Fun thread...

My old pdoc often (but not always) used to switch my medications with every little flare-up and kept pushing meds on me. For example, a single hallucination? GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO COMPLETELY CHANGE MEDS. "No, no... It's just one hallucination. I just wanted to keep you up to date." NOPE. WE HAVE TO CHANGE. "But it only happened 3 weeks ago and 10 weeks prior to that, so 2 times in 10 weeks, then never again." STILL HAVE TO CHANGE. "Oh god... Why do I even tell you these things anymore..."

And:

"Hi, I have some anxiety from increasing this med..." GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO ADD SOME KLONOPIN. "No, I just want to lower the dose..." THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS. "Fine. Then I want a med change, I guess." NO. WE CAN'T DO THAT. THIS MED WORKS FOR YOU. "No it doesn't if it's making my anxiety worse. And how come you won't change my meds this time when you do it all the time without my say in the matter? Either lower it or give me something else." NOPE. THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS.

lol.

My new pdoc just monitors my symptoms and says we don't have to change meds because of tiny flare-ups. Nor does he add more meds. He said if I want to change or add meds because I'm too distressed, I can always ask. He just wants me to keep him updated. I think that's super chill.