Posted by JohnL on August 3, 2001, at 17:53:17
In reply to Re: This is going too far...jojo, posted by jojo on August 3, 2001, at 10:37:26
Ahhh, I see what you meant now. My apologies. I totally misunderstood what you were saying. I in fact feel exactly the way you do. I mean, sure, in one sense doctors are in control because we can't do anything without their pen and prescription pad. But you are absolutely correct that the patient is the boss. After all, who pays who? I totally agree with you.
John> > > Just my opinion, John ; >) but I think "Doctors have to make the
> > > decisions. They are in charge, not me.' Is a dangerous position for you to take. You, not they, will suffer the consequences of the decisions that are made, and when 5 different doctors, all equally well trained and certified, come up with 5 different treatments (choices of drugs, doses, which drugs are used first, etc., etc., someone has to choose which one to follow, and , rather than it being just the current physician, perhaps the patient, if he is able, and using due diligence, should cast the deciding vote.
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> > > jojo
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> > Hi jojo,
> > I really hate to admit it, but the whole psychiatric game is a pure hit and miss venture anyway. You could probably write down the names of 30 different drugs on seperate pieces of paper, put them in a hat, and randomly draw one at a time, and do as well (or as bad) as the best layed plans.
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> > I see no danger in offering my opinions, since they are based on solid facts. Opinions that really suck are those that include junk like buspar, pindolol, mood stabilizers, and such for dysthymia or depression. Find one person in the archives that has done extremely well with one of these and I'll eat that hat. On the other hand, you can find dozens of people who have loved Zyprexa, Adrafinil, and Prozac, the three opinionated drugs I suggest most often. Not only is clinical research very supportive of my opinionated suggestions, but real world results are very good as well. Obviously mileage varies, and even my favorite drugs are failures for some people. But in this hit and miss game, they offer some of the highest odds for success compared to anything else. I see no danger in that.
> > John
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> John-
> I wasn't suggesting that there was any danger in offering your opinions, in fact they are most welcome.
> The danger, I was suggesting, was in accepting that "Doctors have to make the decisions. They are in charge, not me." You are in charge, and can disagree with their treatment, suggest other treatments, or tell them that they are no longer suitable to be your physician. You are employing them, and if you are not satisfied with their work …. you know how the system works with unsatisfactory help.
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> jojo
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