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barefoot
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Thanks for the responses here everyone and I’m sorry it’s taken me a while to reply.
As it turns out, I have now seen a new GP who was supportive of me continuing to take diazepam the way I have been taking it for the last few years. No battle required with her...she just listened, heard what I said/wanted, obviously trusted that I was using it sensibly and not having any dependency issues and, I think, she also didn’t want to mess around with meds when I have quite a lot going on at the moment (recent family bereavement etc)
So, it feels good to finally have a doctor who feels supportive and cooperative. And a relief to not be experiencing anxiety about the future security of my prescriptions for anti-anxiety meds!
This means that I don’t think I need to go the pdoc route. For now, at least. I’ll just keep on as I have been.
There are definitely things that have come out of this thread that are probably things I need to work on. Issues around feelings of powerlessness etc. And feeling like I don’t have a voice. And my huge challenges around self-advocacy (esp in medical settings) I knew this stuff was lurking but this thread has really sharpened my focus on needing to tune into and dig around in that stuff more, for my own healing.
So, although I am not thinking about seeing a pdoc right now as the med issue seems sorted with this new GP, your comments, experiences and insights have been very useful.
Thanks.
As it turns out, I have now seen a new GP who was supportive of me continuing to take diazepam the way I have been taking it for the last few years. No battle required with her...she just listened, heard what I said/wanted, obviously trusted that I was using it sensibly and not having any dependency issues and, I think, she also didn’t want to mess around with meds when I have quite a lot going on at the moment (recent family bereavement etc)
So, it feels good to finally have a doctor who feels supportive and cooperative. And a relief to not be experiencing anxiety about the future security of my prescriptions for anti-anxiety meds!
This means that I don’t think I need to go the pdoc route. For now, at least. I’ll just keep on as I have been.
There are definitely things that have come out of this thread that are probably things I need to work on. Issues around feelings of powerlessness etc. And feeling like I don’t have a voice. And my huge challenges around self-advocacy (esp in medical settings) I knew this stuff was lurking but this thread has really sharpened my focus on needing to tune into and dig around in that stuff more, for my own healing.
So, although I am not thinking about seeing a pdoc right now as the med issue seems sorted with this new GP, your comments, experiences and insights have been very useful.
Thanks.
