I was just curious about this subject. Some of us seem to get Topa no problem, even encouragement from our physicians. Others get the big NO WAY. I don't understand the reluctance of any physician to help a patient with something so simple as a prescription if it meant someone was attempting to moderate or quit drinking !!!
I live in Minnesota in the Cities. I mentioned on another chat that I went to my first doc, got shot down immediately!
Went to doc number two who was an ob/gyn, she started me out but no refills, yesterday went to a general practitioner, she also freaked out about the drug! But reluctantly gave me two months worth under the condition I go to a neuro doc for a consult and for further refills. She did say that doc would probably just send me back to her for continued refills.
The first thing she did was look up the side effects on her computer. Not the good things the drug did and the studies that showed the positive but all the extremely bad things that MAY happen. Well excuse me but everything has side effects, tylenol has side effects! GRRRRR
I told her I was feeling just fine the past few weeks, that I had no side effects and if I had started to feel any I would call her immediately but she seem to blow me off?
If anyone has read previous entries of mine you may remember I have been on a few anti depressants and they had MANY severe, severe side effects and infact I experienced them and twice was given the same drug, so where is the caution there!? Sorry, now I'm just ranting.
Bottom line is if this drug would really help us all stop or moderate our drinking they should be giving it out like candy not stopping us from getting the help we need! They are handing out things to help people perform better sexually, feel happier, sleep better, not have their tummy hurt, and be able to have ice cream on a daily basis but GOD forbid you curb your craving for BOOZE!
Okay I feel better! :d
Thuzzyb
I live in Minnesota in the Cities. I mentioned on another chat that I went to my first doc, got shot down immediately!
Went to doc number two who was an ob/gyn, she started me out but no refills, yesterday went to a general practitioner, she also freaked out about the drug! But reluctantly gave me two months worth under the condition I go to a neuro doc for a consult and for further refills. She did say that doc would probably just send me back to her for continued refills.
The first thing she did was look up the side effects on her computer. Not the good things the drug did and the studies that showed the positive but all the extremely bad things that MAY happen. Well excuse me but everything has side effects, tylenol has side effects! GRRRRR
I told her I was feeling just fine the past few weeks, that I had no side effects and if I had started to feel any I would call her immediately but she seem to blow me off?
If anyone has read previous entries of mine you may remember I have been on a few anti depressants and they had MANY severe, severe side effects and infact I experienced them and twice was given the same drug, so where is the caution there!? Sorry, now I'm just ranting.
Bottom line is if this drug would really help us all stop or moderate our drinking they should be giving it out like candy not stopping us from getting the help we need! They are handing out things to help people perform better sexually, feel happier, sleep better, not have their tummy hurt, and be able to have ice cream on a daily basis but GOD forbid you curb your craving for BOOZE!
Okay I feel better! :d
Thuzzyb
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