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So sick of these self righteous doctors just cutting people off these dangerous meds. This needs to be against the law! Animals are treated better in the United States.
That's terrible! I'm in Canada so most meds and blood work etc. are covered I've not had alot of dr. interactions in my life so far. This episode I had was the most sever thing I've had to go through. I feel that alot of dr's don't put enough time in effort into their patients or drugs they prescribe. My dr. has been "good" but almost to a fault. I've been having phone calls every 2-4 weeks through this time. I've expressed multiple times to him that I don't want to take anything that's addictive or habit forming. He's assured me multiple times that Seroquel is safe and non habit forming. Now, where this gets really concerning is he had asked if I wanted him to change my prescription to something else. He literally opened the door to anything I wanted. He suggested he was comfortable prescribing me lorazepam, ambiean or some other anti depressants. I told him I just wanted something to help me sleep. He reminded me that I was in extreme distress when I called him the first time. I had to remind him I had been up for 3 days and strung out on Benadryl and THC pills and I'm not normally depressed or anxious. It was weird. It was like I had to convince him I don't need any other drugs.
I'm sorry to hear of your current state. I do still remember what its like to be up for 3 days though. There is a time when meds help and I think you are in need of some to get some good sleeps in, regroup and continue your journey to a healthy state.
I wish you well.