Im a nurse and I take xanax....

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I went for a pre-employment physical today. When the Dr. asked if I was on any meds I said yes I take 0.5 xanax once a day for gastritis and 5 mg of ambien for sleep. You would of thought I commited a sin by the look and the sound of disproval I got from this guy. Can he or the medicene I take cause me to fail my physical? I feel aweful in how I was treated....any advice will help. I just really want this job. I would never practice nursing unsafely...Ive been on these meds for years.

can I have one? (just kidding) I've often looked at us nurses handing out ativan and xanex and klonopin and thought we need this more than the patient does! Their behaviors would be a lot easier to take if we were taking their meds. Seriously if you need the medication and the MD prescribes it, and that's a small dose...who are we to judge you? I hope the MD wasn't being judgemental, or if he had a concern he/she would verbalize the concern to you.

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