Posted by spriggy on December 31, 2005, at 19:08:41
In reply to Re: Getting a new GP - to lie or not to lie?, posted by Sonya on December 31, 2005, at 14:18:13
I just had the same problem/dilemma.
I decided against sharing the info with my new doctor for several reasons:
1) I have never been given a formal diagnosis on my mental health
2) I am currently not taking any psych drugs besides a super low dose of Klonopin.
3) My current health problem has nothing at all to do with my mental state- in fact, I imagine it's vice versa (being sick and tired making me depressed/anxious).
4) I have a serious family history of mental illness; father severely BP, mother with major depression with suicidal tendencies and GAD, a sister with ADD and bipolar, and a grandmother that was BP and committed suicide. If I told the doctor all of this, I know exactly how his response would be toward treating me- he would treat me as if I have all of the above as well.It's already happened to me so I've stopped sharing family history about mental illness.
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