Michele
#196162 - 07/15/05 02:49 PM
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I don't think my doctor has a particular doctor in mind. He just threw this out at me because I don't think he knows what to do with me anymore. That's depressing. I've run out of options in 3 years! It can't be that hard, can it?/
I don't think he's very good at combining meds. My other doctor (in another state) was good at that.
I've been to 2 other doctors here---and didn't like either one of them.
Ok, I can either continue this med, go see someone else, or take nothing. Right now, I want the old me back.
It's just a break, until I figure out what t o do.
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Of COURSE you miss the overly productive days! I had it for a few hours yesterday and I miss it already...
And you told me I would be better with the meds. And you were RIGHT. I will DIE without them...and from the sound of things you won't be much better than that either *hugs*
I love you BL!!!!!!! It might not be the RIGHT meds...but it sounds like they were doing something. If you REALLY feel that they are not the right ones and you need to switch...go to the ER...do SOMETHING proactive...I am BEGGING you. I can't lose you. I know you say you are in the middle...but I was HIGH yesterday and it left in a FLASH. A SECOND. And I know you understand what I'm talking about.
I wanted to see what my life would be like without meds as well. I didn't know I might be chemically imbalanced. Well, I found out. And it is soooo bad I have wanted to die!
Please take care and stay safe....
With love,
Ruch
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Formerly known as Ruchie
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I won't stop it cold turkey. I'm too afraid to do that. I've taken this med for 2 years now, so I'm terrified of what might happen if I did quit it cold turkey. I read somewhere that that can sometimes cause you to have a seizure.
When I stopped that new med recently (cold turkey!), I was watching tv---and I had this horrible feeling, like I was going to black out. As soon as I told my hsuband, the feeling went away. And then it came back twice. I thought I was dying!
It scared me to death! No, I won't do that again.
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I live at a rest home where there a quite a few people with BP and other things. DO NOT stop taking meds on your own. I have seen too many people pretend to take their meds, then spit them out, only to end up in the hospital. A lot of times all they needed was a med change or dose adjustment. One guy was off the walls last week and he had a med change and is fine again.
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Carol
nós somos o que nós somos e o descanso é merda
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Lana Marie
#196167 - 07/15/05 02:56 PM
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Yes, I was impressed that he is seeking help for me elsewhere. A lot of doctors wouldn't do that. It would hurt their ego----and their pocketbook!
I do have great insurance that pays well and fast, so he could easily drag me on for years. This has gone on longer than it should have, but I admire him for saying he can't do anything else---and he thinks someone else might.
And no, he didn't say he wouldn't continue to see me. So maybe I could get a different opinion and then come back to him again.
I've done my share of doctor shopping, but when I find one I'm comfortable with, I hang on like a pit bull! I don't want to have to start completely over!
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Beth (again)
#196172 - 07/15/05 03:06 PM
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The doctor in town who is supposed to be THE BEST in this area is not taking new patients. I saw her several years ago (one time)---and she came across as really bitchy. (excuse my French!) But she rubbed me the wrong way. I left and never went back.
I saw a 2nd one (I told you I doctor shop), and she put me on this med that caused this strange sensation in my legs (a side effect that can be permanent.) When I returned for a second time and told her no way was I going to continue the med, you know what she said? "Fine, if you're not going to do what I say, then find another doctor!" Yikes! Not exactly the type of doctor I like. I want a say in what I put into my body.
So I guess I'll have to see who my doc recommends. Maybe one of the other docs in his office would see me. ????
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Jessica
#196175 - 07/15/05 03:07 PM
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Thanks! I'm just trying to figure out who to go to. I should've made him give me a name while I was in his office. I will call his nurse next week.
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good for you...I'm very proud of you! We all want to be US without any additives! But you are going against your rationalizations and doing whatis ultimately good! I'm glad you are not giving up and you will see another doc...that is SOOO HARD!
You give me a lot of inspiration *hugs*
Ruch
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Shell
#196182 - 07/15/05 03:21 PM
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Thanks. I know what you're saying, but I'm just resisting seeing someone else. With this kind of treatment, it's not easy for a doctor to get a "feel" for how you are. You almost need a long history with a doctor like this to get the correct treatment.
I don't want to have to rehash all of my past and that's what changing doctors will mean. So right now I'm pouting. I'll get over it!
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