Posted by fachad on July 2, 2002, at 21:35:27
I had a horribly uncomfortable visit with my Primary Care Physician today.
I went for an annual checkup, but what was most on my mind was the nagging doubt about the safety and advisability of Dexedrine in someone in their mid 30s. I just wanted an MD who was not a pdoc to tell me that it is safe in medical doses.
Anyway, I told him I thought my heartbeat sometimes sounded irregular to me (it does) but he listened and it sounded fine to him.
I think I came off as very nervous, and he seemed to roll his eyes a bit at the ADD diagnosis. He seemed very disapproving about the Dexedrine, even though he did not comment either way on its safety.
And I think I made the whole thing worse because I asked for some Vicodin prn for back pain. He was the doctor that ordered the MRI that confirmed my herniated disk last year, but today I still felt like a druggie asking for pain killers.
He gave me the Vicodin, so he must not have had too much disdain. He is also going to have me do a 24 hr heart monitor to make sure nothing was missed in the office exam.
I just feel awful, and I hope he doesn't call my pdoc and suggest to him that I may be abusing my meds. I'm not, of course, but I know I came off very badly today, and I'd hate to have my pdoc even consider that idea.
Even that concern comes off as paranoid. But what can you do? Just vent, I guess...
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