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Sep 17, 2012, 07:55 AM
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Im making an appt. to see a pdoc today. (Yall pat yourselves on da back, woulda NEVER took that step b4 coming here!) But I am concerned about meds affecting my driving. Atm, I take xanax, prn, and I cannot drive on them at all! Well, I can but nobody's safe, esp me! I attend school about an hr drive from home, my husband cannot possibly drive me to and from school not only bc I have classes when he has to be at wk but the gas involved would be astronomical. Are there meds that will not effect my driving ability negatively?
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 BipolaRNurse, BlueInanna
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Sep 17, 2012, 08:29 AM
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Yes, there definitely are meds that won't affect you this badly. Make sure you discuss this with the pdoc. Also, no xanax for you today if you are going to be ok to drive to the pdoc.
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Sep 17, 2012, 09:08 AM
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I take anxiety meds that I can drive on. i'm really not supposed to, but even my pdoc agrees that this one is relatively safe to do so on. It is lorazapam. good luck to you, hope this helps
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Sep 17, 2012, 02:41 PM
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I have to do a lot of driving on mon wed and fri for school so no matter how bad my anxiety is I never take them those days til I'm safely back home, but ty for the reminder! |
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Sep 17, 2012, 02:57 PM
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this combo of meds i'm on now (i space out some days and forget to take - like today whoops) i am fine to drive on. i have to drive a lot with work and 3 kids - small pickins compared to your 8 lol!!! and they used to call me Fertile Myrtle :P
good for you going to give the doc a try. i don't look at it as some terminal thing that i'll have to do forever. but i do appreciate the meds for now. since i'm not self-medicating with pot and alcohol anymore, and I need to work, and raise kids right now. someday i be lyin on that beach somewhere... healed... needin no meds  like when i'm 80 hehe
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| MommaR, treehugger727
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Sep 17, 2012, 03:57 PM
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None of my meds have impacted my ability to drive; lamictal, paxil, effexor, clonazepam and previously wellbutrin. The only time I know I was not safe on the road was when I was so severely depressed that my cognition was really slow.
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