Thread: Non Compliant
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Old Jun 27, 2018, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Tucson View Post
I suggest talking to your doctor about what you have been doing with your meds, and the reasons you had in doing this. If he eventually figures this out for himself, I would expect that there would be a very real possibility for him to not see you again. This would be justified, despite how much you deserve relief from your symptoms.
I don't agree. If my GP gives me a cream for a rash, I use the cream, and the rash flares and becomes worse I would be pretty stupid to keep using the cream. It would be smarter to stop using the cream, then communicate with my GP about the negative effect. If my GP insisted that I keep using the cream and I know it makes my rash worse why should it be okay for that GP to refuse to see me again?
The problem is a communication breakdown. Both doctor and patient would do well to work it out, not to throw the baby out with the bath water.


I remember one day my body starting shaking very badly. It was a very terrible experience. I decided not to change my meds, and instead wait for my next pdoc appountnent a few days later. It is that important to me to remain compliant. I am glad I did this. I initially suspected it was the last med that was changed a couple weeks ago. Instead it turned out to be a med that I had been talking for well over a couple months. How long would it have taken before I managed to figure this out? After how many meds that I would of had to take myself off of before finding the culprit? Which would mean more time feeling miserable and becoming more unstable.
Wait a few days when you had such an unusual reaction? That is unwise...potentially extremely dangerous.

PS Playing doctor with ones meds should be listed as a symptom of BP.
If a patient is experiencing especially negative side effects the patient has a responsibility to speak up and the right to be heard. Blind faith is not a good idea when one's well-being is at stake. I don't support the "doctor is God" model.
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