[Purplesept2007]

You know I am sitting here wondering I am worried, frustrated, and feeling weak. And I just found out today that a med I have been taking twice a day which seems to help I will need to change most likely next month because of some law changes in the state (or at least that is what I was told). You know the funny thing is over the last couple of years I took only as needed and even then I didn't probably take as often as I should have. It is only in the past few months that I was taking on a regular basis. Xanax is a controlled substance and I did not want to get hooked to it.

Now that I finally feel comfortable in taking it we will have to find something else I hate always trying to find the right cocktail of meds plus the physical changes I have to get used too when making a switch in medicine or dosage. Thing is I know if I was not taking medication and having therapy I would probably not be here today so it is a necessary evil I guess.

I think it probably took me about 5 years to realize that I most likely will never get off medication which is hard to swallow at times but nothing I can do about it thanks for listening whoever...

[Travelinglady]

Bonnie, my understanding is that we can still take these drugs, but we will only get one month's supply at a time and then have to have the doctor give us a prescription for the next month. I take Klonopin, Tramadol, and Norco, which all will fit or have fitted before into that category. Bummer, isn't it?

[lilypup]

Sorry to hear this. It's bad enough to take all this, without it being a hassle to get. Hope you feel better.

[Purplesept2007]

TravelingLady,
That is the thing. That is exactly what we have been doing for months now I would let her know I am getting down to about a week's worth she would send the script and I would get it filled.

There is a curious thing though as she was telling me this she stated she could do one more time but would like to see me rather soon last time was end of April. So I replied back and stated that in August via email we had appt in 3 weeks from today 10/01/14 and I asked if I was incorrect she stated she did not look ahead on her calendar. She said I was right and concluded we would figure something out then. I have to wonder if she was just trying to get more appts. out of me don't know just a thought. Thing is it is not cheap and it is not close if all she wants to do is hand me a script. I hope that was not her initial thought. Nothing against her but all she does is my medication and the appt is only 1/2 hour. Who knows maybe I am thinking more into it...

Lilypup,
I agree it can be such a hassle sometimes with medications once I had a pharmacy tell me that my doctor should switch my medication just because it was hard to get. I no longer use that pharmacy how do they think they are qualified to what my care should be...

[Fuzzybear]

[Frankbtl]

Hi Snuggles, I know it's got to be frustrating having to go through changes in meds after you feel you're settled into one combination..........the transition period, the not knowing if they're going to work/not work, the side effects, the adjusting the dosage of the new medication, and if they don't work as well...........but you know there is always that chance that something else might work even better for you, and that wouldn't be a bad thing would it?
And the Xanax, well they should work something out whereas you're not immediately stopping it, shouldn't they?? But even if/when it's changed maybe they could they still give you a small supply to use "as needed" e.g. if you're having a particularly bad day..........
And if you keep a real detailed log of your feelings/effects on any new medication that's got to help in reviewing or adjusting the dosage.
So let's hope for something even better, right??
And the realization of never getting off medication.........I know the hassle, the side effects, the appointments, the changes..........all of that, completely understandable you could do without it, just please don't be thinking that it says anything about you as a person, or that it makes you any "less". It so doesn't!!!!

Alison