Why don't doctors ever listen????
Now they want to do an mri but it's a matter of seeing if my insurance will pay for it. Right now I'm stuck on Oregon's version of medicaid and it's hard to get them to approve expensive tests like an mri. So we'll see what happens now. I'm just so aggrevated that no one's been willing to listen to me this whole time. Want to go back to my regular dr. and tell her I told you so!! 
Hang in there. 
No kidding. I guess I've just been lucky enough not to have to deal with the quacks thus far in my lifetime. Otherwise, I might have had my Tourette's misdiagnosed as who knows what and been used as a guinea pig for God knows how many of the wrong meds.Masamune wrote:If doctors listened, my Dad would still be alive.
Oy, exaggerate much? In the case of Tourette Syndrome, researchers are still trying to pinpoint the gene that causes it and find a cure. The psychiatrist that diagnosed me all the way back in 7th grade did his job properly, and the meds he prescribed have been the only reason I can cope with the disorder without being under constant and extreme stress. If I'd gone to a quack, he might have screwed me over, but that wasn't the case, so things turned out basically fine. There are good and bad doctors, just like there are good and bad everything else.soloist wrote:Unfortunately, the medical field is similar to that of the
illegal drug trade.
I needed to get it of my system the other night. lol Just hope the real problem can be found now and taken care of.
You know, now that I think about that statement, isn't it only logical? Of course many of the meds that doctors give you are temporary relief, outside of antibiotics for getting rid of something like a simple infection - there isn't an outright cure for most of the illnesses or conditions out there.Roemello wrote:Soloist is right to an extent... the vast majority of meds ya get from a doctor are simply temporary relief. Nothing to actually cure the problem, just give ya enough relief to keep going... until the next pill
I wasn't given any other options and not told of the side effects of xanax or how hard it is to stop using it. I've told the doctor that no one should be allowed to write this med for anyone. The place that is helping me detox refuses to write a new script for it for anyone unless they are detoxing from it,which is a good way to go at it. I found out there are several other meds that could of been prescribed to me other then xanax that would of worked just as good and not addictive.Frong wrote:Right, well, there you go. Xanax is an extremely strong, highly addictive drug with serious side effects that's a far cry from something like Nexium. Meds like that should never be prescribed without serious thought beforehand, simply because it's possible for them to cause as many problems as they cure for some people. It sounds like in your case, it did its job, but it's certainly reasonable to wonder if it was the right decision in the first place. Was there really no other way?
In my mindset at the time 2 1/2 years ago,I really wasn't looking for second opinions,I was looking for a quick way to control the anxiety I was having.Like I mentioned in my other post,I was ready to kill my ex and really if I didn't take something fast acting,I was going to end up in that situation after all she was putting me through.I am not saying it did not help,but I should of been warned of the effects of getting off Xanax before I even took it.Frong wrote:It sounds to me like you should have gotten a second opinion before ever taking the stuff. Or did you get a second opinion and they said the same thing as the first guy? That'd be pretty sad if that's the case.
