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Originally Posted by IndigoRose
I was only trying to help when I posted prior to this. I would never want anyone to take medication that made them ill. I know a lot of people can't tolerate Topamax. My doctor, jokingly of course, said I should be studied because such a low dose works on my migraines.
Honestly, I would file a complaint against this doctor. You should be able to do that via AMA's web-site, though there are others that I can look into for you if you want. She's not doing anything to truly help you, and she's rude and condescending to boot! If a doctor spoke like that to me and wasn't on the first floor of his or her place of business, they would certainly end up there! It's important not to take crap from someone that you pay to take care of you. Even if they're being paid by your insurance company, you're still a paying customer. Anyone that can't treat you with respect is not worthy of being your physician.
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Oh, hey, no worries on the Topamax thing. I know it works wonders for a lot of people and I wish I could take it. The first week of taking it was fun because it made me manic, and the side effects like soda being flat, and food tasting funny, and the tingling made me laugh because I was so manic. I would eat chocolate and laugh that it tasted like wax. Then it did something to my brain and caused me to plan out my own demise and arrangements for everyone in my family. I would have done it too, but I told my T and he convinced me that I needed to go somewhere safe, i.e. the hospital. The scary thing is that it wasn't a depression based decision. It was as casual as choosing what clothes to wear that day. Weird...
Anyway, I can pay out of pocket for a little while while I work on getting the new provider approved by my insurance. My T is going to help me with that by writing letters about my experience and my agorophobia and that I have to go to places that I feel comfortable with and can't go to someone random within the 30 mile radius my insurance sets up. If I can't get the provider approved, then I will have to pay out of pocket but their rates are reasonable and i think they would let me pay on a sliding scale. Getting my insurance to approve the new provider is my new mission.
I am a bit up the last couple of days.
