Visit to family practice doctor (with response)

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Annette said:

<<, I found a great doc. today. She ran through my history

and told me that she doesn't think this is a psych issue at all. She

is convinced this is all meds.>>

** This was never a question.

Annette said:

<<She says I seem to be very sensitive

to meds and have had all the side effects and none of the benefits. >>

** This indicates she is only slightly diffeent from the others. I could

give 50 people exactly what you had (drugs)in the way you had thrm and then have

them drop them as you did and they would ALL react as you have.

Annette said:

<<She also pointed to the prednisone as kicking the whole thing off.

She also thinks that that is no longer and issue. She actually

laughed when I said they suggested ECT. She told me we were going to

get me off this stuff, but we were going to do it very slowly and one

med at a time.>>

** Hmmm... where have I head this before. LOL

Annette said:

<< She told me I should consider going up 100 mg. of

Neurontin right now and see how that impacts my period. What do you

think? I told her I was afraid to do it after what happened last

time. >>

** At this point, I'd advise against it. You have not had good responses to

this. Don't be afraid to trust your gut on this. You seem to need to hear

these things from others (like it's not a " psych issue " . You KNOW this so why

act as if you've been given a gift)?

Annette said:

<<She told me that, if needed, I could use a could extra

Clonazepam during my period without getting addicted. What would you

say are the parameters of that?>>

** I've stated that for right now Clonazepam is a tool you have. If you asre

not taking 0.5mg. 3x a day on a regular basis, you are not giving yourself the

channce you need. I could not recommend more unless you are already utilizing

the full dose you are prescribed on a regular basis.

Annette said:

<<Then she assured me I would stablize but there just isn't much she

can do for me until. I agreed and said I would be upset if she tried

to offer more meds. Then she suggested coming off 50 mgs a month.

I told her I thought even that might be too aggressive. She said

we'd come off this as slow as I wanted to. What are your thoughts on

this? I actually think she'll be receptive to working with you

(through me). >>

** 50mg a month is MUCH too muich. I've talked before about the percentage

to use for withdrawing. This is what works.

Annette said:

<<I asked her about switching to Valium. She said she wouldn't risk it

with me. She says with my history of side effects she'd be afraid

we'd be tempting fate. What are your thoughts? I was going to take

the Ashton pamplet with me the next time. I think if she'll

prescribe the meds I'm getting rid of the psychiatrist. I really

don't need to hear every time I visit how he thinks it's a mistake

for me to come off this and that I should really consider ECT.>>

** I don't think you are any omre sensitive than anyone else. I stand by my

belief that it is a better drug for withdrawals and easier to come off than

Clonazepam as long as a person metabolizes it well.

Annette said:

<<One more desparate thing, I seem to have trouble during the day but

seem okay in the evenings. PLEASE could this be a sign that I am

starting to stablize! I'm dying here! Sorry couldn't resist.>>

** Every day you are stabilizing more. If you rock the boat, though, you'll

pay a hefty price just as you did following your extnded foray out into the

world the other day.

<<One more thing, my ear is burning like crazy. Anything I can do for

it?>>

** It will go in time. It's a neurological effect from dropping the

Neurontin too quickly. More Neurontin would fix it but this is not the best

idea in the world.

Just so you know, there is no possible way to treat all symptoms individually

as acute symptoms. Occasionally, there will be a few we can treat immediately.

Others require longer treatment.

Regards,

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> Annette said:

>

>

> <<, I found a great doc. today. She ran through my history

> and told me that she doesn't think this is a psych issue at all.

She

> is convinced this is all meds.>>

>

> replied

> ** This was never a question.

>

> Annette replies - yest but this is the first time I've had a doctor

tell me this. I thought that was at least encouraging.

>

Annette said:

>

>

> <<She says I seem to be very sensitive

> to meds and have had all the side effects and none of the benefits.

>>

>

>catherine replied

> ** This indicates she is only slightly diffeent from the

others. I could give 50 people exactly what you had (drugs)in the

way you had thrm and then have them drop them as you did and they

would ALL react as you have.

>

Annette replied - agree to a certain extent. My family has a history

of being somewhat sensitive to meds. We have low blood pressure.

Yet I don't believe I reacted outside of the norm to those meds I was

on. I am as convinced as you that it was the sheer number with not

appropriate weaning time. Anyone would be like this.

>

> Annette said

> <<She also pointed to the prednisone as kicking the whole thing off.

> She also thinks that that is no longer and issue. She actually

> laughed when I said they suggested ECT. She told me we were going

to

> get me off this stuff, but we were going to do it very slowly and

one

> med at a time.>>

>

> replied

> ** Hmmm... where have I head this before. LOL

>

> Annette replied - I know HA! That to me was a really positive sign.

>

Annette said:

>

> << She told me I should consider going up 100 mg. of

> Neurontin right now and see how that impacts my period. What do you

> think? I told her I was afraid to do it after what happened last

> time. >>

>

> replied

> ** At this point, I'd advise against it. You have not had good

responses to this. Don't be afraid to trust your gut on this. You

seem to need to hear these things from others (like it's not a " psych

issue " . You KNOW this so why act as if you've been given a gift)?

>

> Annette replied - I actually told her I didn't feel comfortable

with that after how I had responded last time. She was fine with

that.

>

> Annette said

> <<She told me that, if needed, I could use a could extra

> Clonazepam during my period without getting addicted. What would

you

> say are the parameters of that?>>

>

> replied

> ** I've stated that for right now Clonazepam is a tool you have.

If you asre not taking 0.5mg. 3x a day on a regular basis, you are

not giving yourself the channce you need. I could not recommend more

unless you are already utilizing the full dose you are prescribed on

a regular basis.

>

Annette replied - I am regularly taking the .5 3X a day. My hormones

are really playing a role in this. I know that all the walking I was

doing (that feeling I couldn't sit still) was related to my

hormones. I still don't want to be hooked on one more Clonazepam,

but if it would help at the worst times of my next period without

getting addicted I would use it.

> Annette said:

>

> <<Then she assured me I would stablize but there just isn't much she

> can do for me until. I agreed and said I would be upset if she

tried

> to offer more meds. Then she suggested coming off 50 mgs a month.

> I told her I thought even that might be too aggressive. She said

> we'd come off this as slow as I wanted to. What are your thoughts

on

> this? I actually think she'll be receptive to working with you

> (through me). >>

>

> catherine replied

> ** 50mg a month is MUCH too muich. I've talked before about

the percentage to use for withdrawing. This is what works.

Annette replied - I knew that. I had to throw that in just to get a

rise. HA! I'm not doing anything that will put me through the hell

I am going through now again!

>

> Annette said:

>

>

> <<I asked her about switching to Valium. She said she wouldn't

risk it

> with me. She says with my history of side effects she'd be afraid

> we'd be tempting fate. What are your thoughts? I was going to take

> the Ashton pamplet with me the next time. I think if she'll

> prescribe the meds I'm getting rid of the psychiatrist. I really

> don't need to hear every time I visit how he thinks it's a mistake

> for me to come off this and that I should really consider ECT.>>

>

> replied

> ** I don't think you are any omre sensitive than anyone else. I

stand by my belief that it is a better drug for withdrawals and

easier to come off than Clonazepam as long as a person metabolizes it

well.

>

Annette replied - I know. I just can't seem to get anyone to

listen. Will I still be able to come off the Clonazepam? I worry

that it will take me two years to come off the Neurontin and in the

meantime that Clonazepam is getting more and more entrenched and

doing more damage.

> >