How can i get the medication i need without being labeled a drug seeker?

Question by Kara: How can i get the medication i need without being labeled a drug seeker?
I have suffered from social anxiety for as long as I can remember. A few months ago I decided I had had enough and went to my family doctor for help. I was open minded when she suggested anti depressants and gave it a go, hoping they would be the answer. I took them regularly for a month with no real effect on my anxiety so when I went in for a follow up I mentioned to her that it wasn’t working and I was experiencing side effects such as depression, insomnia, and irritability. I asked if there was something else I could try and she looked at me and said “I’m not going to give you Ativan or Xanax becuase of the potential for abuse.” I was shocked at her narrow mindedness to one treatment that wasn’t working. Is it time to find a new doc or is there another approach I can take with her? I just want to be able to do normal things like go to the store witbout a panic attack. Please help. Any advice is much appreciated.
Actually, I have been on Paxil, Zoloft, and Prozac in the time frame mentioned because of negative side effects. If the side effects were not so unbearable, I would not mind staying on them and giving them another chance. Believe me, benzodiazepines are not my first choice, nor did I ask for them. I asked for another method of treatment and my doc assumed that was what I was after. In my years of anxiety I have tried many, more conservative options such as yoga, meditation, massage, and therapy. When none of this worked it convinced me there must be something medically wrong, hence I turned to my family doctor.

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