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> Right after it happened I went to see my regular doctor and got a prescription for medication that can calm me down in that situation. This seems so stereoty

> Right after it happened I went to see my regular doctor and got a prescription for medication that can calm me down in that situation. This seems so stereotypically American to me. > But the real solution has come from many years of trying to understand the root causes of the panic and anxiety and working to deal with them. What the doctor should have helped doing in the first place.

davidmurdoch 8y ago
"Stereotypical Americans" don't have a "regular doctor" let alone just go to one without a second thought about the costs of doing so.
- codemusings 8y ago
  I would only imagine so. Which of course makes this whole situation of a seemingly low barrier to getting drugs prescribed even worse.
  - weaksauce 8y ago
    Read the reply you commented on again.
afandian 8y ago
Not exclusively American, but very 'modern'. I recently watched commercial TV in the UK (I usually stick to BBC) and it was appalling to see adverts for codeine advertised for day-to-day back pain. Like it's a trivial thing. The cause of back pain is, in day-to-day circumstances, because of bad posture. It can be fixed by stopping the bad posture, with some good habits and perhaps yoga. You can make money from yoga, but not enough for national TV advertising budgets. Luckily in the UK we don't have the completely insane position of having prescription drugs being advertised in mainstream media. I think that is peculiarly North American. (Yes of course there are serious chronic conditions, for those you see a doctor not watch a TV advert)
byproxy 8y ago
I remember setting up an appointment with my doctor to discuss treatment. I ended up talking to a nurse practitioner that day as the doctor was unavailable. Her immediate response to hearing my symptoms of panic and anxiety were to prescribe me a dose of lorazepam. I was a bit concerned that therapy wasn't the first suggestion and medication seemed like a slippery slope, so I didn't fill the prescription. Probably for the best, as I've seemed to manage on my own just fine.

davidmurdoch 8y ago

"Stereotypical Americans" don't have a "regular doctor" let alone just go to one without a second thought about the costs of doing so.

codemusings 8y ago
I would only imagine so. Which of course makes this whole situation of a seemingly low barrier to getting drugs prescribed even worse.
- weaksauce 8y ago
  Read the reply you commented on again.

afandian 8y ago

Not exclusively American, but very 'modern'. I recently watched commercial TV in the UK (I usually stick to BBC) and it was appalling to see adverts for codeine advertised for day-to-day back pain. Like it's a trivial thing. The cause of back pain is, in day-to-day circumstances, because of bad posture. It can be fixed by stopping the bad posture, with some good habits and perhaps yoga. You can make money from yoga, but not enough for national TV advertising budgets. Luckily in the UK we don't have the completely insane position of having prescription drugs being advertised in mainstream media. I think that is peculiarly North American. (Yes of course there are serious chronic conditions, for those you see a doctor not watch a TV advert)

byproxy 8y ago

I remember setting up an appointment with my doctor to discuss treatment. I ended up talking to a nurse practitioner that day as the doctor was unavailable. Her immediate response to hearing my symptoms of panic and anxiety were to prescribe me a dose of lorazepam. I was a bit concerned that therapy wasn't the first suggestion and medication seemed like a slippery slope, so I didn't fill the prescription. Probably for the best, as I've seemed to manage on my own just fine.