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First and foremost I don't want you guys to think I'm bagging on shrinks because I'm not. Also I don't want you to think I'm soliciting medical advice because that is certainly a mortal sin in the SDN universe. I'm really just looking for some perspective.
Ok, now to the point. I'm currently in an intensive outpatient program for depression and anxiety. I attend therapy groups 3x per week for 4 hrs per night. I see an NP for med assessment/adjustment once per week. I'm out of work and down on my luck. Lost my girlfriend, hurting for money, about to get evicted, my dog died, blah, blah, blah. Anyhoo, I've been on Valium 5mg QD PRN in the past from my family doc. I'm also on Effexor immediate release (generic) 75mg TID. Valium has worked well for me in the past if I get too stressed and need to sleep or take the edge off for a bit. I'll take 5-10 mg one time and not touch the stuff for another week or so. That way I don't build a tolerance etc. If i go 24 hrs without my Effexor I get horrible withdrawal symptoms and I'd probably knock off a pharmacy if I had to to make them stop. My question is how come whenever I c/o sleep issues or anxiety the answer is ALWAYS to increase my damn Effexor? Whenever I mention that Valium has worked in the past I get blown off. I know that there's potential for addiction, abuse, etc. etc. but the effexor is the drug that I MUST have or I'd lose my mind. I can go without the valium for significant periods of time. Again, I'm not looking for medication suggestions or anything of that sort. I just want some insight into what might be going on in this NPs brain that she refuses to freaking listen to me.
Ok, now to the point. I'm currently in an intensive outpatient program for depression and anxiety. I attend therapy groups 3x per week for 4 hrs per night. I see an NP for med assessment/adjustment once per week. I'm out of work and down on my luck. Lost my girlfriend, hurting for money, about to get evicted, my dog died, blah, blah, blah. Anyhoo, I've been on Valium 5mg QD PRN in the past from my family doc. I'm also on Effexor immediate release (generic) 75mg TID. Valium has worked well for me in the past if I get too stressed and need to sleep or take the edge off for a bit. I'll take 5-10 mg one time and not touch the stuff for another week or so. That way I don't build a tolerance etc. If i go 24 hrs without my Effexor I get horrible withdrawal symptoms and I'd probably knock off a pharmacy if I had to to make them stop. My question is how come whenever I c/o sleep issues or anxiety the answer is ALWAYS to increase my damn Effexor? Whenever I mention that Valium has worked in the past I get blown off. I know that there's potential for addiction, abuse, etc. etc. but the effexor is the drug that I MUST have or I'd lose my mind. I can go without the valium for significant periods of time. Again, I'm not looking for medication suggestions or anything of that sort. I just want some insight into what might be going on in this NPs brain that she refuses to freaking listen to me.
