Posted by Racer on August 17, 2004, at 16:42:11
In reply to Re: Another DR's visit down the drain, posted by waki on August 17, 2004, at 16:04:17
What you say is very good advice, but it's not always possible. Linkadge, I believe, is in Canada -- with the rationed health care system problems that they've got up there.
It *is* good advice, though, and I think the answer for anyone in a similar situation is to find a way to adapt it to our situations.
(I'm in a similar situation, since I'm uninsured and broke. County system, which has become a nightmare for me, and I get one visit every five weeks. If something causes a problem, the only answer -- with a clerk playing go between -- is "stop taking it." I'm not even looking for remission anymore, under these circumstances, only enough relief to function a little better while I wait for a way to see a private doctor to open up. That looks to be likely to happen by the November elections, so there's at least an end in sight -- I hope.)
Also, since so many of the initial side effects of these drugs go away after a while, and since most of them take a while to kick in, I do think it's worth trying to stick it out on a med long enough for it to have a chance to work. That's not always possible, and often times the adjustment side effects are just impossible to wait out, but if it is possible, I think giving each dosage of each drug a good six to eight weeks is probably a good idea.
Anyway, just me beating the keyboard...
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