Posted by Jazzed on June 15, 2005, at 13:30:31
In reply to Re: (ex-Spoc here, just changed my name) » Jazzed, posted by ConfuzyQ on June 14, 2005, at 11:24:22
LOL, In my so ADD way, I'm so glad you put your new name! I responded to you when you posted about the change, but do you think for one second I would've remembered!
Wow, you are so lucky to have decent lengthed med check appts. I really like my doc, and he's so busy there's no way he could ever see all his patients if the appts were longer, but sometimes I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to tell him everything I want to tell him. Mine are 10, sometimes 20 min. long. 20 is good, but 10? Forget it! I checked with some of the other p-docs, and 30 seems to be pretty routine.
Nice to have samples, isn't it? My doc also seems to have samples, or I've been given coupons for freebies. Your p-doc does counseling? Mine only does diagnosis and meds. Wish he did counseling, but it might get too intense for me. He doesn't seem to miss ANYTHING!!!
Hey, who could really argue with the Tramadol if it's working for you? Sounds like you really needed to find something that works, hope you can find the right ADD med too. I guess the addiction, if any, would be more physical and that happens with all the ADs anyway, so why not stick with something you know works, and you haven't had to increase, so seems pretty logical to me. Do any other docs give you a hard time about it? I take Vicodin for migraines, and haven't had to increase, or get more than what the doc prescribes. I can see where someone might get addicted if they like feeling spaced out and slow, but not if you want to feel like you're in control, like me.
Talk with ya later!
Jazzy
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