Posted by jemma on April 22, 2003, at 17:26:09
In reply to Should I be annoyed with pdoc?, posted by Dinah on April 21, 2003, at 19:48:57
Hi Dinah -
I find that my pdoc has good and bad qualities, so I'm willing to put up with some negative as long as there's enough positive. The main reason I like him is that he's willing to try anything, and goes along with most of my suggestions. But, like yours, he's not very careful, or even that concerned, about possible complications. When I told him my ritalin had raised my blood pressure from 100 over 60 to 155 over 90, he told me to start blood pressure medication!
I decided to be amused rather than annoyed, and came back the next time with an invented side effect - a rash - that I knew he'd respond to. Then I gently eased him into the idea of selegiline, until finally he came up with the idea all on his own! I know, I know - it's manipulative, even a bit dishonest, but I'm now on a cocktail that works for me without high blood pressure.
I guess all I'm saying is that perfect pdocs may be out there, but god only knows how long it may take to find one. My doc is reasonably decent and reasonably responsive to my needs and ideas. The rest I can work around, with more than a little help from everyone here at psychobabble.
- jemma
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