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Apr 27, 2019, 03:51 PM
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What is the most memorable thing your pdoc has ever said to you
What has your pdoc ever said you totally disagree with ( and /or ) agree with What would you never tell him (her) |
 fern46, MickeyCheeky
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Apr 27, 2019, 04:05 PM
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I was in the hospital after the most scary and traumatic mixed episode. It was my first episode ever and I was away from my family and scared I was broken. He said he believed me that I want to get better. He smiled at me and told me he thought I would be well enough soon to see my children again. It meant the world to me at the time.
Luckily I have never disagreed with him or his PAs. I feel like I was paired up with the right doc at the right time and I'm really grateful for their help. The thing I agree with the most is that they are willing to keep me on the lowest dose possible of my med and they believe me when I tell them my body is super sensitive to all drugs. I appreciate being given a chance to test out a lower dose before being heavily medicated. Microdosing is working well and I'm stable. There is room to go up if I ever need to. I would never tell him that the smell of stale cigarette smoke is overwhelming in his office and I don't like that I have to change my clothes and shower to get rid of the smell after I leave. It is a small price to pay though. He's a good man and I'll never forget how he helped me when I was at my worst point in my life. Wiretwister - good questions. I'd be interested in your answers |
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Apr 27, 2019, 04:16 PM
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mine said he never knows what Tigger (randy) he will see when I walk into his office ... helped convince me of my dx , ... I totally agree with him that I am super sensitive to meds , ... and I would never tell him when I am sui ... we play this game where he knows but I never say the words that would make him act on it ...
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Apr 27, 2019, 05:06 PM
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What is the most memorable thing your pdoc has ever said to you
: You are bipolar
What has your pdoc ever said you totally agree with : "don't drink alcohol with your meds." He was right. I pay for it even when I drink a single glass of wine. Hence, I haven't had a drink in 10 years. What would you never tell him (her) : that I love him (not in love but just love)
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Bipolar: Lamictal, and Abilify. Klonopin, Ritalin and Xanax PRN. |
| Anonymous41462, lightly toasted, still_crazy, wiretwister
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Apr 27, 2019, 07:27 PM
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The most memorable thing would be the one that gave me a marble (the kid's toy) and told me to hold it when I was sad or anxious and visualize the pretty colors in it until I felt better. It was an extremely ugly marble and I was way too depressed for it to help in the least. She was brand new at the job though and I do give her credit for creativity. I kept it in the coin holder in my car for years as a joke.
What I most disagree with is the pdoc who told me that the sexual abuse I experienced as a child was my fault. That it wouldn't have happened if I hadn't wanted it, but that it was somehow natural for children to want to have sex with a parent. It wasn't a great thing to tell an already suicidal teenager and he was so condescending when my mom asked why I was sobbing so hard I couldn't speak after the appointment. I have no idea how he even had a medical license. It was a long time ago though, I can't imagine that anyone would get away with something like that now. What I don't tell my pdoc is the full extent of how I'm feeling when my symptoms are really bad. |
| Anonymous41462, Anonymous45023, gina_re, lightly toasted, still_crazy, wiretwister
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Apr 28, 2019, 08:14 PM
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The most memorable thing my pdoc regularly has said is oh. Reaally. Basically yes youre a qualified health professional. But youre talking BS.
Except when Im unwell I believe her. I tell her everything. How can she help me if I dont tell her everything ?
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Pookyl BP1, GAD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Claustrophobia Psych meds: Saphris, Seroquel XR, regular Seroquel. PRN Diazepam and Zopiclone |
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Apr 28, 2019, 09:48 PM
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Maybe not the most memorable, but one memorable thing was mine said he has never seen someone with my level of mood reaction to their hormones in his career, something like 28 years. Kind of surprised me.
