Posted by helpme on July 9, 2006, at 13:17:24
In reply to Compliancy versus abuse, posted by madeline on May 24, 2006, at 21:37:39
I once had a horrible bitch of a psychitrist who wanted me to take 11 ELEVEN drugs at once. She dismissed my complaints of bizare side effects, saying they were actually evidence of developing psychosis. Needless to say, I was "noncompliant" and devised my own desperation mix from the array. After I severly challenged her, she said I wasn't qualified to challlenge her, and to make a long story short, getting into a shouting fight with the wrong doctor will land you in the psych ward with an "anger problem" label. Once there, though it was awful, at least I can report the doctor looked at the list and was aghast. He said, "Thank god you were noncopmpliant. Use your head. NEVER take that many drugs EVER. Use your head. All this did was create side-effects and treatments for the side-effects. And a number of these are highly addictive as well. Lucky you came out alive! Keep.it.simple.please". Etc.
If i wasn't so out of my mind on drugs, I would have had the strength and brains to get a new doctor much soooner. But I was in school and...had psycho side effects, and a couple of addictions to the other drugs.
> Personally, I cringe when I hear the phrase "Patient was non-compliant with treatment plan X"
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> Compliancy suggests a obediance and submission, which should not be the therapeutic model.
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> A physician can provide skilled advice, but it is up to the patient to ultimately decide a course of action.
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> As a result, the patient bears a marked responsibility when it comes to following or rejecting a doctor's advice when it comes to medication.
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> Taking a medication against or not in accordance with a physician's direction constitutes abuse of that drug. It may sound harsh, but it is true.
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> That's why communication (and I CAN'T stress this enough!) between the patient and the physician is absolutely essential.
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> That way the patient won't feel pushed and ordered around and the doctor won't have a patient abusing a drug under their care.
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> If you can't talk to your physician, the find another one. It may be your choice, but it is also your health.
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