Posted by jealibeanz on April 2, 2007, at 16:03:14
In reply to Re: ughhh...., posted by jealibeanz on March 29, 2007, at 5:14:57
> Yeah, so I called 2 days ago, and have not received a response. I'll call again today, yet it won't do me much immediate good since I'm going out of town for a few days and will most likely be gone before a can get a response. I doubt my doctor is working today anyway, which means I wait til Saturday (little chance) or Monday for him to get the message.
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> Yay... so I still have to take crappy Xanax XR (while at my all day interview w/ 18 other candidates!), and run out of Ritalin LA this weekend and Provigil. Not ideal.
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> I like my doctor, hate his staff. The nurses have become increasingly rude and angry over the past year and go out of their way not to give messages. It's their passive-aggressive way of relieving stress... very bizarre that they all get away with this.
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> My doctor is somewhat aware of this, because it became a huge issue when my insurance company was going to drop my prescription coverage for a drug since the office didn't get it approved. It went on for 3 months, so the insurance company just said that if I didn't get the authorization within 24 hours, they would deny it completely. So, my mother and I (after many many phone calls to the office) finally went there in person and complained. We were quickly put in a patient room and explained it all to my doctor, who got on the phone as soon as we left, and called the insurance company. It was a pretty big deal at the time, but maybe I need to go and scream constantly about how the nurses don't give any messages!!! (which I don't actually want to do)It's been a week since I called my doctor. I knew after the first day that he didn't get the message, because I would have received a call back.
So, I still haven't called again. Pretty stupid. The longer I wait the less likely I am to call. How dumb does that sound that I will be calling and asking if anyone got the message I left a week ago?
Right now I have no more Ritalin LA, which doesn't make a huge difference because I still am taking Provigil.
My main problem is that I'm continuing to take an anxiety medication that does nothing for my anxiety. It's nearly paralyzing at times. Good thing I don't have much to do besides a few classes, but this is not fun.
And of course, I've basically convinced myself that my doctor wants me to take Xanax XR, rather than Xanax, which helps my anxiety. He actually doesn't want me to take Xanax XR either, and would rather that I just suck it up and get off all medications, even if it means a life performing far below my abilities.
So I've been doing just that. My quality of life and productivity certainly has decreased quite a bit in the past 5 weeks since the switch, yet I'm just accepting it. Stupid. I know. I just had to write this down so maybe I see how ridiculous it really is.
I'm not complaining, nor do I want sympathy. I take responsibility for my actions and choices, or lack thereof. Simply venting a bit.
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