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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 683322" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I'm not a drug abuser, but I am dependent on 2 kinds of benzo. It is critically important that my usage not increase, nor my schedule change.</p><p></p><p>I had to sign a controlled subtances contract with my psychiatrist who keeps track of ALL the controlled substances I take, such a the tramadol I take for back and neck pain.</p><p></p><p>I just got called in to pee in the cup. Got busted for having lower levels of one benzo than I should've, and NONE of the other benzo. The reason was that my BFF who died back in Dec's wife was dying of bone and liver cancer. (she passed Sunday AM) and I wasn't taking the benzos as prescribed because I was doing a lot of driving. I missed a dose of one completely, which I didn't realize until I started to go into withdrawal.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I got chewed out, and had to go home and bring my pill bottles in to have the pills counted to make sure the proper amount were there making allowances for the missed doses.</p><p></p><p>I've been taking these medications for many years and this is the first time I've had to go through the whole "druggie" rigmarole. I don't like it, but I see why they're doing it.</p><p></p><p>I'm using county services here, and a high percentage of patients are addicts. According to my psychiatrist, I am one of the very few patients she would consider prescribing benzos to for 30 days at a time. Usually, if she prescribes, she prescribes one-day pickup, where you go to the pharmacy once a day and pick up that day's doses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 683322, member: 1963"] I'm not a drug abuser, but I am dependent on 2 kinds of benzo. It is critically important that my usage not increase, nor my schedule change. I had to sign a controlled subtances contract with my psychiatrist who keeps track of ALL the controlled substances I take, such a the tramadol I take for back and neck pain. I just got called in to pee in the cup. Got busted for having lower levels of one benzo than I should've, and NONE of the other benzo. The reason was that my BFF who died back in Dec's wife was dying of bone and liver cancer. (she passed Sunday AM) and I wasn't taking the benzos as prescribed because I was doing a lot of driving. I missed a dose of one completely, which I didn't realize until I started to go into withdrawal. Anyway, I got chewed out, and had to go home and bring my pill bottles in to have the pills counted to make sure the proper amount were there making allowances for the missed doses. I've been taking these medications for many years and this is the first time I've had to go through the whole "druggie" rigmarole. I don't like it, but I see why they're doing it. I'm using county services here, and a high percentage of patients are addicts. According to my psychiatrist, I am one of the very few patients she would consider prescribing benzos to for 30 days at a time. Usually, if she prescribes, she prescribes one-day pickup, where you go to the pharmacy once a day and pick up that day's doses. [/QUOTE]
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