Posted by mayzee on August 10, 2006, at 21:56:02
In reply to Re: Bipolar? Self diagnosis..., posted by jealibeanz on August 10, 2006, at 19:27:01
Dear Jealibeanz,
Please,please,please ask your doctor for a referral to a pdoc that he knows & respects. Commit to finding a pdoc you can relate to and then commit to working with that pdoc to determine your diagnosis and treatment plan; knowing that the pdoc (*any* doc) can't do his/her best for you if you are not open & honest.
You sound very smart. It also sounds like you are torturing yourself with all the possible diagnoses and treatments that you so very capably determine. Please collaborate with a trained medical professional. I feel so strongly that you are doing yourself a disservice, thinking that you can't just walk into your doctor's office and tell him the truth about what you've been going through, and what you think might help. If he's the caring man you have portrayed, he won't freak out; you won't be letting him down. But he can't read your mind. Please write it down and mail it to him before your appointment. You can do it! You deserve good medical care! Please let yourself get it!
Crossing my fingers for you that all goes well with your staying in school,
Warm regards,
mayzee
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