A little slow to the party

In my head that is. I have had significant triggers and many of them for a few months and it took me until a few days ago to realize that I need a med change. My reaction to my doctor, my amount of fear, my agitation. All indicators. Problem is my doc was a snot. I didn't tell anyone that while I was feverishly trying to get reassurance after the trigger with feeling like she was saying the pain is all in my head, I saw her again and she said she was very angry and that I was annoying the heck out of the staff and that I was acting like I had Borderline. I tried to explain to her that my reaction was PTSD and why I reacted like I did and she actually thought that I was saying that she had done these things. arrggghhhh.

It has proven impossible to find a psychiatrist so I am left with decisions. I guess I will go to her spouse and ask for a med change and suggest what I think would be helpful. I will even explain to him that I know I need a change because of the increased fear and triggering and non-ambition. I get paranoid for lack of a better term. It took me so long to see it this time.

I hope He treats me well. I will call tues. Wish me luck all.

(((wisewoman)))
I sure hope he treats you well.

I am sorry your doc was not supportive. I wish you could get an opinion of a pdoc. Is her husband a doc too?

Well I have eveything crossed that things work out for you. Take care,

BB

Yes, they are Mr. and Mrs. Doc. I am hesitant to go in at all but I shall, to help myself. Thanks, I will let you know.

((((((((WW))))))) good luck. Let us know how it turns out.

I went to Dr. Him today and he gave me cymbalta. I start today. I was all business. He was all business. I am weaning off the wellbutrin slowly. I hope I start feeling more normal soon.

I am so glad that things went well with Dr. Him. I am happy that he did not let your relationship with Dr. Her get in the way. I hope the med change works out well.

Good luck with the new meds. Glad there weren't complications with Dr. Him.

Thanks everyone. So here goes with what I found out today. I was at my friends and we were discussing prescription narcotic drug abuse and fraud with a State Police Trooper and the name of a doc in my doc's practice came up as over-prescribing narcotics. Thus the issue with my doc and her touchiness on my pain management. Well, I understand now and I know her reaction is hers. There is so much drug abuse around me and so many people whom you would never suspect selling it. The issue is massive. I feel badly that docs who are good feel like they have to watch their backs. Suddenly it all makes sense.

Yes, MDs are quite cautious. When I printed off and showed my MD that I KNEW what the laws and guidelines are and how she is well within them for me, she admitted that she has other pain patients that she prescribes more of the same med to them than she does me. (I still don't know why she was giving ME grief for my lower dosing though.)

Why not google the regulations for your state, and see if the MD is just catastrophizing over nothing?

For a small place the drug culture is amazingly active here.

I hear you. I am struggling with the same stuff. I haven't even wanted to go to a doc anymore. Whats the point. They don't get this ptsd stuff. But I phoned yesterday. and have an appointment next week. I don't want to have to go all through my history again and again. Take Care. We are gonna survive this junk somehow.