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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 287377" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sweetie, the antianxiety medications will do far more than the muscle relaxers do. Your behavior is showing you really NEED help. PLEASE attend Narcotics Anonymous or NarcAnon before you end up truly hooked on the muscle relaxers. You KNOW that lying to get medications is dangerous. Please save yourself, your son and husband need you.</p><p></p><p>Antianxiety medications come in two forms. One is medications like buspar that are long acting. They take a while to kick in. But they are very very helpful. </p><p></p><p>The other kind is short acting, like xanax and valium. If you take them for long term issues you can end up addicted. They also CAUSE depression if taken for more than about a month. They will help until the other medications kick in though. I took them one week a month for a LONG time. BUT my doctor knew I only took them for PMS. He called them a "30" medication. You could have 30 doses a month, you took half a .5 mg tablet and it worked in 30 minutes. Taken every 4 to 6 hours you had enough for dealing with PMS. He NEVER gave you an increase in dose, you were NOT supposed to take them daily (He even would ask husband if I took them every day. He asked about once every 4-6 months when it was time for a new prescription.) and he NEVER gave you more than 15 tablets, or 30 doses (if the very first month the .25 mg dose didn't work he would increase it to .5 mg. If later you said it didn't work he told you not to take them daily, if you only took them one week a month you didn't build up tolerance, even when taken that way for years.)</p><p></p><p>You NEED the longer term anxiety treatment. The short term may help in the short term, but the way you are seeking out muscle relaxers to deal with long term problems should be a warning to you. You ARE at risk for addiction, so you may not want to take the short term medications. Some medications are not as addicting as xanax or valium but are still short term. Ask your doctor if a different medication than xanax or valium would be a good idea, given that this problem is long term and will not just disappear.</p><p></p><p>PLEASE seek out NA. Your son is your light and joy. But he will NOT be happy in the long run if he has to deal with a mom who is hooked on prescription medications. Soon the dose you are taking won't work. You will need more to get the feeling you want. PLEASE stop before you get to that point. Get some REAL help. Help you do not have to lie to get. Just the fact that you are lieing to get medications is a sign you need help, real help.</p><p></p><p>I know you are in terrible emotional pain. But getting addicted to muscle relaxers will NOT help. It will end up inflicting further damage on those you love, those who love YOU. Take your daughter's behaviors to get drugs as a real warning. Addiction is a FAMILY disease. It can be inherited. The emotional pain you are in won't go away with addiction - it will get worse and you will end up hurting your family even more.</p><p></p><p>I know you don't want that. So see your doctor. And keep that appointment with mental health. If there is a university nearby they may offer help as a way to help train students. It is usually very inexpensive. And NA meetings are free. Even with medications from YOUR doctor that are intended for YOU, the meetings are needed. They will help you deal with the pain you are in, rather than just helping you deaden the pain with short term medications. Long term medications will also help you become able to deal with the pain.</p><p></p><p>Please know that I care and am worried about you. Please don't hurt yourself with muscle relaxers any more than you already have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 287377, member: 1233"] Sweetie, the antianxiety medications will do far more than the muscle relaxers do. Your behavior is showing you really NEED help. PLEASE attend Narcotics Anonymous or NarcAnon before you end up truly hooked on the muscle relaxers. You KNOW that lying to get medications is dangerous. Please save yourself, your son and husband need you. Antianxiety medications come in two forms. One is medications like buspar that are long acting. They take a while to kick in. But they are very very helpful. The other kind is short acting, like xanax and valium. If you take them for long term issues you can end up addicted. They also CAUSE depression if taken for more than about a month. They will help until the other medications kick in though. I took them one week a month for a LONG time. BUT my doctor knew I only took them for PMS. He called them a "30" medication. You could have 30 doses a month, you took half a .5 mg tablet and it worked in 30 minutes. Taken every 4 to 6 hours you had enough for dealing with PMS. He NEVER gave you an increase in dose, you were NOT supposed to take them daily (He even would ask husband if I took them every day. He asked about once every 4-6 months when it was time for a new prescription.) and he NEVER gave you more than 15 tablets, or 30 doses (if the very first month the .25 mg dose didn't work he would increase it to .5 mg. If later you said it didn't work he told you not to take them daily, if you only took them one week a month you didn't build up tolerance, even when taken that way for years.) You NEED the longer term anxiety treatment. The short term may help in the short term, but the way you are seeking out muscle relaxers to deal with long term problems should be a warning to you. You ARE at risk for addiction, so you may not want to take the short term medications. Some medications are not as addicting as xanax or valium but are still short term. Ask your doctor if a different medication than xanax or valium would be a good idea, given that this problem is long term and will not just disappear. PLEASE seek out NA. Your son is your light and joy. But he will NOT be happy in the long run if he has to deal with a mom who is hooked on prescription medications. Soon the dose you are taking won't work. You will need more to get the feeling you want. PLEASE stop before you get to that point. Get some REAL help. Help you do not have to lie to get. Just the fact that you are lieing to get medications is a sign you need help, real help. I know you are in terrible emotional pain. But getting addicted to muscle relaxers will NOT help. It will end up inflicting further damage on those you love, those who love YOU. Take your daughter's behaviors to get drugs as a real warning. Addiction is a FAMILY disease. It can be inherited. The emotional pain you are in won't go away with addiction - it will get worse and you will end up hurting your family even more. I know you don't want that. So see your doctor. And keep that appointment with mental health. If there is a university nearby they may offer help as a way to help train students. It is usually very inexpensive. And NA meetings are free. Even with medications from YOUR doctor that are intended for YOU, the meetings are needed. They will help you deal with the pain you are in, rather than just helping you deaden the pain with short term medications. Long term medications will also help you become able to deal with the pain. Please know that I care and am worried about you. Please don't hurt yourself with muscle relaxers any more than you already have. [/QUOTE]
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