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Eric + Xanax = Baaaaad!


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Well, the past few days have been fun, but also there's been an overwhelming dark cloud hanging over my head, to which I had to go to my doc and talk to him about it. As you may (or may not know) I have a serious anxiety disorder that, if untreated, can lead to a seizure like panic attack. Unfortunately the medicine I was taking for awhile to help with the anxiety started to cause anxiety.

 

I was becoming addicted to it.

 

I talked to my doc and he told me to come in ASAP yesterday which I did and told me what was happening. Basically he said that I was becoming addicted to it, and that it wasn't AS serious as it could get, but it's serious enough for him to take me off of it asap. He told me to flush all the pills I had left from my prescription and he re-prescribed me my old anxiety medicine and thanks to him, I can get it discounted through the maker because I qualify for it and it seems to be the only medicine that helps me without the addictive side effects of the other ones.

 

This is why I love my doc, he's helpful and knowledgeable about things, and makes time if you're having an emergency like I was. According to him, the next week or so is gonna be really hard for me because of the withdrawl symptoms that I'll experience. While they won't be as bad because of the other medicine helping out, it'll still show up sometimes. On another note, I gotta love my bf. When I explained to him what was going on, he got up and brought his mom into the kitchen (she's a nurse) and I told her what was going on and she gave me some tips to deal with the withdrawal.

 

Another thing was that I was worried about was this affecting my school start (it seems that every time I start school, something goes wrong!!!!!) and the doc said that it shouldn't. I might be a little shakey and scatter brained, but it shouldn't cause an big impact (that and the teacher knows already about my condition so I should be covered).

 

Well, that's all... cept for one piece of good news

 

You know the hat that y'all LOVE but was lost? Well, lets just say Matt got me a surprise and it was the same hat that I lost! :P :P :P :P

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Yep I've seen something similar with my friends. It starts out with Xanax, and when that doesn't work, goes into Hydrocodone, and pretty soon they are doubling on that. They get so moody and stressed and shakey if they go without them for awhile, bleh.

 

I'm glad you caught yourself. :)

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