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Survival0200

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I have a doctor's appointment coming up, and I was just wondering if its okay to mention any drug names?

If they ask if there's anything "that has worked before" -- can I just answer that "I have had benefit from Ativan before"? Do they really want to know or is it a trick question? :unsure:
 
If you have records of being prescribed a drug before it’s fine to mention if it worked if asked.

It’s always best to never mention drug names and instead lead them on with symptoms AND effects on quality of life (can’t sleep, can’t work etc). Working is the big one - if doctors get an idea that the drug is the only thing making it possible for you to stay employed, they care more about this than how you actually feel. I noticed this naturally throughout my life but then spoke to a doctor and said that they formally use employment retention as some sort of metric for successful outcomes.

Then they are going to come at you with a bunch of non narcotic or shitty drugs like SSRIs first….so research the side effects and say you had too bad of X side effect to continue it.

You reach the narcotic prescription by knowing all the symptoms and alternative treatments very well and being able to talk about them and the doctor gets lead to the narcotic through elimination of other treatments….not by being directly told or hinted at a narcotic.
 
Do you have a history of seeking drugs from doctors? Is it a new doctor, or one that knows you? What is the reason for the appointment? Feel like more info will probably help others give you advice here
 
Going to a new doctor for anxiety issues. I have had benefit from Ativan a long time ago. The previous doc told me that he's not going to prescribe it - when I told him it's good for anxiety. He wanted to try drugs like olanzapine, aripiprazole and quetiapine, but I had zero benefit from those drugs. Told me, that if those won't help then there's nothing he can do. Maybe he thinks that I just want the Ativan (which I don't) ... so, this experience has made me a bit careful on what I can say at the appointment. I'm not so good at interracting with people - especially doctors. I just wouldn't like to get misunderstood. (I have a legitimate anxiety issue for which I'm trying to get some help for, but it doesn't seem to be as simple as one would think!)

Disclaimer: I would be fine with taking ... Tylenol - if it would help. :ROFLMAO:
 
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