Posted by Quintal on November 11, 2006, at 19:15:14
In reply to Re: PDOC DISCOUNTED SYMPTOMS, posted by med_empowered on November 8, 2006, at 2:00:44
> hi phillipa! I agree w/you about pdoc's (sometimes) ignorance....
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> whats worse is when they feel threatened. Like, I remember telling one shrink I'd tried cognitive behavioral therapy with so-so results. She was like "How do you know that term? Why do you know so much about therapy?" I mean..I dont know all that much; I read about meds cause they fascinate me for some reason, and I read about therapy b/c I was curious...anyway, the situation is ridiculous. They often want to be treated like Gods in their offices, but they dont even want to bother doing their homework.
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I had this experience with myself with my last pdoc. First time I met him he tried to switch me from Remeron to Zyprexa by claiming Zyprexa was an ordinary antidepressant. He looked panicked and actually blushed, then became angry when I asked him if that was the trade name for the antipsychotic drug olanzapine. He was a recent graduate and seemed to think he deserved to be worshiped like a hero for 'saving' me from my suffering.Two years later and like most of us on this board after much experiementation I have found little works for my problems. The pdoc seems to have taken this as an opportunity to discharge me with the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, so that now no self-respecting pdoc would ever willingly touch me again.
In his discharge letter to my GP he wrote 'As usual Jon seemed well and fine in himself. I have never seen any sign of bipolar symptomology in him. I think he has an unhealthy obsession with psychopharmacology and for this reason I am discharging him today'.
My GP takes his word as Gospel and seemed to take great pleasure in showing me this letter on the computer screen, taking extra time to hover the mouse pointer over the last sentence in particular.
I went to my GP to report an irritating rash which had developed on the inside of my elbows since re-starting Lamictal at 100mg a few weeks ago. She just rested her hand in her palm and gave me a knowing sardonic little smile while I tried to describe the problems I was having and showed her the remains of the rash.
She suggested that I 'challenge' myself with it again as Lamictal has proved helpful in the past and prescribed some hydrocortisone cream to rub on the now healthy skin where the rash once was.
I'm reluctant to take Lamictal again because as I'm sure most of you here know, the one side effect that causes docs to panic and requires immediate discontinuation from Lamictal is the dreaded rash. It seems to me that my GP was concentrating so hard on my supposed self-harm that she has walked straight into a potential lawsuit.
Sorry for the rant guys, but this goes to show how far pdocs can take their spite if they feel threatened or intimidated.
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