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How do i get prescribed xanax for my anxiety?
I'm currently taking Latuda for my schizophrenia and anxiety and it's not working. I've been on other medicines.
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Latuda is a medication most often prescribed for bipolar disorder not schizophrenia. This leads me to wonder who is treating you.
When doctors go through residency they spend time in different areas of treatment. IF a doctor does a rotation in psychiatry many states will allow them to practice psychiatry. Some family physicians may feel comfortable treating some mental health problems if they have had a rotation in psychiatry.
Schizophrenia is a serious mental health problem and should be treated by someone who has done extensive training in psychiatry. This would be a Board Certified Psychiatrist. This doctor has completed a Fellow ship in Psychiatry and passed all the required test to be certified by the College of Physiatrists to practice psychiatry. This is the doctor that should be treating you.
IF you are not seeing a board certified psychiatrist find one. Get properly diagnosed and properly medicated. If you are seeing a board certified psychiatrist find another for a second opinion.
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You would have to go back to the DR. who is handling your mental health, most likely the one who prescribed Latuda. Let the Dr. know it's not working and ask if Xanax is a good alternative. Dr.s don't always start with full doses or the strongest meds in case a particular persons body responds to less. Drs try to be conservative with what they prescribe. I went thru the same for blood pressure meds until they got the right one for me. Good luck.
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