Does Your Dr. Know You Participate Here?

I just wonder if any of you have talked to your Drs. about this and what they have said.

Thanks,

DC

Post edited by: norma, at: 05/07/2008 08:32

I am perplexed at the reasoning behind the doctor saying this???

My son's doctor was very supportive of this site. He was glad there was a well monitored place to go which helped to deal with the day to day issues of bipolar disease....

I don't get it either????

I know from reading here that a lot of folks are in therapy or go to support group meeting regularly. Neither my former pdoc or my current one have ever reommended these for me. On average, I do pretty well on my own with medications. But, some days I could really use folks to talk to who understand, from personal experience, what I live with daily. Her reaction really has me stumped.

She is actually a very good pdoc. The course of treatment she has put me on for maintenance has done very well for me. I am just in the middle of some very big stressors, and having problems because of it.

Speaking of problems. I think the new dosage of meds I am on is causing some paranoia. As examples: I think my husband is going to leave me soon, I think dogs are planning to run away, and I think everyone on this site dislikes me. These thoughts just started happening to me last night. All she did was increase the dosage on Trileptal. That should not cause this to happen??? Is this just a stress reaction? Stress is a big trigger for the psychotic portion of my illness, but why would it start AFTER a med change?

This is all very confusing.

Thanks again, Norma. You are a dear person

DC

to reassure you, I think the same thing about my dogs...I locked Lucky up in the house this morning because he had a funny look about him and has been out several nights doing God knows what....

I think you are great and so do a lot of people on this site...you are fine...just a little paranoid...and like I said if it worses tell doc...and also tell doc that the people on the site...said to call the doc about it. Maybe doc is just confused as to what goes on here.

You stay with us..and know you are accepted for who you are...and we care about you...hugs, Norma

bejeweled, I know what you mean about medical journals. I'm pretty bright and am very close to having BS, and I still get lost when I try to read the inserts that come with medications. I can't imagine how hard it must be to sort through a journal.

Norma, thank you for the reassurances. It is an odd thing. When I get like this, there is always one small part of my mind that just sits back and says, "You know, this is just so very wrong. Cut out the stupid thoughts." I try to focus on that side of it instead of the paranoid part. Most of the time I am successful, but I have such an overwhelming fear of another psychotic break that sometimes I just panic. Thank you for reminding me that things are going to be ok.

edited for accuracy. Darn these med changes

Post edited by: DreamChaser, at: 05/07/2008 11:48

I have that fear of getting psychotic again...I depend on those around me to tell me when I am getting out there a little. As long as I don't drink alcolol i am fine...it seems like the alcohol makes me manic.

We are here for you DC...