Posted by rvanson on August 4, 2008, at 0:05:11
In reply to Am I being selfish?, posted by thinkingitover on July 29, 2008, at 19:15:52
> Thanks for the responses so far...
> indeed this is frustrating.
> They can't be miracle workers, and I accept it, but how much should one tolerate before they say "enough!" and try someone else. I am not treatment resistant, I am jsut a guy with panic attacks and OCD... if left untreated I get depressed because I don't do well in a rather fast paced world... I need that boost to keep myself afloat. When I am treated correctly, I thrive, work productively, and love life.
> But at what cost? High blood pressure, prediabetic or type II diabetes blood sugar, and at one point 70 extra pounds? So, I should be "fat and happy?" That's not a quality of life either... It's almost as if I'm afraid I'll be perceived as selfish for saying "I want to be happy, but I also want to be able to have some semblence of control over the side effects and my body."
> I'm a single guy... I want to feel attractive, have control over my body, be healthy, and not feel hopeless when I jump on the treadmill, watch my eating habits, or lift weights. I don't want to feel as though everything I do is in vain because of a little pill.
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> I think my biggest frustration with him is with not being able to work with me to find the right "cocktail" and dose so to speak that can minimize side effects. A little of this or that is fine. It's just that the HMO downsized the staff over the past year as it is, so he is in such a hurry all the time, and I feel like treatment should be peripheral... it should involve the whole body. When things are out of whack... the whoel treatment plan defeats itself.The whole system of healthcare in the US is a mess, in part because so many are left out of it, and do not pay into it.
Now, with cost-cutting in every profession and business, it has become even worse then it was a few years ago. It wont get better if it is allowed to be controlled by private enterprises with no oversight, IMO.
As far as your Pdoc goes I would have dumped him a long time ago. If you can find a Pdoc that will work with you and you feel comfortable with, that would be different but this man is obviously not doing that for you.
My take? Give him the broom and don't look back!
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