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Performing after a couple beers
- Thread starter DChalo
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I feel OPs GP was not qualified to deal with the problem, and highly unprofessionally just handed out pills. My GP tried the same thing with my depression in the early 90s, a sample box of effexor which mom and I decided would not be a good idea.
Prescribing 2 Benzos at once to someone that young is a crime!
Can we say pharma rep kickback?
Try to get most p docs to give you xanax and another benzo at the same time, most won't do that for a reason. At the same time, most can't handle them long term without building tolerance, and the withdrawls can be nasty, worse anxiety than before (rebound anxiety).
Prescribing 2 Benzos at once to someone that young is a crime!
Can we say pharma rep kickback?
Try to get most p docs to give you xanax and another benzo at the same time, most won't do that for a reason. At the same time, most can't handle them long term without building tolerance, and the withdrawls can be nasty, worse anxiety than before (rebound anxiety).
Nope, but my GP (not the same one mentioned above, he is long retired) seems to think I should be. Quote "you pretty much manage your own care". It amazes me why it was so amazing to her for a patient to be saavy to medications, probably because most people can't even pronounce what they are on, let alone understand it.
Its hard to explain.
I agree,but it depends on the person and how respond able they are, ,,,but 4 the most part I agree with you
I probably should have not even read past the first page of this thread. Anyone who read the posts that I wound up deleting might understand
You play for a living or what do you do,,,,what kind of music you play,,,,what kind of rig,,,,cool profile pic
There is a fine line between a few beers while waiting to go on and getting buzzed before playing. The later can mess you up.
It was a can of worms that should not have been opened.
Not for OP, he's under 21.
You've already made your decision about what you're doing so I see only two real reasons you could have posted this thread.
1) You're satisfied in what you're doing so looking for validation.
2) You're concerned about it so you want someone call you on it.
This is me calling you on it. If you fear your medications aren't working you need to talk to a doctor and get things changed up. Taking things into your own hand and replacing doses with drinking is a terrible idea. Besides the impact it may be having on your mental health- more than likely you're driving home from these gigs with alcohol in your system. A lot of states have very serious punishments for driving with any BAC if you're under 21.
(This is not meant to debate what the drinking age should be and that's not what this will turn into. I'm looking at facts here)
Well, it *could* have stuck to the basic "play buzzed / not play buzzed" discussion but when I last looked, we've moved on to all kinda pharma goodies. Woo hoo!
I think that the fact that the op mentioned xanax and klonopin made that inevitable
For this thread:
1. I read the OP.
2. Check how many pages it had reached.
3. Went straight to the page.
Eight pages - I knew it would have gone weird; no need to waste my time reading the normal chit-chat.
1. I read the OP.
2. Check how many pages it had reached.
3. Went straight to the page.
Eight pages - I knew it would have gone weird; no need to waste my time reading the normal chit-chat.
For all those recommending SSRI's, I am never going to try another one of those. I tried combinations of Wellbutrin, Zoloft and Prozac and they almost ended up killing me. I might start saving up for a session of Behavior Cognition Therapy as recommended by a user.
This is exactly how I lost most of my twenties and early thirties stuck indoors. I went to the doctor once and got laughed at so i didn't seek further help (I was young and embarrassed, had enough difficulty getting as far as the doctors office and well, I guess professional care givers don't always have your best interests) and muddled through by myself. I found that a gulp of cognac before I went out was the key to settling my stomach and mind and over time I've all but conquered it, now I live in Amsterdam (possibly a part of my cure), have a band, get out and about. The key now is to ensure I go out even when I don't want to so as not to be comfortable indoors for too long.
So yeah go ahead and have a drop if it calms you. Hopefully it will have a similar effect on you as it did me - effectively acting to prevent anxiety problems and ultimately to make you realise you've just been out and not had an attack, thus moving you closer to cured instead of drugged.
I guess I treated the brandy as a medicine. A shot of it before doing something I previously would struggle with, but no overdosing. This enabled me to perform my own version of cognitive behavioural therapy. Good for me I don't have a particular problem with addiction, so your results may vary. I don't drink anything now, save perhaps a beer or two at rehearsal.
It's a tough road made more difficult but the fact most people just don't understand, and I wish you well.
