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Originally Posted by ElsaMars
I've learned the hard way that my doctors do not need to know everything. I know what they need to know and what I'm better off keeping to myself. My doctor isn't a bad doctor but he's not as informed as he believes himself to be and has made very poor decisions regarding my care in the past. I have zero intentions of spending the rest of my life on these drugs and he keeps acting like I have no option but. He's wrong and it's my body, not his. In a perfect world I could tell him everything and he'd respond appropriately but in our real world relationship he only hears and responds in a way which doesn't take my individual unique aspects into consideration so I withhold when appropriate.
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I can relate to having a pdoc like this in the past and understand your feelings.
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Originally Posted by 5150DirtDiva
They can't help if they do not know what you need help with.
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Yes. Times that are hardest for me is when I get paranoid/experience psychosis, and then I get completely guarded, but then again, that's the nature of the illness at times. Luckily, this pdoc I have now is easier to talk to than my last one, so I know I need to just build up that trust and verbalize to her any concerns that I have about medication changes, so that she can work with me, and not against me. Today, I started thinking deeper about medication changes, and I'd at least be open to considering options, since I haven't been doing great. I'm afraid of change a lot and just hope I am not hit with any big changes when it comes to meds. I guess I just need to take it one step at a time..