Is It True That My Doc Wont Give Me a Benzodiazapine for My High Anxiety if I Used to Do Drugs?

Question by Kylie’s Mommy: Is it true that my doc wont give me a benzodiazapine for my high anxiety if i used to do drugs?
OKay i used to be addicted to heroin been clean for 3 years with the help of methadone maintenance. I have never had an issue with benzos just heroin. ive always had some depression and anxiaty but left it untreated. Now i have a 6month old baby and i am worrying A LOT! Making myself sick with worry and i have a fear of bad things happening to my loved ones as far as them being murdered car wrecks, ect. When i was young i was a hyperchondriac i thought i had diseases and lice and weird stuff like that. I am still like that to this day. Everything has gotwen worse sincew i was pregnant and had my baby though.
Anyways I am seeing a therapist and he is going to have me see the doctor for meds. Is it true that they may not give me anti anxiety meds because i was addicted to heroin? I am confident that i will not get addicted off of a half miligram of ativan as needed. I dont want to take something 3 times a day everyday, i just want something to calm me when i need to be calmed…I have been open with my therapist about my addiction.

Best answer:

Answer by Limitless Network
I used to do drugs and when I was sober and then going through my life I was suffering from anxiety attacks and depression my doctor understood my problem and prescribed my flurazepam.

I don’t know why your doctor is not prescribing you the medication, maybe he feels that its best if you do not take it.

Talk to him again and express your concern.

Answer by Boozer
I’ve had drug problems all my life and still get perscribed diazepam (for spazms) and clonazepam for anxiety…you should be fine.

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