Posted by Jedi on February 22, 2007, at 0:13:58
In reply to do you choose your meds?, posted by kelv on February 21, 2007, at 4:11:05
> Does your Doc give you what you want, or what he thinks you 'need'?
Hi,
I have a fairly good MD now who will listen to what I have to say and the two of us will make a decision on what to try. Of course, he has the final say, he has the prescription pad. In the past, I have had PDOCs who said up front that they wanted to work "with" the patient, when in fact this was the furthest thing from their mind. I had one PDOC who would have watched me suicide before giving me a MAOI to save my life. I am not kidding. My current MD does not have a huge knowledge of psychopharmacology, but I have a degree in Psychology and constantly study the medications that I use. I would much rather have a doctor who will listen and work with me, rather than one so caught up in his own ego that unless the idea is his, forget it!
Take care,
Jedi
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