Posted by Racer on April 9, 2006, at 1:34:14
In reply to Blind Faith In A P Doc, posted by Phillipa on April 9, 2006, at 0:48:45
Truly, it seems dangerous to me, to suggest that anyone here would be better at choosing drugs than a doctor would be. Yes, we can learn things, but we can't prescribe things for ourselves for some very good reasons. Heck, I don't think doctors are supposed to prescribe for themselves, either, and I think that's a good thing.
Doctors really do know more than we do, even if they're not prescribing what we would like them to. Most people here can learn things about the drugs we discuss, but very few of us here can put that knowledge into context. That's what doctors have that we don't: context. And context matters. Context can keep people alive.
It frightens me to read posts like this, because I am afraid of the potential danger for people who use this sort of message and take it as reason enough to drop their pdoc in favor of some quack who'll prescribe anything they ask for. That would be dangerous.
Frankly, Phillipa, I am surprised that a nurse would say this.
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