Posted by yxibow on May 20, 2009, at 22:12:17
In reply to Feel sick asking for meds, posted by stejoel on May 20, 2009, at 10:53:53
> I just got off the phone with my pdoc. I was asking him to prescribe a medication that I thought would greatly help my condition. After the phone call I am feeling so uneasy for having to ask for something. I feel like I'm begging. Like the med is possibly my last hope in ever feeling better and knowing that only he can give it to me. The doctor is a really nice man so I'm not saying anything about him personally. It's just that feeling that I am begging for my life to get a simple med called in is making me feel awful. I'm not even sure what I'm trying to say.
I can understand -- and there's no reason to be ashamed or beat yourself up for wanting something to help your functionality in life.
Medications certainly don't solve anything but they help people deal with a condition and may make it easier to do therapeutic work as well.
That's why NAMI has stood up to try to take away the "shame" and "stigma" of mental illness and people who are in need of a doctor are now called "consumers" instead of "patients" because just like you go to any person who provides a service, you make choices, and you're a consumer.
As mentioned, I know its something that still is hard to discuss if you're say a police officer or the like. However, some police departments have opened up a little and allowed medications such as Prozac for depression.
Hope that helps
-- Jay
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