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I
just
recently
moved
and
decided
to
get
set
up
with
a
new
doctor,
Dr.
Long,
at
Treasure
Coast.
I
previously
had
a
prescription
from
my
old
doctor
that
I
also
needed
to
renew.
My
case
is
for
short-term
panic
attacks
that
have
only
come
and
gone
during
my
life
during
high
traumatic
of
triggering
time
periods
(a
sickness
or
death
in
the
family).
I
don’t
have
anxiety
or
panic
attacks
on
a
daily
basis.
And
I
will
go
long
periods
of
time
(months
or
even
years
at
times)
with
no
panic
attacks
at
all.
Throughout
my
life
I
have
tried
every
treatment
out
there
imaginable.
I
told
Dr.
Long
that
I
use
hypnotherapy,
reiki,
yoga,
and
meditation
regularly
whenever
I
have
triggering
times
for
my
panic
attacks.
They
are
effective
and
always
my
first
option
whenever
I
may
start
to
feel
one
coming
on.
However,
if
you
have
ever
had
a
panic
attack
you
will
understand,
from
my
last
doctor
I
had
a
very
small
prescription
(10
pills
or
less)
of
something
like
alprazolam
to
have
as
a
worse-case-scenario
back-up
option.
Not
to
even
take
the
medication
every
time–
but
just
knowing
it
is
available
in
the
worst-case
scenario
in
your
mind
during
a
panic
attack
is
enough
to
make
you
relax
out
of
that
state
without
even
taking
it.
Dr.
Long
was
only
interested
in
pushing
the
daily
Prozac
on
me
when
I
don’t
even
have
symptoms
remotely
close
to
daily.
Not
even
monthly.
Not
even
yearly.
It
is
only
recently
that
I
have
had
some
health
struggles
that
have
triggered
me.
He
could
see
my
history
from
the
online
pharmacy
database
right
in
front
of
him
during
the
appointment–
I
hadn’t
been
given
a
benzo
prescription
in
a
year
and
a
half,
and
even
then,
it
was
only
10
pills
and
it
took
me
the
entire
year
and
a
half
to
even
use
them).
I
already
told
Dr.
Long
that
I
had
tried
many
different
SSRIs
like
Prozac
before
for
long
periods
of
time
and
found
no
relief
with
them.
Plus,
why
would
I
take
a
daily
medication
if
I
didn’t
absolutely
have
to?
I
would
rather
treat
naturally
with
meditation
and
relaxation
techniques
and
only
have
the
benzo
as
a
backup
for
a
worst-case
scenario
since
my
panic
attacks
are
only
SHORT
TERM.
He
actually
told
me
that
having
a
small
prescription
for
benzo
-
to
not
even
use
but
just
create
a
peace
of
mind
knowing
it’s
there
-
is
not
really
solving
the
problem
only
putting
a
“band
aid”
on
it.
I’m
sorry
-
so
being
drugged
up
taking
a
medication
every
day
for
the
rest
of
my
life
until
I
die
-
is
the
“solution”
to
my
problem?
I
don’t
think
so
–
not
in
my
case
specifically.
He
told
me
he
treats
all
his
patients
with
these
symptoms
with
the
exact
same
type
medication.
He
actually
told
me
towards
the
beginning
of
the
appointment
that
I
could
simply
leave
his
office
if
I
wouldn’t
consider
an
SSRI
like
Prozac
as
the
only
option.
I
find
that
very
sad.
There’s
no
“one
size
fits
all”
in
behavioral
health.
By
treating
your
patients
this
way,
you
are
making
a
major
mistake.
You
have
no
understanding
or
empathy
of
your
patients
at
all.
He
also
told
me
that
benzos
are
not
supposed
to
be
used
for
panic
attacks.
I
won’t
argue
with
that
–
I
will
only
provide
quotes
with
research
references
for
each
directly
from
the
DSM
5
(The
manual
for
Professional
Psychiatric
treatment):
“Benzodiazepines
may
be
used
when
specifically
indicated
for
a
short-term
anxiety
crisis”
“In
patients
without
substance
abuse
history,
cautious
use
of
benzodiazepines
can
be
safe
in
longer-term
cases,
[72]
with
no
consistent
evidence
of
abuse
or
increased
dosing
across
time.
[97]
[98]”
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