Posted by Muffinhead on March 15, 2005, at 17:11:57
In reply to Because they don't know, posted by stargazer on March 15, 2005, at 0:41:21
> As many times as I ask my doc how a drug works, 9 out of 10 times he'll say "I don't know" It used to annoy me but now I realize he's being honest. Sometimes he give me a gray, fuzzy answer and lose me in the explanation and then I'm sorry I asked in the first place.
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> Plus if you read about these drugs on this site you will know more than the doc anyway so you really don't have to ask the question at all unless you want to see how much the doc knows or doesn't know.
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> Bottom line... as much as my doc knows or doesn't know about how these drugs work he is the one I trust to choose which medication is the right one to try next.You know, I'm glad to hear that you trust your doctor, because so many don't, but I have to ask the question: if you are openly admitting that your doctor doesn't know and you're getting your information about meds from other sources, then what do you need the doctor for? See, I only ask this because this has been my experience: I was paying $90 a visit to a "medical professional", no, THREE "medical professionals" who could only recommend medications and have me take them to see how they worked for me...you know the trial and error thing, being the human guinea pig. And all they can do is ask: "Now how are you feeling today? Better? Worse?" Couldn't I do that myself and save myself loads of money rather than blow it on doctors who don't know any better than I do? Aren't I the best judge of what's going on in my body? As you can see, my experience with doctors has been a tainted one!
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