Prescription drug addicts exhibit all those behaviors. Many people do not want to call them addicts because doctors give them the scripts, but the truth is they are many times deeper in their addiction than the street addict.
Many times they "doctor shop" - to get a different pill for every ill. QUOTE]
Exactly, my girlfriend also has a serious vicoden addiction which I didnt mention because it upsets me to know that and not being able to do anything to stop her. But she does shop & make excuses & lies about illnessses from Headaches to a broken finger. Her sister my best friend lives with her and has to hide her pills from her. But the Xanax & Prozac combo is just an awful mix. I tried to get her to switch to the ones I take and she did and she couldnt take it and went back to her dr. and went back to her old mix, because of fear I think. I personally never had a serious addiction, other than chocolate of course. But I do take meds for an imbalance. I also know the difference between taking responsibility for your mental heath and just coping.
I will make this little confession... I have cronic PTSD & PMDD combined....I take only Lexapro and I have no choice, I have to have my meds, if I dont take at least half of the dose within 30 hours I get cranky and gittery. I feel light headed and dizzy, I am snippy. One day at the Pharmacy I was 3 days without it (thanks to this crazy case!!) and they were closing for lunch...the tech gave me one for the road as it would of not been filled in time for me to get home for the school bus. So anyway within 30 minutes I was back to feeling normal. Meaning the fog from my head went away like that. Let me tell you, I was on the verge of tears when I got there and learned they were going to close for lunch, even though it was my fault, I should know this. And I can also say without my meds, I get crying spells for no reason, uncontrollable jont pain, fatigue & yes, even combatative episodes when I am stressed. Honestly, being on these meds I am mostly well balanced as far as emotions go, but there are times when I am disconnected at times...meaning when I want to cry, I cant, but there are times when I do cry and its appropriate. I hope that clarifys some of CA issues about not being able to cry and her little tyrades of nonsense. I think its the meds she may be taking- whatever they are. moo
I truely can tell you she is on meds and she's in total control of her feelings. She cant bring herself to feel anything other than what she wants to feel. That is truely sad. And now I wonder why Nejames made the statement as to why she cannot take a lie detector test, is that a free pass? I dont know, I think she would need an evaluation.