How's Everyone Doing?

[Cammy]

Farris Lee:
   I am mortified at the flippant attitude of the nurse calling this a medication holiday. Xanax is not a drug that should ever be suddenly stopped, but needs to be carefully tapered. To suddenly cut you off is not medically sound at at all. I have been through all of this a few years ago with Lorazepam, which is a benzo just like Xanax. The psychiatrist tapered me off over a period of 13 months!  Drug holiday indeed...more like a drug nightmare. I am very sorry for your predicament and I hope you can get through this all without 'losing it'. One thing that has been helpful to me in the past was simply to do some Mindful Meditation. It didn't cure anything, but it did keep me calm enough to deal with the situation at hand. If your doctor continues to be this insensitive to your medication needs, perhaps, if you are able, it might be time to find someone who is a bit more empathetic. Cutting patients off is never recommended, and I find it a very callous thing for a doctor to do. Know that our thoughts are with you, and that this community is here for you - a community that understands. In the meantime, hold on tight and try to get through this as best as you can. If there are things that you do that you know help, then by all means do them. We all have our own little tool kits of special ways to help us cope, so I guess this is a good time to get them out. Sending you protective vibes.

Igraine