Posted by Racer on July 12, 2007, at 14:13:55
In reply to My mother is trying to control my pychiatric docto, posted by rjlockhart on July 11, 2007, at 21:32:50
> > I signed a stupid weiver for her to come in to the sessions.
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> Im going to really be mad because we are going to the doctor's office tommorow.
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>Those waivers are only good until/unless you rescind them. You are within your rights to say that you want to withdraw that waiver. And you can say that in front of the doctor.
I will advise that you say it to him, calmly, quietly, and not yelling at your mother. That advice is based on the idea that if you say it quietly and calmly, and your mother responds by yelling, your doctor might actually notice a problem.
Meanwhile, as you say, the doctor is the expert. Tell him as concisely as you can what you're experiencing, and let him decide what to do. You might have better luck, by the way, telling him what's going wrong, and what you want to address, and then letting him decide what sort of med change might be most beneficial. I know that I have a history of walking in there having tried to figure out what to do next, and saying that; rather than walking in saying, "These symptoms are still a problem, and I'm having this sort of problem with the meds -- what do you suggest?" Frankly, when i remember to do the latter, I've been getting better results...
Good luck tomorrow. I hope you will fill us in on what happens.
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