Couch 228--The Wellness Couch

ArtieTheSequal · Jun 09, 2021 at 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

69 is 70's waiting room. I had no plans for my 50's, and thats exactly what happened.

I guess that means 59 is 60's waiting room.... where I'll be in less than a month. The waiting room, that is. It's a good thing I'll have a year in that waiting room to get used to the idea of turning 60! I can scarcely fathom it now. It just does not seem real.

LonesomeTonight · Jun 09, 2021 at 12:46 PM

Kit, I'm glad the appointment went OK. I think a second opinion from another p-doc could be good. Also, is it possible the ADHD med could be contributing to things like hallucinations? I know there are some newer options for ADHD that aren't stimulants, so could one of those be a possibility? (I looked into them once regarding my D, though we haven't pursued them.) Getting a second opinion wouldn't mean that you'd have to leave your current pdoc.

SlumberKitty · Jun 09, 2021 at 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

Kit, I'm glad the appointment went OK. I think a second opinion from another p-doc could be good. Also, is it possible the ADHD med could be contributing to things like hallucinations? I know there are some newer options for ADHD that aren't stimulants, so could one of those be a possibility? (I looked into them once regarding my D, though we haven't pursued them.) Getting a second opinion wouldn't mean that you'd have to leave your current pdoc.

Thanks, LT. I have this notion in my head that seeing another Pdoc would be disloyal to him. I know he wants what is best for me though. I think he is a really good doctor but....what if there is something out there that is better or would work differently. I don't know if the ADHD medication is messing with the hallucinations. I've been on it for so long I don't think so but you never know. But when I don't take it I feel like crap so I am kind of scared to go off of it. I never take more than prescribed but I think I am on a pretty high dose. I can definitely tell when I forget to take that medication.

Lemoncake · Jun 09, 2021 at 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SlumberKitty

Thanks, LT. I have this notion in my head that seeing another Pdoc would be disloyal to him. I know he wants what is best for me though. I think he is a really good doctor but....what if there is something out there that is better or would work differently. I don't know if the ADHD medication is messing with the hallucinations. I've been on it for so long I don't think so but you never know. But when I don't take it I feel like crap so I am kind of scared to go off of it. I never take more than prescribed but I think I am on a pretty high dose. I can definitely tell when I forget to take that medication.

Not to dismiss your viewpoint kit, but you are always allowed to seek a second opinion or even a third. Maybe try to think of it just like food shopping at a store. Sometimes they don't have what you want so you go elsewhere.

ScarletPimpernel · Jun 09, 2021 at 01:43 PM

Sometimes a second opinion can be really helpful.

When my ex-Pdoc went on maternity leave, I was transferred to the county and saw one of their Pdocs. It was then that ex-T abandoned me. I needed help asap. The Pdoc put me on an anti-psychotic, and it was the best thing that ever happened. While the specific med made too sleepy, ex-Pdoc came back and switched it to another anti-psychotic. I am still on that meds today and it's been a life saver, seriously.

ScarletPimpernel · Jun 09, 2021 at 02:20 PM

H just got demoted in his job today.

SlumberKitty · Jun 09, 2021 at 02:21 PM

HUGS Scarlet

LonesomeTonight · Jun 09, 2021 at 02:28 PM

Hugs, Scarlet, I'm sorry...

SlumberKitty · Jun 09, 2021 at 02:58 PM

Hey Guys! I got an appointment to go to the Animal Shelter on Saturday! 10 AM! Please y'all pray for me to get a cat that is cuddly! I really miss my Esther and I really want a cuddly cat. I only have one hour to pick one out I think. So please pray that I will know which one is the right one. I'm so excited right now. I wish it were Saturday!

ArtleyWilkins · Jun 09, 2021 at 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SlumberKitty

Thanks, LT. I have this notion in my head that seeing another Pdoc would be disloyal to him. I know he wants what is best for me though. I think he is a really good doctor but....what if there is something out there that is better or would work differently. I don't know if the ADHD medication is messing with the hallucinations. I've been on it for so long I don't think so but you never know. But when I don't take it I feel like crap so I am kind of scared to go off of it. I never take more than prescribed but I think I am on a pretty high dose. I can definitely tell when I forget to take that medication.

Get the second opinion with a doctor on your insurance. It can't hurt. Might help you financially also.

Doctors aren't (or at least shouldn't) be offended when a patient gets a second opinion. It's a pretty common practice. Sometimes insurance insists on it even. My pdoc actually insisted himself that I get a second opinion at one point because he wanted to be sure he wasn't missing something. I really respected that from him. A second opinion doesn't commit you to a new doctor. You can even get a report with the 2nd doctor's suggestions for your treatment to share with your current doctor. Sometimes fresh eyes can be helpful.

