IhaveScripts
Greenlighter
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- Apr 7, 2014
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Hello everyone.
About 2-3 years ago, I was prescribed K'pin 0.5mg PO q 24h for anxiety and panic attacks. It didn't do much. After discussing the lack of results, my MD went up on the script to 1.0mg q 6h, which helped but still didn't do much for the rare instances I was still having a true panic attack (panic attacks did drop from 1 or 2 per week down to one every other month while one the 1.0mg q 6h schedule). I asked the MD about Xanax, and was told "blah blah never, blah blah addiction, blah blah never," (I'm paraphrasing). Time to switch doctors! So, I found a new MD who was much more Xanax-friendly. She agreed to write for Xanax if I would try to take the K'pin down to 1.0mg q 24h, and use 1.0mg Xanax as-needed for strong panic attacks.
Not bad, right? Sounds good? Well I thought it sounded like a good plan, so I agreed.
After about 2 weeks, I did have a huge panic attack. Upon recognizing the on-set, I took 1.0mg Xanax and set the stopwatch on my phone. After 5 minutes, I couldn't feel the Xanax kicking in and I was entering my typical panic attack symptoms (arteries throbbing, dizzy, can't understand voices, feel like I'm dying). After 20 minutes, I was beginning to come out of the panic attack which is the usual time-frame my body runs without any medication.
I decided to experiment a little. Yesterday evening, my anxiety level was zero. I took a Xanax, and set my stopwatch. 5 minutes: nothing. 20 minutes: nothing. Should I ask my MD about increasing my dosage?
About 2-3 years ago, I was prescribed K'pin 0.5mg PO q 24h for anxiety and panic attacks. It didn't do much. After discussing the lack of results, my MD went up on the script to 1.0mg q 6h, which helped but still didn't do much for the rare instances I was still having a true panic attack (panic attacks did drop from 1 or 2 per week down to one every other month while one the 1.0mg q 6h schedule). I asked the MD about Xanax, and was told "blah blah never, blah blah addiction, blah blah never," (I'm paraphrasing). Time to switch doctors! So, I found a new MD who was much more Xanax-friendly. She agreed to write for Xanax if I would try to take the K'pin down to 1.0mg q 24h, and use 1.0mg Xanax as-needed for strong panic attacks.
Not bad, right? Sounds good? Well I thought it sounded like a good plan, so I agreed.
After about 2 weeks, I did have a huge panic attack. Upon recognizing the on-set, I took 1.0mg Xanax and set the stopwatch on my phone. After 5 minutes, I couldn't feel the Xanax kicking in and I was entering my typical panic attack symptoms (arteries throbbing, dizzy, can't understand voices, feel like I'm dying). After 20 minutes, I was beginning to come out of the panic attack which is the usual time-frame my body runs without any medication.
I decided to experiment a little. Yesterday evening, my anxiety level was zero. I took a Xanax, and set my stopwatch. 5 minutes: nothing. 20 minutes: nothing. Should I ask my MD about increasing my dosage?
