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Jessica Rabbit

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Hi all,

I've read a lot here-been helpful, so I thought I'd sign up and join in (anyone know how we can post a pic/avatar)
no luck so far.

Anyway, I've been prescribed (same stuff 5 years now) 2 mg Xanax at bedtime, 2 mg klonapin during the day, with .05 Xanax during the day (panic attacks)
the bedtime Xanax - to sleep. All started 5+ years ago. Went 3 weeks--zero sleep. Felt like death.
Dr tells me it's stress from job, and not shutting brain off to relax. (Biz owner)

My chemistry seems wonkey. Like-things that are supposed to help you sleep, make me hyper.
(ambien, any over the counter sleep aids, restoril did nothing, etc)

only key think that helped was Xanax

Fast forward to today: Xanax not as effective, prob been on it too long.
i moved to North Carolina.
No one will refill my meds, even after 5 years of being on benzos.

Psych doctors are 2-3 months backed up, I'm self pay, and 350/hour ?!

walk in clinics--no. Won't do it even with telling them they'd get a copy of medical records.

Question: what do I do if I fail to find anywhere to refill the Rx I've been on this long?

I'm very worried about Xanax withdrawals. What do people do?

2-2.5 mg/ day, for 5 years.
I can't go to every doctor -just to find out, as I'm cash pay, and can't afford to just be told no.

My Dr had told me, I was surging way too much adrenaline, and the Xanax "banded" it, allowing me to calm down and sleep.


i honestly have no idea what to do. I am scared of withdrawals. Don't know where to seek help. Drs are too scared it seems to write Rxs for any narcotic meds.


Any advice?


Thank you!
 
Hey, welcome to Bluelight. Sorry to hear about your anxiety, I know how terrible that can be.

Unfortunately, BL cannot tell you what to say to get a certain prescription.

If you are in danger of going through withdrawal, I suggest contacting your doctor to find out how s/he wants you to taper. Also, if you're all out of medication and are in withdrawal right now, I suggest getting to a hospital ASAP. Although expensive, benzo withdrawal is considered a medical emergency, especially considering the dosage you're on. Sudden withdrawal can cause seizures and various other symptoms. The hospital can help manage those.
 
Hiya Jessica,

I'm extremely sorry to hear of what you're going through. Sounds very frightening. I don't really know much about benzos, unfortunately but aq has given you some good advice about going to the hospital or seeing your doctor. I'm aware that they can cause seizers without a taper or some sort of medical attention.

You could also make a search for if someone has had to go through this before and see what they did. The search facility is on the top, right of the screen. Simply type in a word eg "Xanax withdrawal" and any threads associated with Xanax withdrawal will be listed. You may also find information at;

Sub-forums
- Basic Drug Discussion
- Drugs FAQs for reading only
- Other Drugs (OD)

Threads
- The Benzodiazepine Megathread
- Diazepam Withdrawal Although this thread was created by a member for Valium withdrawal there may be people may may be able to relate to what you are going through and may be able to help - so thus, have included it here. It may also be useful to anyone else lurking.

I hope these links are of some help to you. I'd like to welcome you to Bluelight though sorry that it's in these circumstances but this what we're here for - to try and help and support you. You may also be interested in North and South American Social & Drug Discussion . I'm trying to leave giving you so much information at the moment because of what you're going through - This thread may help in you have more chance of talking to people within your locality who may have more of an awareness of services and so forth, which are near to you.

Thinking of you and wishing you all the very best with your withdrawal and recovery,
Evey
 
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Welcome to BL, check out those links Evey posted and feel free to ask anything anywhere.
 
plmar said:
Welcome to BL, check out those links Evey posted and feel free to ask anything anywhere.
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Hi Jessica,

Sorry just realise some of the links I gave you weren't displaying in my post to you. They're there now. They're basically Basic Drugs Discussion Sub-forum and Drugs FAQs, which is an old sub-forum that doesn't receive new posts, but contains some useful information. Hope that helps and hope you are settle into Bluelight ok and finding what you need.

Evey
 
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