I take all my meds in (a big three) and the doc finally comes in. He starts asking all these questions. He wants to change the allergy med I was taking because he had no idea what it was. He prescribed something else that is more directed at the specific areas I have problems with related to allergies. I’m cool with that. Then he says he’ll keep me on the Cozaar because my blood pressure was very good. Then we get to the xanax my former doctor gave me for situational anxiety. He asked questions and honestly it was hard to keep up with him. He decided to give me some samples of Cymbalta to try. He talked to me for 15 minutes and he seemed to draw the conclusion that I was “anxious” all the time. Which isn’t true. I had the xanax and when I thought about taking it 9 times out of 10 I wouldn’t. I am doing a hell of a lot better than I was a year ago. I had been on Zoloft and Lexipro, prescribed by my previous doctor, and had felt disconnected and depressed and went off ot them. Well I’m sitting here watching television tonight and what do I see? An ad for Cymbalta. Everyone in it is down, DEPRESSED, sitting in front of the television crying and eating, you get the picture. That is not me. I’m a happy person and when I was on that other crap it made me feel like shit after awhile. I do NOT want to go there again. I don’t like feeling medicated. I have a kid and when I was on the other drugs I feel like I lost time with him. I don’t know how to explain it. I was there, taking care of him, loving him, etc. But his Mother wasn’t “really there”. It felt really strange. I refuse to do that again. I’m going to call his office in a few days and tell them I won’t take it and offer to take the samples back along with telling them I won’t be getting the xanax filled. I’ll deal with my problems my own damned way.
My son needs his Mother… not a fucking meatcicle that is barely there because she’s in a stupor having been drugged so she’ll “feel better”. That’s bullshit.
October 31st, 2006 at 3:43 am
God I hate going to a new doctor for the very same reason, new meds and the “I’m your new Guiney Pig” situation, plus what you just mentioned, some pill pusher had donated a gazillion pills to sway him to push their producrt and you’ve just gotta have some. I’m going through the same thing right now, luckily I don’t have to take antidepressants but the wife does, she has to tolerate me.
October 31st, 2006 at 7:43 am
Actually Cymbalta IS used as a panic/anxiety med too (as well as for urinary incontinence problems).
October 31st, 2006 at 8:50 am
I definitely understand what you’re saying Jack.
Sara: I have no problem with it as a srug. But I don’t hink somoene who has maybe 2 episodes of anxiety (not running and screaming either.. more like nerves) needs a drug all year round. I think he made a decision based on too little information.