Posted by noa on April 12, 2004, at 9:50:58
In reply to OK, I'm terrified to go back to Dr EC, posted by Racer on April 11, 2004, at 23:28:25
Maybe reframing the control issues as a response to your fears?
That is why I think you are right on in trying to name the fears first.
Since medication is still such a game of darts, (Andrew Solomon, "Noonday Demon"), maybe you can ask your therapist to help you:
*list and prioritize the symptoms you have that you would like medication to address.
*Then list the side effects that you are afraid of and prioritize these (ie, ones you can and cannot tolerate and to what degree).
*And then, ask your therapist for help in how to be more effective in talking with the pdoc about your needs and concerns.
*And then, how to cope if you don't feel the doctor is "getting" what you are saying.
Good luck!
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