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 Post subject: Help needed ....how do I approach my Dr ??
PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:04 am 
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So m going to Dubai soon and my medication..including my Nal ...are all on the banned substance list. I don't get my Nal from my GP so therefore no presciption (which I will need or a letter ).

Things are going pretty well for me so do t want to stop now...so going to have to approach my GP and see if he will prescribe.

Does anyone know of any information sheets I could print off to give yo my doc ??

Any other ad vice ??

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 Post subject: Re: Help needed ....how do I approach my Dr ??
PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:13 am 
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There is the "to the doctors" chapter in the book. Do you think your doctor would read it? That is a conundrum. I hope you find a solution.


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 Post subject: Re: Help needed ....how do I approach my Dr ??
PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:40 am 
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Hope -

Since you're in the UK, I think the docs are under constraint as to what they can prescribe for what reasons, if they don't end up having to fob the decision off on the local alcohol treatment program. As you're still drinking, even if everything went smoothly you might end up with Namefene instead and that might not be too pleasant to adust to. Your best bet may be to go private. I'd say get ahold of Paul Turner of Alcohol Home Treatment, maybe he will have some pointers for you or maybe the name of a private doc you could see. There's one other doctor in London in the Find a Physician list, I think he charges 200 pounds for the consult and prescription.

That being said, it can't hurt to give it a go with your GP, but I'd have a "Plan B" in place. Here's a link to some print resources, note there's a tri-fold you can print too:

http://www.cthreefoundation.org/print-resources.html

Let us know how this turns out!


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 Post subject: Re: Help needed ....how do I approach my Dr ??
PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:07 am 
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Thanks everyone...lots of help there xxx

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 Post subject: Re: Help needed ....how do I approach my Dr ??
PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:38 am 
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Another option is to lie and say you are abstinent from alcohol and would like to take it daily to reduce cravings. They seem all too ready to prescribe that way because of its improper labeling.

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 Post subject: Re: Help needed ....how do I approach my Dr ??
PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:37 pm 
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Ooh good idea !!..thank you !!

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