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Old Sep 01, 2018, 08:31 AM
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Has anyone ever requested a prescription for a benzo from their pdoc? I'm currently on Buspiron for severe anxiety (for over a year). It's not helping. I have heard she doesn't prescribe benzos. Anxiety is getting worse. I'm getting desperate. Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.
—-first, you have to ask her to try a benzo for you. I wouldn’t assume she doesn’t ever use them due to someone else’s experience. One of the reasons people are shying away from them is that many of the opioid deaths are due to people combining benzos with painkillers which would come from another doctor for a dif condition, therefore it’s harder for the docs to make sure patients are safe. Not all patients are honest about what they are taking. Or a patient might forget to tell their pdoc about starting on painkillers.
Klonepin made my hair fall out, so now I use Xanax, but as needed, which might work for you.