Posted by syringachalet on January 3, 2003, at 18:07:25
In reply to Re: BENZODIAZEPINES ARE NOT THE ANSWER » syringachalet, posted by johnj on January 3, 2003, at 15:24:03
dear johnj,(no pun intended)
I think that each of us needs to do what works for us....
Over the years, I and many of my patients have benefited from benzos. I have also had a few that benefited only for a short time and then they need something else.
Again, what worked for them at the time.....As for asking my patients if they understood
why they were taking a certain med, it was to establish a baseline of knowledge/understanding. I needed to know what THEIR expectations were from their meds. This patient education is not usually done in in the initital appt but in f/u appts.Being informed consumers, aware of the
benefits and risks, help them take an active
role in their own recovery...As for only you can heal you..is an issue of personal responsibility...
a broken leg can get better without a patients active coorperation but not a broke soul/mind...The emphasis is to empower the patient to take control of his own life...whatever pace/level
and hopefully restore his self-image and ability to function as indepdently as safety allows.I mean well by my posts and am sorry if my attempts to help somehow irritate someone...
I work with lots of unhappy people all day
long and if sharing the facts/truth with
those here is somehow not to your liking...
I am sorry.I try to maintain a personal philosophy of honesty with caring because sometimes when
you crawl inside someone else problem with
them, you cant remain objective enough to
really help them...Just my thoughts. I will not post again on this topic. Thank you.
syringachalet
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