I didn't agree when he said that I don't have social anxiety just because I said I could still make myself interact and give presentations sometimes. I am also conflicted if I agree with the fact that he didn't really discuss considering more intensive treatment when I had the new/worsening sui/sh on the SSRI in that mixed episode(except he did once say to call 911 if I had another crisis situation). I am not sure what I would never tell my pdoc. I could see myself not bringing something up on a given day, but overall not sure. |
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Apr 28, 2019, 10:37 PM
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Im loving your Pooky quote
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Pookyl BP1, GAD, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Claustrophobia Psych meds: Saphris, Seroquel XR, regular Seroquel. PRN Diazepam and Zopiclone |
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Apr 28, 2019, 10:43 PM
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I was curled up in a ball on the floor of the hospital seclusion room deep into a psychotic PTSD episode.. He sat on my empty bed and said to me, "I know you are having a rough time of it right now, but we will get through this together." 23 years later and we are still getting through things together. The most annoying thing he says is "you can do better than this." He's usually right and that's sooo annoying. The one thing I would never tell him? His magazines in his waiting room are boring.
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| Anonymous41462, wiretwister
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Apr 29, 2019, 11:38 AM
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Most memorable was when my old pdoc agreed that I had bipolar, but she wanted to alleviate the symptoms instead of focusing on the diagnosis. Considering I already had a few conditions, I agreed.
The one I disagreed with was when an IP pdoc told me I was having a temper tantrum when I was suicidal. I would never trust that pdoc again. Because of that, I would never tell my pnurse if I was suicidal. I would end up in the psych ward with that other twit, hed give me Zoloft and I would sweat to death and go manic. Interesting question. Thanks Tigger! |
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Apr 29, 2019, 04:12 PM
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My personal psychiatrist had been consulting with colleagues over the phone about a mixed episode I was in. They had recommended that he commit me. He said that he trusted I would get help without being forced. That meant the world to me; I agree with his approach. I will never tell my psychiatrist how much I love him like a father and how much I fear disappointing him. I know it's transference, and can be good to discuss, but I'm not ready.
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It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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Apr 29, 2019, 06:14 PM
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The guy evaluating me for my last hospitalization went over my medical records and gave a speech about how serious my condition is, said I was "the real deal". The whole thing really stuck with me.
I can't think of anything I will never tell my regular pdoc |
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Apr 30, 2019, 06:04 PM
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I mentioned that I had researched microdosing mushrooms and its affect on PTSD and depression and was thinking of trying it. Without hesitation she said she trusted that I knew what I was doing and wanted me to report back on what I found.
I pretty much agree with her on all fronts. I'm fully open and transparent with her. We trust each other that there will be no ********. She's been with me since my diagnosis and I'd be hard pressed to find someone better.
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BP2, PTSD, BPD Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. Youve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it. ― Ray Bradbury |
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Apr 30, 2019, 11:01 PM
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That I should take medication (Lithium)...I disagreed. That while I accepted his diagnosis of my being bipolar, I did not tell him I still fully believed my experience was of divine significance and the trials and tribulations I was suffering had a divine purpose beyond any secular medical understanding. 
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May 04, 2019, 05:22 PM
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I had one psychiatrist tell my sister that she felt as though she would call child protective services on me if I was left alone with my children due to my psychosis. That was pretty shocking.
I had another psychiatrist (for those who followed my story, this was the VERY unethical one) who also saw my bipolar cousin tell me personal things about my cousin. I always felt so uncomfortable but was too timid to report anything at the time. My current pdoc told me my job is what caused my most recent episode when I didnt think there was s trigger initially. That was pretty shocking to hear. Do I stay in the field or do I leave? Lots of decisions. I agree with almost everything my current pdoc does and I fully trust her. She truly has my best interests at hand. I tell her everything so she will know exactly how to treat me.
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***** Every finger in the room is pointing at me I want to spit in their faces then I get afraid of what that could bring I got a bowling ball in my stomach I got a desert in my mouth Figures that my courage would choose to sell out now Tori Amos ~ Crucify Dx: Schizoaffective Disorder |
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