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Re: getting provigil » Al22

Posted by mars on February 12, 2001, at 16:05:46

In reply to getting provigil, posted by Al22 on February 12, 2001, at 14:24:00

hiya ~

I would not go behind the back of a professional treating me. I think it's asking for trouble. Here's the full story:

I was arguing a few years ago with my pdoc about whether or not I have ADD. (I have seen her for seven years - her diagnosis of my condition is bipolar II.) She was, I felt, being extremely rigid about the possibility of ADD, making the assertion that all of my cognitive/learning problems were attributable to depression only, despite the fact that my father has ADD w/o depression. She was totally unwilling to engage in a dialogue about my possibly having ADD.

My GP had recommended a doctor I could see about ADD. When I mentioned this to my pdoc she became rather upset, and warned me that if I had any other MD's prescribe psychiatric meds for me she would regard that as grounds for terminating our relationship.

I have abided by that, and that felt right, since I prefer honesty as a policy. However, due to continuing problems (esp. the rigidity mentioned above) I am now in the process of searching for another pdoc, and wish I had started doing so a few years back. Not going behind her back, however, did push me to realize her limitations.

Hope that makes sense, and best of luck to you.

mars


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