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Originally Posted by The_little_didgee
People taking anti-psychotics should be monitored by a medical doctor, especially if they have a family history of type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease, drink, use drugs, and smoke. This should be mandatory.
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Yeah I mean for me it seems obvious that pdocs should order labs when they start people on this kind of med---they are MDs and they can order blood draws/testing etc but my pdoc was more worried about my prolactin levels than fat/sugar issues....lame
Also when I was in the hospital I got dizzy taking my meds and had low blood pressure---sure they took me off that med but given that it can cause Qt prolongation, arrhythmia etc why didn't they just give me one of those little pulse monitors that clips on your finger----I mean I was in the freakin hosptial---why the substandard care?
It's almost like they don't consider the things that are induced by the meds to be their responsibility---like they forgot they are actually doctors....