I'm not sure how to get Xanax from my Dr. I have SERIOUS anxiety, but he doesn't believe me!!

[Julie]

I wake up at least 2 times a week, and I feel like I can't breathe, like I'm going to die! It's a horrible feeling...I feel like my throat is closed and a voice in my head tells me I'm dying. Everytime it happens I want to call my parents, friends, etc. because I want to tell them how much I love them before I die...but I feel paralyzed. I'm a very "proud" person and don't like admitting I have a problem...but I know I do. My roommate who suffers from anxiety gave me a xanax one night after a particularly bad attack, and for the first time in a long time I felt normal again. I;ve only mentioned it to my doctor once, but he shrugs me off like I'm a drug addict. I hate feeling this way, and can't imagine living like this much longer. It's to the point where it's interrupting my life. I feel like I'm at a dead end. I don't know what to do. Anyone who can help me, please.....

[Pvt. Parts]

see another doctor
i go to a clinic where there are 3 doctors,, only one will prescribe stuff, the other 2 drs always say i dont need anything,,, so when i think i need meds i see the dr who gives me stuff, lol

i get anxiety, and 2 weeks ago i saw the dr who gives me prescriptions,,, i told him about my anxiety and he gave me a prescription straight away,,lol [the others wouldnt]
i can only imagine the other drs faces when they see my file next time i see them
once one of them got really mad that i was prescribed meds lol

[Tasha M]

I think you have some hypochondria going on in your noggin there,
and your doctor is right, if it only happens a couple of nights out of the week, your not actually in any sort of pain and the only issue is that your obsessing about the fact that you need a cure for something that isn't an actual issue. Do not take this the wrong way though sally, hypochondriacs have had horrible incidents in which they were really really sick with something but they exaggerated the symptoms and didn't get treatment for something that is treatable, and they die.
Your case however, does not sound life-threatening, I advise that you work real hard on getting a good strong social life together, and if you had one in the past, that may be why your body is substituting happiness with "cure"'s. Either get some more friends, or get a therapist, your choice sally.



And some doctors have little moral and will actually prescribe you things you may not need, they get more money that way, and most anxiety drugs aren't covered by most health insurance plans. Be careful, this may end up being an expensive endeavor.

[Lynn]

Only mentioning it to your doctor is not enough. If this is a serious problem for you, you need to stress that to your doctor. Make it clear that you need something for this problem. Act like it is as serious as it is.