[xRavenx]

Anyone else here really scared of medication changes? I feel lately that each time I go to see my pdoc, something is changed. It's always: let's up this, take you off of that, add this.....it leaves my head spinning. I get nervous of side effects from things, which can leave you feeling even worse. I've been through my fair share of changes and meds that have actually caused episodes, which was traumatic.

I do find my pdoc helpful and very good. I know I'm not completely stable, which is why she is concerned. However, I like to try to work through things, although I admit to having difficulty applying the skills that I learn in therapy. I am working though, which is one positive.

Lately, I'm afraid to fully disclose everything to my pdoc, out of the fear alone that things will change so much. I think I must accept that my baseline does not mean symptom-free, and she needs to accept that too. My old pdoc wasn't good. However, she stopped listening to me and would write out the same scripts, which led to some really bad episodes. Others have said the same thing about her too, so I am thankful to have an attentive doc now.

Who here can relate? Do you tell your pdoc everything, or keep things in when you'd rather see how things go for a while?

[*Laurie*]

I'm not really too upset about med changes, unless a pdoc tells me to withdrawal too quickly from a medication, or to stop taking a med that is helpful. Most pdocs do tend to make changes. Maybe they feel like that's their job. I've been annoyed with pdocs who refuse to make needed changes...you know, if they say, Well, let's wait a while and see...and I'm telling them I'm not doing well and need to make a med change.

[JustJace2u]

I'm not really scared so much, but that's probably because I grew up with a dad who's a doctor.