Posted by jay on February 18, 2002, at 11:30:37
In reply to Why won't my pdoc...., posted by SoS on February 18, 2002, at 1:43:24
> let me try neurontin? Or Anti-anxiety meds? I'm not sure if he specializes in BP, but he's convinced that's what I have. I probably do, but I could also have JUST anxiety issues, right? He is a child/adolescent pdoc...if that means anything. It's just that I've gained 40 freakin lbs from paxil (which I'm getting off of; is it true it'll be over a year before I lose the weight??) and the depakote makes me about as sharp as a wooden spoon. He's insistant that neurontin will do nothing for me, and I'm afraid to ask for any changes to my regime (he's pretty insistant/confident he's right). I feel guilty though, like somehow I am making myself not get better. I don't really know what I'm trying to say; these meds are only working to a small extent, and the side effects suck and I don't know what my pdoc's thinking really.
> bleh
> MMCan you shop around, get to a different doctor? You do have every right to do that, you know. It's not uncommon for some to go through 30 or more pdocs to find the one they want. Set up an app't and bring along a number of questions on a sheet. If the doc doesn't answer with what you want, then move onto another one. It's your health, and your choice.
Keep us posted..
Jay
poster:jay
thread:94482
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020215/msgs/94493.html