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tulipsandroses

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7. "These were never really designed to be long-term medications," said Dr. Haran Sivakumar

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Sat Mar 15, 2025, 10:07 PM

Mar 2025

That is very important. Can't tell you how many times new patients are upset with me when I tell them that. Not their fault entirely. Patient education is extremely important. Unfortunately some providers either are not very good at patient education or the conveyer belt system, that forces you to see a patient every 15-20 minutes does not leave a lot of time for patient education.

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Generation Xanax: The Dark Side of America's Wonder Drug [View all] Mosby Mar 2025 OP

Benzos are horrible drugs SheltieLover Mar 2025 #1

Couple quotes Mosby Mar 2025 #2

Wonder drug Bvb1979 Mar 2025 #6

They are great for panic attacks Diraven Mar 2025 #3

Benzos can be REALLY helpful in hospice. But, even then some people don't react well to them. I am mucifer Mar 2025 #4

Pharmacy tech here... buzzycrumbhunger Mar 2025 #5

Psych meds in general don't create more problems for the vast majority of people taking them. The problem as mentioned tulipsandroses Mar 2025 #8

My reaction is probably tainted by my years doing acute care transcription... buzzycrumbhunger Mar 2025 #9

"Bad" practitioners are present in all fields. I don't know what you have seen so I can't speak to that, but I will say tulipsandroses Mar 2025 #10

It is horrible. It's like the pt is a fire hydrant and they all have to mark it with a diagnosis. 58Sunliner Mar 2025 #11

"These were never really designed to be long-term medications," said Dr. Haran Sivakumar tulipsandroses Mar 2025 #7