Posted by Squiggles on August 11, 2005, at 12:57:14
In reply to Re: Too little Lithium vs. just enough? experience » Squiggles, posted by barbaracat on August 11, 2005, at 12:43:03
> 'Fraid I can't agree, Squiggles. I live with me and I'm a better judge of how a med is making me feel, rather than someone I see for less than 1/2 hour every few weeks.
)Granted, but you do report how you feel don't
you?I'm willing to respect their knowledge and skill, but when my comments about intense itching from Lamictal didn't cause any concern and eventually turned into the rash my confidence in my pdoc took a nosedive.
)Well, that depends on whether your rash would
have gone away or not and how long and who knew
better about that you or your dr.;
>
> No human is a diety and if I didn't take a very proactive part in my therapy, I shudder to think where I'd be now. One of my biggest beefs with them is that the body seems to stop at the neck. Head meds. Little attention is given to possible hormonal imbalances or the many other causes of mood disorders. And even the best docs I've had over the years made some whopper poor decisions. But you're a smart cookie and perhaps you were just being tongue in cheek?
)No - not tongue in cheek; All doctors make
mistakes and the longer you are under the care
the greater the chances. As for deities, i
confess that I think doctors possess greater
earthly if not heavenly powers than holy agents.
Sorry, that's a religious thing, and yes that
*is* tongue in cheek.As for the examination of the patient from the neck up -- again i trust the authority of
12 years of medical school to educate physicians
regarding the anatomy of the body. Where they
may lack expertise may be the drugs, resulting
from the plethora of variety of drugs that now
reach hundreds, sometimes for the same illness.
In this case, collaboration with the patient
becomes necessary, especially in psychiatry.
And if you have a patient doctor and you yourself are patient, you can come through with good results.Squiggles
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