@sears I find your post to be very judgemental, presumptive and insulting. First I do not prescribe medications to my patients as I am not a physician, NP or PA, but I carefully observe the responses that my patients may have to any medications that are given. To insinuate that in some way, whether I am a prescriber or not that I have illegally attempting to "get around" the DEA rules and regulations is WAY out of line and accusatory. I have given my views and feelings about the use of Benzodiazepines and the elderly. I will have no further conversation with @sears and reminder that this site is for information/opinion/experience sharing. Those that don't have healthcare experience have no business doling out advice on medication management.
I agree with you which is why I follow people that suffer from hearing loss of which I am one.
People get very animated regarding Klonopin and other benzodiazepines. I have taken Klonopin for 35 years at the same dose I started at and some may insult me and say I am an addict. I see my primary care physician on a yearly basis and we have discussed this drug at my last physical.
Because I have never abused it and I am in excellent shape at 73 she sees no reason for me to stop taking it as part of my regimen of drugs I was prescribed to keep my depression in check.
Yesterday I walked 8 miles on ice covered streets and had no balance issues.
Each of us is different and I refuse to be judgemental of other people and the decisions they make regarding their health.
Every drug has side effects and everyone should weigh those side effects before deciding if the good outweighs the bad.
Hopefully I am not the only one who feels this way. I have been judgemental in some of my past posts and I regret that.
I just hope that all those people suffering from depression and anxiety get relief. How they get that relief is a decision that they along with their Doctors can make together.
@daveshaw Very well stated and thank you. There are so many variables involved in providing each and every patient with individualized, comprehensive health care That a Lay person who has not been exposed to the nuances can even begin to understand! Medication management is a very difficult involved science that at times requires trial and error at times. But at the the end of the day if it's the patient that has benefited, that's the real goal!
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I agree with you which is why I follow people that suffer from hearing loss of which I am one.
People get very animated regarding Klonopin and other benzodiazepines. I have taken Klonopin for 35 years at the same dose I started at and some may insult me and say I am an addict. I see my primary care physician on a yearly basis and we have discussed this drug at my last physical.
Because I have never abused it and I am in excellent shape at 73 she sees no reason for me to stop taking it as part of my regimen of drugs I was prescribed to keep my depression in check.
Yesterday I walked 8 miles on ice covered streets and had no balance issues.
Each of us is different and I refuse to be judgemental of other people and the decisions they make regarding their health.
Every drug has side effects and everyone should weigh those side effects before deciding if the good outweighs the bad.
Hopefully I am not the only one who feels this way. I have been judgemental in some of my past posts and I regret that.
I just hope that all those people suffering from depression and anxiety get relief. How they get that relief is a decision that they along with their Doctors can make together.
@daveshaw Very well stated and thank you. There are so many variables involved in providing each and every patient with individualized, comprehensive health care That a Lay person who has not been exposed to the nuances can even begin to understand! Medication management is a very difficult involved science that at times requires trial and error at times. But at the the end of the day if it's the patient that has benefited, that's the real goal!