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Long story short, a family member is going through a bit of rough patch which has manifested in extreme anxiety. Some days she can’t even leave the house. She’s starting up therapy and was also prescribed an anti-depressant. I thought both of those were good things. The thing that has me a bit worried is in addition to the anti-depressant, she was prescribed Xanax.
She said the doctor basically told her to take it as needed for the anxiety as well as for any potential rough side effects from starting the anti-depressant. But she’s had the script for not even a week and already used almost the entire month long script. She says it’s really helping her but I’m afraid she’s getting hooked. I did a bit of research on these things and they seem highly addictive.
Do any of you here have experience with them? And what should I do regarding the situation, if anything? Would I be overstepping my bounds if I told her I think she should stop taking them?
She said the doctor basically told her to take it as needed for the anxiety as well as for any potential rough side effects from starting the anti-depressant. But she’s had the script for not even a week and already used almost the entire month long script. She says it’s really helping her but I’m afraid she’s getting hooked. I did a bit of research on these things and they seem highly addictive.
Do any of you here have experience with them? And what should I do regarding the situation, if anything? Would I be overstepping my bounds if I told her I think she should stop taking them?
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