I am an obese 58 year old woman I broke my hip when I was 9 years old, it was left untreated for a year. By the end of that year irreparable damage had occurred. At the age of 10 I began what would be the beginning of a lifetime of horrific surgeries on that hip. My hip has been replaced 3 times and cannot undergo another replacement ever because of such horrific scar tissue and damage to that area. I have knee replacements in both knees. In 2013 I had a terrible accident leaving my left femur shattered. At one point having complete metal from hip to knee on the left side. The last hip replacement in 2012 - the doctor had to hammer the replacement in so forcefully that it completely crushed the SI joint in that left hip. I have been on Lortab 10-325 since 2012. Even on a good, medicated day my pain levels never dip below a 5. The trauma of the accident in 2013 left me with PTSD, Anxiety, depression and other anxiety related disorders. I was given clonazepam for a short time in 2013 which greatly improved my anxiety problems but my dr has feared greatly with my taking both clonazepam and Lortab together she has tried several other anti-anxiety medications over the last 2 years but nothing even comes close to treating my anxiety the way clonazepam has. She is telling me I must choose either the pain med OR the anxiety med - but not both. I love my dr - she has been my doctor for nearly 20 years and I trust her completely. Plus, she is the only dr I will allow to prescribe me meds. I see her every 3 months for a meds evaluation. I will see her Monday morning. What options do I have in being able to treat my pain AND anxiety together without harming myself?