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Originally Posted by Velouria
I need to start doing this too. I might ask for an overall reassessment with my pdoc because I leave so much out. I feel so pressured because of the 15 minutes I have. "How are you?" "Fine. Give me my drugs" or "Not ok. I may need more drugs." But it doesn't really get to the crux of anything. So far I'm being medicated as though I have some form of bipolar and yet my doctors are like, "Nah, just elements. Here's your antipsychotic. . . . Oh? Things have gotten worse? Now here's a mood stabilizer." Okay. . . .
I forget to tell my pdoc major things, though. My therapist pointed out that my symptoms/behaviors will magically disappear when it's time to see him, or I'll forget to tell him. Well, sometimes I forget and sometimes I'm afraid to. It's definitely time to keep lists and be honest with both of them.
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My best friend made me make a list. Sounds so obvious, but I had never done it with the pdoc. He was very pleased to have the clear input. 15 minutes is silly. I need to have some kind of basic human connection with this person. One barely has time to get past some greetings and "how are you" and then it's out the door. Odd. Mine sometimes brings one of his little dogs with him, too. I love it but I don't need to get distracted.
Anyway, try the list.
We need to do it with the tdoc too. Duh.