SlumberKitty · Jun 09, 2021 at 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtleyWilkins

Get the second opinion with a doctor on your insurance. It can't hurt. Might help you financially also.

Doctors aren't (or at least shouldn't) be offended when a patient gets a second opinion. It's a pretty common practice. Sometimes insurance insists on it even. My pdoc actually insisted himself that I get a second opinion at one point because he wanted to be sure he wasn't missing something. I really respected that from him. A second opinion doesn't commit you to a new doctor. You can even get a report with the 2nd doctor's suggestions for your treatment to share with your current doctor. Sometimes fresh eyes can be helpful.

Thanks Artley. I almost always think your posts are wise. Thanks for sharing your opinion with me. If my Case Manager ever sends me the right document with the psychiatrists that are in my insurance panel then I might be able to follow through on her instructions. She sent me a file for therapists, not psychiatrists. Some of them were like 2-3 hour away. I was like, that's not practical, unless of course, they do telehealth.

Daffydungle · Jun 09, 2021 at 05:23 PM

Getting older does not worry me but i can barely remember what my age is anyway i always think i am a few years older or younger than i actually am.

SlumberKitty · Jun 09, 2021 at 05:24 PM

I'm so excited for Saturday. I want to meet all the cats in the shelter, although my parents probably want a girl cat, and that's okay with me. I want to get the cuddliest one they have. I can't believe I have to wait two more days! So excited.

ArtieTheSequal · Jun 09, 2021 at 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SlumberKitty

I'm so excited for Saturday. I want to meet all the cats in the shelter, although my parents probably want a girl cat, and that's okay with me. I want to get the cuddliest one they have. I can't believe I have to wait two more days! So excited.

I hope you and your new cat both experience love at first sight!

You're such a giving person and any kitty would be lucky to have you and I bet they can sense that.

ArtieTheSequal · Jun 09, 2021 at 06:44 PM

I decided to go swim after all just half the time, and I took it easy. Now I'm back home and just put a batch of banana muffins in the oven. Yum! I hate starting work at 5am but I have to admit I enjoy very much getting off work at 2pm. It's not even 5pm here yet and I'm feeling accomplished.

unaluna · Jun 09, 2021 at 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

I really want the cicadas to just go away now...anyone who doesn't live in the Brood X cicada zone, consider yourselves lucky...

Holy cow, i just watched a facebook video of my little cousins in their woods on a cicada hunt, and holy carp they are loud!!! I was like, what is this, night of the living dead?

ArtieTheSequal · Jun 09, 2021 at 07:11 PM

Zoiks they look good!!

(passes around basket of muffins)

Daffydungle · Jun 09, 2021 at 08:49 PM

We have a new tourist campaign saying Holiday here as if we had a choice to go overseas.

Daffydungle · Jun 09, 2021 at 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

Zoiks they look good!!

(passes around basket of muffins)

They do look good. I love banana muffins, especially banana, honey and walnut muffins.

LonesomeTonight · Jun 09, 2021 at 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Holy cow, i just watched a facebook video of my little cousins in their woods on a cicada hunt, and holy carp they are loud!!! I was like, what is this, night of the living dead?

Right? And then there's the red eyes... But yeah, I can hear them in the house with the windows closed. Then I step outside, and it's like I want to put my hands over my ears because it's so loud. Thankfully, they should be done this part of their life cycle soon...

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SlumberKitty Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!) 5 117.7k hugs given	Jun 09, 2021 at 05:24 PM #633 I'm so excited for Saturday. I want to meet all the cats in the shelter, although my parents probably want a girl cat, and that's okay with me. I want to get the cuddliest one they have. I can't believe I have to wait two more days! So excited. __________________ Dum Spiro Spero IC XC NIKA

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,238 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,771 hugs given	Jun 09, 2021 at 06:44 PM #635 I decided to go swim after all just half the time, and I took it easy. Now I'm back home and just put a batch of banana muffins in the oven. Yum! I hate starting work at 5am but I have to admit I enjoy very much getting off work at 2pm. It's not even 5pm here yet and I'm feeling accomplished.

Daffydungle Poohbah Member Since Apr 2020 Location: Nowhere Posts: 1,257 4 451 hugs given	Jun 09, 2021 at 08:49 PM #638 We have a new tourist campaign saying Holiday here as if we had a choice to go overseas.