Posted by alexandra_k on January 10, 2005, at 13:35:17
In reply to HELP! Where next from here?? :o(, posted by pretty_paints on January 10, 2005, at 12:18:30
Hey there, things must be pretty confusing and hard for you at the moment. How long is your p-doc working in the hospital for? I would have to say (IMO) that this is a kind of situation where you could usefully have therapy with your p-doc so that there is a combination of therapy and medication decisions being made by someone who really knows what is going on for you.
When medication decisions are made by someone who doesn't know you or your situation very well, well in my experience that has usually meant an increase. But yeah, I hear you there are side effects already and is it worth an increase in those when there may be little or no benefit to it? Maybe it is worth a trial. You can always go back to the current dosages. When your p-doc gets back from the hospital he may be able to think about whether another anti-p may be more sutied to you.
You clearly cannot go around doubting all your thoughts and judgements! That would be a horrible place to be in. But you do seem wise to be at least questioning some of your thoughts that your whole family are disputing. Maybe you are right - maybe there is something going on there that your family is not facing up to, but then maybe it is your head playing tricks on you. It seems to be really insightful to worry about the thoughts that a few trusted other people dispute - probably less helpful to worry about ALL your thoughts or judgements in general.
I agree that it would be really helpful for you to be able to tell all this to someone who knows you a bit (ie your p-doc who is in the hospital). As an alternative, though, how about printing off what you wrote and showing it to the current person? It is a very clear statement of your concerns and they may be in a better position to help you if they know what is going on. Hey - they would know as much as me, but more based on your filenotes etc.
Sounds like you are progressing really well.
Hang in there :-)
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