netsavy006 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 So I went to the clinic that I go to, to see my general doctor and I let her know that I'm in between doctors and that I need my medications, so the basic stuff is done, blood pressure, weight, pulse, checked my heart & lungs, looked down my throat, and after doing the basic stuff she went out of the room to see her attendant. Mom and I waited 30 minutes and when she came back she told us, "do you take both the Ativan & Xanax" and I told her "yes" and Mom explained the reason. She said she can't write a script for both as they are in the same family of drug, could cause respiratory depression, arrest, or death. So I had to pick either the Ativan or the Xanax. Because I'm on Ativan regularly and the Xanax was only a rescue, I figured I'll get the Ativan and worry about the Xanax when the time comes. So I got scripts for everything but the Clozaril (because the other pharmacy from the program delivered it to my house last night) & the Xanax) Then we went to see her attendant, and he said that I shouldn't be using that Xanax & Ativan at the same time as well. So all in all, I'm w/o a Xanax script which is ok (I'll just have to rely on whatever I have left)... I feel they're right on the subject, but what's your view on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I think this is just an example of why GPs shouldn't be prescribing for complicated psychiatric cases. They just don't feel comfortable doing the things that some of us need. For a GP, that's probably a good rule. They don't necessarily have the kind of training or experience to make that call. But a pdoc does. Anyway, I'm glad you got some meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bueler Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Most of my doctors (Dermatologist, GP) seem to think Celexa interacts with everything, I'm going to have respiratory arrest, etc. My pdoc does not seem so concerned, and knows what medications I've taken... but obviously dealing with SSRI's is his everyday work, so he's a lot more comfortable. Your GP isn't necessarily correct that you can NEVER prescribe two drugs from the same family, but he was probably nervous prescribing so many psychiatric medications he doesn't know very much about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarn Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Didn't you initially leave the day program because the p-doc there didn't want to prescribe you Xanax, but you went to Emergency and got it that way? Am I totally misremembering that? Have you ever had a psychiatric profession prescribe you both Xanax and Ativan at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SashaSue Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 You left your program because the pdoc there wouldn't prescribe xanax for you. Now your gdoc won't prescribe it for you either, and has persuaded you that it's not a great idea to take both xanax and ativan. So you still have no xanax, and now no pdoc. Why don't you just go back to your previous pdoc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netsavy006 Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 I don't like the way I was treated in general the whole time I was under his care. Anyways, I'm to be going to another clinic when the program coodinator hears from them. I'll go to program Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, I go for bloodwork Wednesdays, and when I get the doctor at the new clinic I have Thursday's reserved for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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