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Old May 20, 2014, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by nbritton View Post
I tell my doctor that weight gain inducing drugs are a deal breaker, it's up to you to tell them what's important to you. If they, repeatedly, don't listen then you should find someone else who will. Be assertive with your wants and needs.
I think for me the key problem was not realizing that the meds would cause major weight gain etc sure there are like 100 symptoms on the package insert but how do you know which ones are likely to happen to you and I have to say that initially I was willing to put up with whatever the side effects just to stop the voices...I didn't get picky until later...

I think it's also difficult if you're looking at a two month wait for another pdoc who might not be any more responsive to your needs in order to get that med switch...I was tempted to just go off the meds right away when he finally switched me to abilify. I'm glad that didn't happen because I had no idea it could induce psychosis at the time...
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