so i've got some health issues, both mental health and now physical health ones. the physical ones are incredibly exhausting and in basic terms making my mental health worse.

is it okay to ask a different doctor for a pain med or something like that, even if another doctor doesn't want to and just wants to do the 'wait & see' thing???

I saw my optometrist today, and I asked what could be done about the pain I have around my eyes. he pretty much said nothing he would do, and we'd have to wait and see what happens over the next three weeks.

well, my eye symptoms ARE playing a factor in the headaches I get and the nausea, maybe even the lightheadedness. fyi, I have a brain injury.

SO... if I know the 'waiting around while experiencing pain' thing is negatively affecting my mental health, especially my D, should I feel bad for wanting to ask my B.I. doctor for 'something' to help me out?!?! after all, I know things aren't going well as they are and if I have to continue in these circumstances for weeks and weeks more, isn't it in MY best interest to ask for something? cuz that's basically what it is, I am literally asking for 'help' - admitting that this is too much for me.

am I right or wrong or what the h**l is a person in my shoes suppose to do????????? do I ask my B.I. doctor for a prescription, whom I see next week?? anyone , please.......


ps - I'm the person who usually toughs it out without pain meds, so me even thinking about this is saying something

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