Posted by Ines on March 20, 2007, at 18:12:37
In reply to Re: Something I don't understand... » Racer, posted by Quintal on March 20, 2007, at 17:47:53
I think it all depends so much on the knowledge, dedication and insight of the doctor you see... When I need to see a specialist for whatever reason I always spend the first appointment assessing the doctor just as much as he is assessing me. I look for clues like how much attention he/ she is paying, do they look like they are really taking it in, are they giving you the time to explain what you need to explain or are they rushing you, do their comments suggest they've understood the issue etc. I also try to find out about their reputation, experience and all that. If I trust a doctor to be knowledgeable, experienced and genuinely interested in the welfare of his patients I will introduce suggestions about treatment if I have any, but I will ultimately leave it to them to make the decision. If I don't get a good feeling about them I will be much more careful and do a lot of research myself. I've found this works well for me; after all medicine is like any other profession- some are more skilled than others...
I have a friend who suffers from bad migranes and was going through a depression; her GP prescribed her an AD that could not be taken with her migrane medication; when researching the drug she realised this and went back. The GP then prescribed her something else, and after she'd bought that she read the enclosed literature and found out that one was also dangerous if combined with her migrane meds! I myself was prescribed Paroxetine by my GP after I had taken Escitalopram and had no effect from it + SERIOUS trouble coming off it. As far as I'm concerned these things just goes to show you need to use your own judgement until you know your doctor is to be trusted. Sad, but there it is.
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