January 2024 by V.J. D.
They were attentive and did help me, however, they did not address the primary issue that caused my physical and emotional breakdown that led to a very low potassium level - My 'SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER'. Not properly treated & then controlled, my disorder ran rampant! It led me to rapid weight loss, chronic diarrhea, dehydration & and an immense mental/emotional struggle that I was NOT able to get under control until I got back home! I needed more help & they should've helped me! I don't care if they are there for ER services only. You stabilize someone & then give them a small amount in prescription form. A 'BRIDGE' Prescription is what I call it. Just enough until you can get your prescription, get to your own doctor or clinic. Shame on the standards of boxing everyone into the "Don't give them any benzodiazepines"! I know what I take! I know what works for me and what doesn't! They should've listened to me! It would've saved me so much pain! I've had this disorder most of my life. It is the worst type of chronic anxiety a person can have. I 'WOULD' wish it on my worst enemy! I needed a prescription to my Clonazepam, which I ran out of and do need on a daily basis. I was eventually given Ativan (the brand name for Lorazepam) in my IV. It helped me but it wasn't strong enough. As stated before; I should've been given a smaller prescription dose in pill form, along with the small dosage they gave me in the E.R., to fill & take until I got back home. I had to wait a long time until I was seen. A person could go into a nervous fit & commit suicide in the bathroom! I wouldn't, even that crazed with discomfort, but others might! No one was watching me & this type of disorder is an extreme " Everyone is watching me", all encompassing, self conscious social anxiety that not I, nor anyone else with a disorder this bad, can control on their own! I can't & I know when I need help! Don't be fooled into thinking you can 'cure' an anxiety disorder. It is an ongoing nightmare in your head! It can affect you not only mentally/emotionally, but at its most severe, especially after I went through withdrawal from my usually prescribed medication, the sense of 'floating', being unable to walk, stand, or even chew/swallow properly! Yep, you read that right! One's balance is completely off and stays that way! It NEVER leaves you alone! So, they did help, of course, but they didn't 'LISTEN' enough! After I went back to my hotel (I was traveling, took ill & then ran out of my meds) I struggled immensely & almost had to go back to the E.R.! They should've just given me my prescription for at least a week to week & a half. Hospitals & Drs are always hesitant to prescribe benzodiazepines! Wake up! That's what those prescription drugs are for! To be prescribed & treat certain types of mental/emotional disorders. While in Utah, I watched several stories on the news stating that (basically) several people had gone berserk & killed themselves because they were 'Anxious'! They likely needed a good benzodiazepine: NOT necessarily an antidepressant or antipsychotic, at least not on its own. A benzodiazepine will help to calm you and regulate your brains mood. You can then think more clearly in order to then work on conditioning your behavior. A good benzodiazepine should be given in a decent amount. Don't think the cliche' that Drs & their associates push on you! Making you think how 'addictive' they are-Blah,Blah,Blah! Yes. They are addictive! So what?! So are many other drugs. You must monitor your intake. Running out of them, especially while traveling, is a friggin' nightmare! I finally got home & got my refills! Thank you Jesus! I need my Clonazepam! They needed to 'LISTEN' to me about my very important & very needed benzodiazepine! They didn't help me on a short term basis.
