Posted by alexandra_k on September 22, 2005, at 21:02:00
In reply to Blindly following doctor's advice..., posted by Deneb on September 22, 2005, at 20:46:34
Despite what people say there is only one way you can find out whether you will benefit from a medication or not: and that is to take it and see.
I don't think it is a matter of blind following...
It is more a matter of 'I really want a hand so that I don't get these episodes anymore' and so he has given you something that he thinks might help a little.If you go back to him and say you have been having frequent episodes, what do you think the first thing he is going to ask you is likely to be?
have you taken your medication?
If you say no then he will probably be a little peeved that you went to him for advice and then proceeded to ignore what he offered.
If you say yes then he will have to get his thinking cap on as to what else might be likely to help.Taking the medication shows him that you are willing to do your part with respect to helping yourself.
Splitting the meds... Playing around with different dosages... Not taking it regularly... Shows him that you aren't really all that serious about getting better.
> If I trust this pdoc I'm seeing right now, that means I don't trust my other pdoc who is on leave.
I don't think that follows...
You can fairly much trust someone while holding the point in your mind that nobody is perfect and people sometimes make mistakes.If Resperdal works for you then your other p-doc was mistaken as to how much benefit you would find from medication. She can still be extremely trustworthy in other respects.
If Resperdal doesn't work for you then your current p-doc was mistaken as to your finding benefit from that particular medication. He can still be extremely trustworthy in other respects.
And IMO (for what it is worth) is that the truth will lie somewhere in the middle. You will probably find SOME benefit to it - but probably not a hell of a lot. That being said any help at all is a big help indeed when things get really rough.
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