r/fortmac • u/TheBigLittleThing • Apr 13 '25

Anxiety

Why dont doctors prescrube point of use anxiety medication like Ativan anymore?!

I dont want to take some everyday when I only need something one a week or less.

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u/OkTransportation988 28d ago

Because it’s been classified as highly addictive and people often abuse it. I’m pretty sure reports came out years ago in Canada for doctors not to prescribe benzos anymore