[emptyspace]

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have you ever felt like a burden to your pdoc?
b/c you need many medication changes or you are hard to treat or your meds poop out quickly or you have bad side effects, etc?

[~Christina]

Nope... We have a great relationship. Back when I was on meds daily I researched any meds that I would give it a shot he was always willing to work with me. I'm lucky I hear Horror stories all the time about total asshat Pdocs that are just lousy

[HALLIEBETH87]

I feel like I am a burden because often I have bad side effects to most antipsychotics. My pdoc is new to me and Ive had to call about two different meds so far...

I fee like Im difficult to treat and an annoyance.

[Shadesofdark]

I am lucky to have a great relationship with my pdoc, we have been together many years and she lets me help decided what changes to make. Right now she is debating upping my lamictal to 500 mg from 400. Instead of just making me do it, she will wait till I am comfortable with it or not.

For those not lucky enough to be able to do that, just remember, they work for YOU. Making med changes, being available, dealing with 'difficult' patients is their job, it is how they make a living. Do not feel like you are a pain in the butt, you are the reason they have a nice house in the suburbs. I would not tell them that but I would sure keep it in mind when dealing with them instead of beating myself up.

You are not a problem, you are the reason for their existence.

[BipolaRNurse]

There have been times when I felt like a burden because I was so needy, but that was my own feeling and not reality. My pdoc and I get along wonderfully---in fact, if he wasn't my doctor he'd be an awesome friend. Never once has he made me feel like a PITA or a burden.

[BlackSheep79]

Yeah I feel like that every time things aren't going right with meds, tweaking and side effect issues. I know I shouldn't feel that way, and my pdoc has never led me to believe so. It doesn't help that one of receptionists or whatever she is, is a *****. One of these days her and I are going to go all out. Other than that pdoc is great.

[Nammu]

Never had a close enough relationship with a Pdoc to think I was a burden to them, a T yes I have done.

[Luctor]

They're getting paid to treat you. You're never a burden, you're a client. If your pdoc makes you feel like a burden find a new one.

[Capriciousness]

If they are making you feel like that than it may not be the right fit. If it is just you feeling like that then tell him/her. If you feel like you can't tell them than it may not be the right fit.

P.s. You are never a burden to your Pdoc. It's their job. It's like saying you're a burden to the doc because you're thyroid crapped out and they need to treat you. Bipolar is real. You need treatment. That's the Pdocs job. If they didn't want to deal with this stuff they should have gone to dentist school instead.

[TimTheEnchanter]

Mine charges $300 per hour (my insurance pays most) so I treat him as someone who better be nice to me! He is nice but I never feel a burden to him. Why should I? Do not think like that! He is there to help you!

Originally Posted by emptyspace

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have you ever felt like a burden to your pdoc?
b/c you need many medication changes or you are hard to treat or your meds poop out quickly or you have bad side effects, etc?

[Luctor]

Originally Posted by Capriciousness

If they didn't want to deal with this stuff they should have gone to dentist school instead.

[cashart10]

I have a close and long lasting relationship with my pdoc. Despite this, I have before felt like a burden to him. Nothing seems to work for me and I feel like this is frustrating to him. However, if it is frustrating to him, he doesn't show it; he just tells me I WILL feel better. Recently, I texted his personal phone for the first time. I really felt like a burden then but all he said was "I wouldn't have given you my number if I didn't expect you to use it." In other words, although I FEEL like a burden to him I believe I am not actually a burden to him. That is likely the case in many situations.

I do often feel I'm a burden to all my docs, both GP and Pdoc. Not only do I have physical health issues that cause me not to be able to take a lot of psych meds, the ones I can take often don't work as well. But it is what it is. I think between all of my docs they have been able to keep me in a good place mentally and physically.