Xanax - good or bad with Unsafe Act rules

Simple answer is yes ... Xanax will not look good if they know your on it.

I had allot of stress at one point in my life. My doctor recommended i remove the stress from my life. I did just that ..

GOPerfect said:

Not trying to minimize, can you reduce the stress?

Least of your worries is a pistol permit. Much more important to fix what ails you.

I have never been a fan of mind altering drugs. I always think there are better options.

Not really answering your questions, sorry

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GTN said:

My wife an a friend are trying to encourage me to go to the dr for Xanax to quite my mind. Lots of stress in my life.
So is Xanax on the list of the bad drugs that will jeopardize my pistol permit

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GTN said:

My wife an a friend are trying to encourage me to go to the dr for Xanax to quite my mind. Lots of stress in my life.
So is Xanax on the list of the bad drugs that will jeopardize my pistol permit

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I am not following. How can a sleeping or anti anxiety pill be in conflict with a firearm or permit?
If that was a problem 1/2 of the police force and military would be disarmed.

Stress is very real but at the same time is not what happens to us but how we process what happens to us.
A happy pill might help for a while but it is not the long term solution.

togmaster said:

Bad conversation to have on line.

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Why?

Its fucking disgusting that someone has to consider having their stuff taken from them by force if they seek medical help. Thanks Monkeyface, you piece of shit!

For me, keeping my hands busy, and having a few projects lined up helps me deal with stress and aggravation. Most nights, if I don't have anything going on, I'm in the basement for a while doing something - reloading, cleaning guns, or building or fixing something. I stopped drinking a bit over a year ago ( mostly because I couldn't drink a beer anymore without getting a headache) and feel better for it.

Ask the guy who had his shit confiscated because the Police found out he was on anti anxiety meds for his divorce. you can find reference to it on here. He had been off the medication for 10 years or some shit. Why do you think they want permission to look into medical records now? Its not to make sure you had your yearly finger in your ass.

meketrefe said:

I am not following. How can a sleeping or anti anxiety pill be in conflict with a firearm or permit?
If that was a problem 1/2 of the police force and military would be disarmed.

Stress is very real but at the same time is not what happens to us but how we process what happens to us.
A happy pill might help for a while but it is not the long term solution.

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meketrefe said:

I am not following. How can a sleeping or anti anxiety pill be in conflict with a firearm or permit?
If that was a problem 1/2 of the police force and military would be disarmed.

Stress is very real but at the same time is not what happens to us but how we process what happens to us.
A happy pill might help for a while but it is not the long term solution.

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meketrefe said:

I am not following. How can a sleeping or anti anxiety pill be in conflict with a firearm or permit?
If that was a problem 1/2 of the police force and military would be disarmed.

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Because thanks to the un-safe law, your medical provider can report you for anxiety or depression or any other mental issue, resulting in the police storming your home and stealing your guns, and confiscating your pistol permit.

kev74 said:

Its fucking disgusting that someone has to consider having their stuff taken from them by force if they seek medical help.

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Saw this coming (this effect, not your comment).

To me is indicative of how blatantly transparent some of the political class are. "Help you" and help you help yourself? Heaven forbid. It's about controlling you for your own good.

kev74 said:

Because thanks to the un-safe law, your medical provider can report you for anxiety or depression or any other mental issue, resulting in the police storming your home and stealing your guns, and confiscating your pistol permit.

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having an anxiety or depression episode is not a mental illness.
it is so common that if they followed that they will create a huge legal and administrative nightmare
Imagine the huge amount of police and military that would be impacted if those were classified as mental illnesses.

If one is suicidal or hears voices and has been hospitalized or detained with major problems that is a different thing.

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Shadow2 said:

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Not trying to upend this important thread, but this is something I am surprised has not been brought up through the court system.

GOPerfect said:

Not trying to upend this important thread, but this is something I am surprised has not been brought up through the court system.

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Not trying to hijack either but I'm glad of the reminder as this seems rife to a-fuck the Sullivan Act at least in part.

Shadow2 said:

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That is arbitrary discrimination. Get a lawyer.

meketrefe said:

having an anxiety or depression episode is not a mental illness.
it is so common that if they followed that they will create a huge legal and administrative nightmare
Imagine the huge amount of police and military that would be impacted if those were classified as mental illnesses.

If one is suicidal or hears voices and has been hospitalized or detained with major problems that is a different thing.

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There have been many documented examples of people having their guns taken because they were prescribed anti-anxiety medication. For a while, the state police were data mining state health department prescription records for this purpose, which was also well documented.

Unfortunately, the way things should be - as you describe above - have no bearing on us in Net York

Bigfoot said:

TL ; DR --- Exercise helps me to de-stress.

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@GTN -

For me 2 things work -

1) Exercise.

Alternate the bike riding described below with weight training.

I have to ride a recumbent stationary bike because of previous back surgery. Back surgeon, guy who took 2 chunks of medial meniscus out of my left knee and PT warned against using a regular bike (real or stationary) and elliptical...they were right...yup, I tried an elliptical - big ouch!!

