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Old May 14, 2014, 09:22 PM
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Love my pdoc and have found him to be extremely knowledgable about the nuances of my illness personally, how I react and respond to various meds, and how to put the whole puzzle together to best help me. He treats me as a whole person, focusing not just on meds, but everything from lifestyle, therapy, physical health, etc. does he have all the answers all of the time? No, and he's quite straight with me when he is unsure, but he always has a plan (actually usually a plan A and a plan B) and can explain his thinking to me. I respect that.
My pdoc is similarly awesome and he listens to me---he realizes he doesn't know it all, and that I'm the best expert on me. Although he has studied me very thoroughly and understands me better than some of my friends and family! Sometimes he even goes along with my suggestions on meds and treatment; I think part of that is because I'm a nurse and he greatly respects nurses, but also because he respects me as a person. Not every doctor does that, so I really value this one and I actually follow his advice.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment

RX:
Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg

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