Posted by Ritch on February 4, 2005, at 12:14:16
In reply to Getting off the pdoc merry-go-round, posted by Optimist on February 4, 2005, at 10:50:52
> I've wondered if many people here have contemplated taking their medication regimands in to their own hands. I've seen a few people here that have ordered meds over the net without prescriptions. They're ordering meds either because their pdocs can't or won't prescribe them. It seems there is a lot of needless suffering that occurs which is sadly unfortunate.
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> I have to offer a disclaimer here first. I am not advocating or suggesting people bypass their pdocs. I think it can be very dangerous... a little bit of knowledge... There are probably just a select few that should really consider this option. I imagine I would possibly think of self medicating if my pdoc wasn't so liberal and understanding.
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> So... any comments, or personal stories to tell regarding your own self medicating?
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> BrianMy pdoc is generally willing to experiment as well, so I count myself somewhat lucky. I really need to see a bipolar specialist and there is no such person anywhere near where I live. So, I'm stuck making med propositions and rolling the dice. Ideally, I should just seek out a specialist, give them 2 hrs. of detailed information to start, drive a few hundred miles every few weeks, spend the cash, let them drive 100%. But that's not feasible for most people and I think there are a lot of treatment resistant, treatment intolerant, mixed/confused dx patients out there dealing with less than adequate pdocs that would probably be just as well off doing it themselves, so I can't condemn the practice even though I am not doing that.
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