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Old Mar 12, 2017, 11:27 AM
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Is this anxiety? This zyprexa withdrawal is driving me batty. I barely made it through church today. That plus all the anxious checking I have to do fo things!!! Help
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Sounds like anxiety.
Maybe a side-effect of withdrawal?
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I'm afraid to call Pdoc because she might think I'm drug seeking. Her nurse for sure would. And Pdoc might tell me to take even longer to wean off zyprexa. (Evil drug)
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Pdoc told me stay on 7.5 for 2 more weeks then I can lower it as I see fit.
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I'm afraid to call Pdoc because she might think I'm drug seeking. Her nurse for sure would. And Pdoc might tell me to take even longer to wean off zyprexa. (Evil drug)
You can tell them how Zyprexa withdrawal is causing you become very anxious, then ask if you can take a medication to counter the anxiety.

There are plenty of non-benzo options/, but you can let them decide what to give you (benzo, gabapentin, propranolol, buspar, change in another medication's dose, etc).

Gabapentin, for example, is not exactly a street drug (I don't think?)... so I wouldn't consider that to be drug seeking
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Thanks blue I'm already on propranolol but a very low dose.
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Sorry you're feeling so anxious. I would ask about gabapentin. Are you on the max dose of rexulti?
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Your experience is valid. I am sorry reporting the facts of your experience would be seen as "seeking." Doesn't seem reasonable (on your provider's part).

What are you supposed to do?


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If your doctors assume its drug seeking when it's not, I question the expertise of your practitioner. To be called or labeled a drug seeker erroneously should be considered malpractice as that stuff can follow you and truly impact the care you are receiving (((hugs))). I hope you get the help you need.
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If your doctors assume its drug seeking when it's not, I question the expertise of your practitioner. To be called or labeled a drug seeker erroneously should be considered malpractice as that stuff can follow you and truly impact the care you are receiving (((hugs))). I hope you get the help you need.
They took Ativan off my med list in September when I was inpatient. I didn't realize this. So months later, I had one pill left and called and asked pdoc's nurse for a refill. She got all huffy and said "we took you off that when you were inpatient in September!".
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Old Mar 13, 2017, 08:22 AM
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I talked with pdoc's nurse. Told her all my symptoms. She said she'd pass them on to Pdoc and then one of them would call me back. Maybe Pdoc will raise Rexulti? Surely not raise zyprexa! That's what I'm afraid of. I'll never get off the stuff.
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Pdoc wants me to up zyprexa to 10 mg. Sigh. But she will call me later.
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They took Ativan off my med list in September when I was inpatient. I didn't realize this. So months later, I had one pill left and called and asked pdoc's nurse for a refill. She got all huffy and said "we took you off that when you were inpatient in September!".
This doesn't sound good at all to me

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Ouch...
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Pdoc hasn't called. Probably won't now.
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This doesn't sound good at all to me

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I know and she's normally so helpful.
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I have no motivation. Didn't even do my pill boxes. Don't want to go to the gym. Feel Xtra tired. Maybe I ran around too much today. I ate my daughter's chicken nuggets leftovers for dinner. Really low carb.
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