Posted by Irma on January 21, 2008, at 18:18:59
In reply to Trusting Drs figuring out what's wrong, posted by Irma on January 20, 2008, at 12:50:03
Thank you all ... for your help with my posts, for your welcome and for your advice.
Regarding the pot - I told my old doc because I trusted him. I had been going to him for many years and simply felt/knew that I could confide in him. He recently stopped taking pts. under age 65 and turned over all my records to me and referred me to the new physician. I poured thru my records to see if he had noted anything at all about the pot, but saw nothing. Also, the new doc knew he was my previous physician, I gave him my records and he never reference pot use and - as I said - he skipped right over the "other drug use" question with a "no" so I'm fairly confident it's not in my record. I would think a pot-only smoker though would be a lot less likely to be labeled an abuser than someone doing coke or crack. Anyhoo ... the new doc ... I'm just not sure of. He made a comment on our first meeting about how he takes a special interest in mental health, kind of implying it was a hobby interest of his. Maybe that's just how I heard it, but I really do have reservations about GPs prescribing these types of meds. When I first started taking AD with my old doc, he mentioned to me that a majority of people treated with AD are prescribed by GPs. Not sure if that's true ... or if it's the way it should be.
So let me ask this ... I do have a concern about becoming a patient of a psychiatrist. I know we're all supposed to buck up and stand up to the stigma of depression/mental health, but I'm worried that going that route would label me very dramatically. I guess the only ones who would know without my telling them though would be my health insurace. Any thoughts on this?
And finally, back to the workings of this Board, can someone tell me why my post is not listed here?
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/I understand that when I post, I can bookmark it, but what if I'm at a different computer - without the bookmark? I thought my post would appear in the main index ... it's like everyone else can see my post except me. Is that the way this works?? Really??? Cause if it is, it's triggering some MAJOR OCD heebie-jeebies for me!
Thanks!
poster:Irma
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