Originally Posted by
MarlinVX 
May be a bit personal, but she never had problems with her plumbing...;0
But this list are the symptoms she sought out the psych doctor to get help with. They were presented together, back and joint pain probably written off to her preexisting condition, but the anxiety, sleeplessness, increased heart rate, all those things together should have been a flashing light, instead, they were addressed with xanax and ambien.
Its getting cold now, had to close the windows, thermometer says 59.
My husband was misdiagnosed as ADD, bipolar, anxiety disorder, sleep disorder and given meds for all including benzos when in actuality the symptoms were all part of his alcoholism. He became addicted to the pills on top of the alcohol and fully believed he needed all of it to survive for over 10 years. He came close to death many, many times and his life spun completely out of control from his alcohol/prescription drug addiction.
Today he is drug and alcohol free and he is not anxious, bipolar and is sleeping great (sleeping now) ... however he is ADD but does not need meds for that!
Knowledge does not keep you sober but understanding how you got to where you are is helpful in recovery ... let her know that in time she will feel good again without medicating herself if she gets on a healthy recovery path.