Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:19 pm
Hello All,
I hope everyone is having a nice, panic free, depressed free day. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you who happen to be a victim of these conditions just as I am.
I was faced with an incident today and I am having one of those "Why didn't I stand up for myself?" moments. Here is the situation and please, any comments or suggestions are more than welcome.
I went to the doctor today but it wasn't my regular doctor there - it was his partner. My gut told me to wait until tomorrow until my reg. doctor is in but i didnt want to go another day without any medicine because i have a really bad cough and was afraid it could turn into something worse.
So I go in and he starts by asking me routine questions. Then he asks me what medication i am on so that the antibiotic he may give me doesn't counteract with my meds. So I sat up straight and said, "I am taking zoloft, lamictal, and as of a few days ago I no longer have to take klonopin."
Without even looking at me he says, "Ok...still taking the crazy pills."
My jaw dropped.
I could not believe a DOCTOR would say such a thing, let alone how insensitive his comment was!! I don't know if I was scared to say something or if I was just in shock, but I didnt defend myself. Before I could utter another word, he asks the dosage of each medication.
So the minute I said 250mg of zoloft a day, his eyes got so big i thought they were going to pop out of his head and he says "WOW! 250? two - five - zero? That's a very large dose. you must have lost it."
Speechless, yet again, I sat up straight, again, and said "Well DOCTOR, I was suicidal, clinically depressed and suffering from severe anxiety all at the same time from the months of september thru january, so yes, to some, I may have "lost it."
But this comment wasn't enough for me. As soon as I got home I was regretting not saying more. Should I go back tomorrow, when my reg. doctor is in and make a complaint? What would you do?
I hope everyone is having a nice, panic free, depressed free day. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you who happen to be a victim of these conditions just as I am.
I was faced with an incident today and I am having one of those "Why didn't I stand up for myself?" moments. Here is the situation and please, any comments or suggestions are more than welcome.
I went to the doctor today but it wasn't my regular doctor there - it was his partner. My gut told me to wait until tomorrow until my reg. doctor is in but i didnt want to go another day without any medicine because i have a really bad cough and was afraid it could turn into something worse.
So I go in and he starts by asking me routine questions. Then he asks me what medication i am on so that the antibiotic he may give me doesn't counteract with my meds. So I sat up straight and said, "I am taking zoloft, lamictal, and as of a few days ago I no longer have to take klonopin."
Without even looking at me he says, "Ok...still taking the crazy pills."
My jaw dropped.
I could not believe a DOCTOR would say such a thing, let alone how insensitive his comment was!! I don't know if I was scared to say something or if I was just in shock, but I didnt defend myself. Before I could utter another word, he asks the dosage of each medication.
So the minute I said 250mg of zoloft a day, his eyes got so big i thought they were going to pop out of his head and he says "WOW! 250? two - five - zero? That's a very large dose. you must have lost it."
Speechless, yet again, I sat up straight, again, and said "Well DOCTOR, I was suicidal, clinically depressed and suffering from severe anxiety all at the same time from the months of september thru january, so yes, to some, I may have "lost it."
But this comment wasn't enough for me. As soon as I got home I was regretting not saying more. Should I go back tomorrow, when my reg. doctor is in and make a complaint? What would you do?