Posted by Larry Hoover on April 10, 2005, at 10:50:52
In reply to Re: What does your p-doc think about supplements? » JKL, posted by partlycloudy on April 1, 2005, at 6:48:37
> My p-doc pronounced them "benign". Sigh. She asked if they were making me feel better, to which I replied that *something* was, and they were the only change I'd made, so she said to stick with them.
Well, gradually demonstrate the lack of "benign", i.e. that supplements are "active".
I no longer have a pdoc, as I so stabilized my mood with nutrients, he had nothing left to treat. Well, except for insomnia, and we tried all kinds of drugs for that. After we got through all of those he could think of, he dropped me from his practise.
My family doctor has had more than one "Aha!" moment, as I explain my rationale for a particular self-treatment, or the effectiveness of an alternative strategy. I can get drugs from him that I bet nobody else could get him to prescribe, for the condition I'm trying to manage. I think I've gained his respect. I'm telling him stuff all the time, that he has to look up to verify.
Anyway. Think globally, act locally. You can change how your doctors feel about alternatives. This can then affect how they treat other patients. Chip away at the stone. You can move mountains. Anyone can. One stone at a time.
Lar
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