Posted by ShelliR on March 5, 2001, at 18:17:04
In reply to Re: Feeling Really Alone re Meds, CindyInc Judy, posted by Cindylnc on February 27, 2001, at 21:23:17
I finally had a good experience with a doctor--my gynocologist (who I've just started with last year and right from the beginning thought she was wonderful). I had never mentioned the hydrocodone to her before. She actually listened to me when I told her how much it helped me both emotionally and physically with pms. And how I hadn't increased in two and a half years.She also made me realize how closely doctors are monitored when they give out too many narcotics and it is one of the reasons that doctors have lost their licenses.
Anyway, she said she didn't know why a small amount of hydrocodone worked so well for me, but she believed me and would proscribe 10 a month for me. She didn't want me to have to get it illegally off the internet.
I feel good that someone is supervising me on it, and if it ever starts getting out of hand she will be there to talk to about it. I will also let my new pdoc know, when I change, and that will partially determine if they are the right pdoc for me.
By the way, she also prescribed a very very low dosage birth control pill with both estogen and progesterone in it to see if it helps me with PMDD. She felt the estradiol patch had too much estrogen in it and might make me more depressed.
Anyway, since I was so discouraged after seeing my pdoc last time, I wanted to share an "up". shelli
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