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Doctor prescribing Diazepam but reluctant???

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ste99242
ste99242

Hi guys,

I just want to vent about a really frustrating situation I am in currently. I have suffered with anxiety and panic disorder for years now (that's a whole other topic). After years of being so riddled with anxiety and not receiving any medication or any form of treatment at all, I changed to a different surgery. This has helped somewhat.

A few years ago my friend had some diazepam for their own issues and asked me if I would like to take one and use it when I'm feeling panicky. I believe the dose was 5mg at the time. One night I was having a panic episode, took it (albeit reluctantly) and was amazed at how it calmed me. When used sensibly, it's a wonder drug. This was three years ago bear in mind.

I am fully aware that Diazepam along with other Benzos can be highly addictive and I am somebody who doesn't like to be "tanked up" on lots of medication (I've even refused certain suggestions from my current GP). However as of January my anxiety has been so bad due to a phobia I have (emetophobia). It has been through the roof. Because I knew my GP wouldn't give me diazepam if I simply asked, I had to make up a way in order to get it. I did this by saying I was going to be traveling and the thought of this panicked me. They prescribed me 10 tablets of 2mg (this was January....I took the final tablet this weekend just gone).

So today I went to see my GP and tried to get some diazepam again, explaining I am extremely sensible with it and have made it last nearly 3 months. She gave me 7 tablets (of 2mg) and explained I wouldn't be prescribed more.....

Now I fully understand people can misuse this drugs and become dependant, but the way I see it, and this is what I said to her: I have an anxiety/panic disorder...and there is a tablet available which helps in it's extreme moments to allieviate this, why am I being denied it?

Sorry for the long post, but I just feel a bit down. I have had nights where I have been up all night shaking and in tears, yet this tablet in it's small dose helps stop that.

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  • ariillustrates
    ariillustrates ste99242

    Posted

    Benzos can be extremely addictive, so I understand why your doctor is concerned, however. If it's something that helps and you're only using moderately I don't understand why she won't prescribe it to you. Has she tried to put you on other sorts of medication for your anxiety?

  • lynsey0838
    lynsey0838 ste99242

    Posted

    I'm the same

    It's the only thing that calms me, and gives me some normality and quality of life

    They hand out anti depressants like sweets but not Diaz

    I know they're addictive but if gp knows their patients history

    Why not prescribe

    Good luck

  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 ste99242

    Posted

    Mine gave klonopin wafers tiny amt. never used it. And xanax. Xanax i have used in rare occasionou dont feel so great when it wears off. So only in an extreme needed moment. An mri, flying, dentist lol, some insane weird anxiety symptom that lingers. Thats it. I think diazepam is valium i tried that once got the runs lol my husband had spine surgery so i needed something. But all i recall was being in the bathroom during his surgery. I dont even know if thats an actual side effect but it was my experience with it.
    • sensi60144
      sensi60144 lisalisa67

      Posted

      See it this way - you won't be able to take it forever either way.

      I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks myself, and I also don't like taking medications. I avoided taking anything and learned how to make it through on my own the hard way. It's never nice, it still always feels like dying, but lying to your doctor in order to get a medication does not sound right either.

      Perhaps a psychiatrist would help you work on the long term side of things, be more willing to give you the right medication in order for you to get better, or the right plan of therapy.

      Best of luck in getting better soon - I am sure, we all come out stronger in the end.

  • George_62
    George_62 ste99242

    Posted

    I'm in exactly the same place. i used Valium to get rid of panic and agoraphobia. After a rough time, death in my family, a divorce and my dog passing away from old age, that had been my best friend for 16 years. I went through bad depression and got the Anxiety, Panic, agoraphobia and social phobia back again.

    I know how to correct it with Valium and getting back into life slowly again but GP says can't use Valium its addictive, they seem to have forgotten how well it helped me in the past.

    Better to go private doctor??? NHS ones seem to be puppets

    George Alexander

  • MatOldBald
    MatOldBald ste99242

    Posted

    Hi - probably shouldnt say this, but one way of getting it prescribed is by saying you've been buying valium on the street or internet, as it's dangerous to stop without tapering off, they will give you them, purely so the withdrawal can be controlled.

    Appreciate that's not very sensible advice, but it will work if you think you need to be prescribed that to feel better.

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