Posted by Budzoid on February 10, 2009, at 22:12:15
Hi,all.I just turned 50 yesterday.Back in the 90's I went on Xanax and Prozac for OCD.I did great for 8 yrs.(best time of my life).My Doc.left and my new one took me off the benzo's (stepped my down).He then added Mirtazapine,Trazadone, and Busporine.I also have severe arthritis in my neck with very stiff muscles that keep my vertebrae from re-aligning normally.They usually give me 1-2 months Valium at the emergency room and the neck returns to normal for another year or two.
After 15 yrs.of SRRI's,I took myself off of the med's that I felt were not helping me with depression.I now only sleep in 2 hour spurts (but I don't feel depressed). Now I am on opiates for the pain (which I hate)and feel that if I was still on the benzo's, I would not need pain meds.When I ask to be put back on the benzo's for neck muscle relaxation, he says I just want to get a buzz. Is it drug abuse if I take a prescribed med AS prescribed? That is the way he makes me feel.I know what helps, but my Doc. doesn't believe me. I'm out of options.I do not want to spend the rest of my life as a cripple. Any advise?
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thread:879350
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