I strap my kindle to the screen on the bike, find a movie with a high body count and blowing shit up, and let'er rip. Even at my age I can do 18+ miles in 1.5 hours and keep my blood oxygen at 98% saturation. Burns out a lot of stress.

2) The other thing that works for me is a relaxation tape. Years ago I got a tape copy from a friend who was taught it by his psychologist and gave him a tape. It is mainly a series of tension and release exercises that focus on various muscle groups. Teaches you about detecting stress in certain muscles and relieving the stress. By the end of it I'm just ready to get some Z's.

My brother, who used to be big into high-end music systems made me 2 CDs from the tape. If you want one of the CDs, drop me a PM - I'll mail it to you at work. You're probably as picky as I am about PerSec.

Darth said:

Doesn't exactly answer the question.

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What part is unclear for you?

When a fish hits your line , You are living in the moment . The world disappears for a little while . stay active Its healthy for you.

GTN said:

My biggest problem is my brain won’t slow down. Way to much shit is flying in circles. At least I only have one voice up there.

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In certain situations I can see using meds to help things out but now they prescribe meds for everything. There's also many times those meds can fuck you up.
I have the same issue, can't shut my brain down to save my ass. Always got something going on up there. Not always stress related, but busy as hell.
Learn to meditate. It's not always easy to pick up, but it's worked for me. Make some time for it every day even if you have to have a claymore roomba patroling an adjacent room to persuade others to give you some space

As most of us know, stress can be brutal. I am very grateful to some on here who offered advice to be very careful about what we expose to others and especially doctors who write stuff down...

Some years ago, I was under a ridiculous amount of stress due to a mountain of shit occurring I’m my life at that time. Some close friends even confided to me that they could never deal with that stuff, and they couldn’t understand how I could deal with it either.

I view drugs as basically last resort, and have avoided them. It was tough I will say. I don’t know how much more I could have endured without losing it, - it came close.

What saved me? Humor. Lots and lots of humor. And something else too. I took up motorcycle (cruiser style,- not crotch rocket stuff) again. And I found something out that i had never noticed before. First off, riding in the countryside, and enjoying the views was great, and helped reduce stress a lot. But the other thing I noticed was that in order to be as safe as possible, I found that I really had to concentrate on my riding. And when I did that, all of that other shit never entered my mind when I rode. For me, riding became a stress free time.

One other thing also helped: certain people in my life were stressing me out on a daily basis. It wasn’t easy to do because they were family, but I cut them out of my life completely. And a bunch more stress went away when they did. It helped me. YMMV.

kev74 said:

There have been many documented examples of people having their guns taken because they were prescribed anti-anxiety medication. For a while, the state police were data mining state health department prescription records for this purpose, which was also well documented.

Unfortunately, the way things should be - as you describe above - have no bearing on us in Net York

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Yes and we know how that went for a fellow in Buffalo when he reached out legal counsel.
you got a doctor? ... It is like, we are taking your guns because of your color or gender or political views.
The guns were returned right away and what an embarrassment that was for NYSP all over the news.
I don't think it is in their best interest to resort to red flags for no good reason and to violate not just 2A but also civil rights or
this will put this in the fast lane to the high courts.

Listen. I can assure you that don't ask don't tell works. Unless you were ever confined to a mental hospital, they have no way of knowing that you suffered from anxiety and took medication for it unless you tell them. Trust me on this. The person I know had terrible anxiety after his or her mom passed away along with at the same time having an unforeseen medical issue along with being laid off from work at the same time. This person was on medical marijuana briefly as well. He or she is a current holder of a NYS Pistol Permit that got it recently within a few years.

I know I'm just some random dude on the internet but for whatever it's worth, I can swear that it is true.

Marine Cpl said:

Listen. I can assure you that don't ask don't tell works. Unless you were ever confined to a mental hospital, they have no way of knowing that you suffered from anxiety and took medication for it unless you tell them. Trust me on this. The person I know had terrible anxiety after his or her mom passed away along with at the same time having an unforeseen medical issue along with being laid off from work at the same time. This person was on medical marijuana briefly as well. He or she is a current holder of a NYS Pistol Permit that got it recently within a few years.

I know I'm just some random dude on the internet but for whatever it's worth, I can swear that it is true.

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“Listen, I can assure you...”

Trust you and your statement of assurance??? Suuurre pal,- if YOU say so!

Actually, NO way!

GTN, Take up jogging. I'm not trying to over simplify, it works. Push yourself, beat the shit out of the macadam! It costs nothing, takes mental discipline to keep going, endorphins kick in and give you a sense of well being that is based in reality, the only known side effect is better health.
All the best to you.
Robin

Anything put down on social media becomes fair game for the powers that want to control us.... Perhaps not today but years in the future ...Better believe that...

meketrefe said:

Why?

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Red Flag and posting personal information on a public forum.

Better living thru modern chemistry!

Shadow2 said:

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Monroe County has a similar component in their application packet.

meketrefe said:

If one is suicidal or hears voices and has been hospitalized or detained with major problems that is a different thing.

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Are you saying the voices are lying to me? or are you just pissed because the voices only talk to me?

Get that divorce and move on.