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thanks Gabbi

Posted by Medusa on December 19, 2002, at 4:35:35

In reply to Re: full night ahead, thinking about meds » Medusa, posted by Gabbix2 on December 17, 2002, at 14:44:42

> He warned me I'd get a lot of negative response from Pharmacists, other Dr's. Which I have.
>

Strangely, I found a lot more sympathy and understanding and caring from pharmacists than I did from pdocs or shrinks. I never expected pharmacists to treat me as a person, just to fill the Rx correctly and charge me or the insurance the right amount and give me the instruction pamphlet and explain any warnings I didn't understand. While some did this and just this, others enquired about when I'd last had the Rx filled, how I was doing, and kindly told me to take care of myself and to be patient until the blood levels got back up. A few pharmacists have brought me to tears. That human contact. That I didn't get from my docs. (I was pretty close to tears anyway ...)


> I fell into Benzo fear and took myself off Ativan

so I should look up ativan and dexedrine. my regular doc will prescribe what's legal and what I can justify trying. She had me see a pdoc, and he's also flexible.


> I've been having anti psychotics and increased doses of side effect laden anti-depressants
> pushed at me, just to keep me from 3mgs of Ativan a day.
>

dang hello, where do these people get their ideas?

> frustrating to look for answers where it seems you have to be your own guinea pig.
>

Exactly. Exactly. Exactly.


> Well GOLLY gee Medusa, after that rant

thanks for ranting. it really helps me, it really does.


> I'm glad you helped your sister out.

She's been pretty depressed. In september or so she e'd me to say she wasn't going to apply anywhere. I panicked at her being so down on herself, and pushed and prodded. She went ahead and took some more standardized tests, and for the writing one, wrote about what she was going through ... and got an 800, the maximum score. When her feelings are behind it, her writing is poignant and persuasive.

> It is weird though, isn't it, when you are surprised something you did actually HELPED.
>

yeah. I feel that way in my whole life. Like nothing I can do will make any difference at all.

crap.


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