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Siwsan

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Thu Feb 9, 2023, 07:16 AM Feb 2023

I'm going to have to pass a drug test before they will renew my Ativan prescription. [View all]

My previous APN did tell me that if I got my medical card I couldn't be prescribed Ativan, so I already knew this and haven't been to a dispensary in over a year.

The interim provider I'm seeing, while mine is on leave, is a DNP and I did really feel comfortable with her so I might ask to be transferred to her care. But she was clear that once I need a refill, which won't be for quite a while, I'll have to pass a pee test. I'm not taking Ativan every day. She did 'up' the Zoloft strength and suggested I take it at night because it will help me sleep.

She's also leaning towards having me see a psychiatrist to deal with my PTSD. No doubt she will discuss this with my therapist.

The advice I will give anyone is DON'T TRY TO HIDE YOUR EMOTIONAL PAIN!!!! Get help because without help the pain doesn't get better. It multiplies in strength.

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