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Hey Chery -

I swear you and I are on the same page.... My doc's whine over my 'usage', however why do they write out RX's that allocate max 5/day? I could not live without it, I admit it freely to everyone, and ya know what - it's made for THIS reason so I don't understand why there is so much 'concern' for abusing medications that are meant to treat this disorder(s)!!!

They have seen what taking it away from me did - I ended up in the ER thinking I was having a heart attack; all found out it was bcuz of not having Xanax as the other meds are not benzo's that IMMEDIATELY act to get me/us 'down' to where we should be.....

As far as sleep, I wish they'd knock me out. I'm allowed to take 2 at night (totaling 4MG), but I rarely do that as I just get really groggy and don't sleep.... Plus, whenever i'm in a manic state due to the BP, I'm lucky if I get 3 hours of sleep - sporadically....

So again, I hear ya completely in regards to this med. No matter what I do though, I always have to 'hear it' each time i see the P-doc... So until they find another med that WORKS exactly the same as this one, they're going to be stuck with RX'ing the same.... I highly doubt that all doctors feel this way, as my regular doctor has no issue whatsoever, but for goodness sake - why make us WORSE instead of better???

I love being able to vent in here.... No one attacks you for being honest!!!
~Niko</font>