Posted by Phillipa on April 25, 2005, at 22:57:11
In reply to to play the devil`s advocate, posted by Paul Smith on April 25, 2005, at 16:01:17
Scott, Noone could have said it better than you just did. I too, hope Dr. Bob will understand just how important it is to have this discussion on this Board. Afterall it is the medications board. And this issue of whether or not to even start on this merry-go-round should be available to everyone who is taking meds or contemplating it. I wouldn't know how to live my life without a pdoc as it was instilled in me, even when I was doing so well that when I moved from CT to VA I would need someone to discuss issues with. So my CT pdoc gave me the name of someone he attended pdoc school with and I bagan seeing him. I didn't think I needed to see anyone but I thought because he was the doc he knew best. Then to make matters worse this person whom I had seen, didn't even need to take meds anymore at the time, when it came time to say good-bye wrapped his arms around me and babbled something about how I really had wanted to have sex with him. I went into shock mentally and it took a long time to get over. Why did I include this when the issue is meds? Only because at the time this happened I didn't and wasn't on any. I could have moved and continued with my life med free. Instead I saw his friend and that began xanax. Why I don't even remember. I'm ranting because my memory is coming back to events I've tried to forget. My motto is even the pdoc who manages to get you off meds is determined to keep you seeing a pdoc even if you don't need one. There! Fondly, Phillipa
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