You are totally right, your doctor ought to try to help you every way he/she can.

But you seem to be dooing great on your own - and good for you. If you are on day six the worst should be over real soon. You are truly an inspirationan for me - knowing that you have quit tramadol which is what I take too.
Hang in there.
Minnie  

I hear ya loud and clear.  Don't know whether you saw my post of a day or so ago.  AFter being on lorazepam (2 mg every night) for insomnia, which hit hard after having both my kids, and after going to this same neurologist for at least 5 years who's been prescribing this stuff to  me all along, never a mention of the possibility of a dependency.....after all that, he decides he's going to take his sweet time returning my phone call (a week), and in the meantime, I'm in complete w/d.  THEN, even after knowing that and my other situation with the recent surgery, out of whack hormonal levels, etcl,, he went on a tirade that he wasn't going to give me anymore.  Unbelievable.  It's not even as if we've ever had a conversation in the past 5 years about gee, these can be addicting, or how are you taking them, are you not abusing them, do they still work for you at that same dosage, etc.  Never a word.  NOW, days after major surgery and trying to get my body out of hormonal shock, NOW he decides he's going to take the high road and say "no more."  Gee, nice doc, huh?  He not only yelled at me on the phone the other night (when I was in tears),but also at my husband who had to take the phone from me because I was shaking so bad.  So, in other words, I hear what you're saying, and I believe the same thing.  It's all a slippery slope.  I guess doctor's dont know from the start which patients might have an addictive-type personality -- but regardless, over time of taking anything that can cause a physical dependency, I think anyone will develop one.  Comments?

AAAAAAAAmen  Sister

Doctors can be so cold! It's so rare to find one who really cares about his patients.