and instead leave that to psychiatrists. I had a GP who prescribed me benzos for years, but they’re few and far between. If you have a known drug abuse history, the majority of psychiatrists will not script such drugs.
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It was a continuation of the previous message.

Benzos and amps are easy

Opiates are impossible to get prescribed to even the crippled...only heroin addicts get strong opiate prescriptions like high dose methadone
 
They used to be very easily obtainable with a reasonable "Excuse" or just a reason for the doctor to believe. Ive been prescribed adderol and lorazepam for about 8 years. I don't always get them filled but it used to be so easy. Nowadays, they are overly strict, imo. I moved towns recently and the doc i went to would only write me a 1 month/1 time script as a "bridge" to find a doctor that will. After that, I was honestly just too lazy to find another doc bc I am interested in other drugs. But it really just depends on your passed medical history (if you have a foot in the door) or how you interact with the doctor, and what type of doctor.
 
The semi free market American system makes it much easier to get drugs because you can seek out docs on your own. You can leave your medical records behind in most instance and start virtually over. I found a crooked doctor who was willing to write benzos despite me being on methodone. I doubt that would have worked in Europe. But overall it's about money if you have money you can get prescribed benzos and amps easily enough. If your dirt poor it's harder. That's the US in a nutshell
 
I have a Methadone script, an oxy script, 3 different benzos, lyrica and hydroxyzine.

Belgium must be exceptional then :p
 
cj said:
The semi free market American system makes it much easier to get drugs because you can seek out docs on your own. You can leave your medical records behind in most instance and start virtually over. I found a crooked doctor who was willing to write benzos despite me being on methodone. I doubt that would have worked in Europe. But overall it's about money if you have money you can get prescribed benzos and amps easily enough. If your dirt poor it's harder. That's the US in a nutshell
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Yeah good insurance helps too. Back in my teens I was covered under my dad's insurance. Hes a federal worker, so the insurance was great. I don't think I ever left a doctor without a script.
 
As soon as they see that insurance card the prescription pad comes out
 
Not always I've had doctors refuse me meds. I just looked for one who would prescribe me what I wanted. Always worked out so far lol.
 
Here in the UK I find GPs are very unwilling to prescribe anything with addictive potential. For example my GP practice has a policy of refusing to prescribe benzos at all, except where expressly requested by a specialist (and preferably only as a short-term measure).
 
That blows. I've noticed that older doctors prescribe far easier than younger doctors.
 
I'm in the midwestern us. The county I live in has more opiate prescriptions than any other county in the state. Doctors around here are extremely corrupt.
 
Pill2Chill said:
That blows. I've noticed that older doctors prescribe far easier than younger doctors.
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Yeah, I think younger ones are more aware of the issues. My grandmother used to get amphetamine prescribed back in the 1950-60s just to 'pep her up', as her doctor would say lol.
 
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