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Originally Posted by Inzanebraned
I find it frustrating that professionals act like they know more about a person than the person knows themselves...and then they get paid to think they are always right when they are wrong!
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Some people frown on this but I change doctors if I don't like them or feel they aren't listening.
My PCP is the best PCP I've had since I was a kid and I feel like a lot of the time she kinda just nods her head and goes, 'ah yes, a bit of an overreaction tho'
However, if I pop in with a concern or message her via the portal she's completely okay with answering my dumb questions, which I LOVE!
My psychiatrist is also pretty great but sometimes I feel like she needs to put her foot down with me?? I feel like occasionally she's too lax, but then again she actually *knows her shit* like she'll draw the chemical compound for me with labels and explain how it works to the best of the knowledge available. If I have an issue she doesn't mind me calling in about it and will sometimes adjust my meds without an appointment because of it which is a BLESSING! She also truly listens to me even if sometimes she forgets to note down exactly what the problem was. But otherwise, she's absolutely fantastic and doesn't try to force me on lithium which is a medication that terrifies me. As a kid most of my peers at the school for the emotionally disturbed were on lithium and I usually met them *before* they were on lithium and then saw the aftermath. Like, yeah they were calmer but they were totally different in like a zombie-type way! Like worse than the people on seroquel (i'm actually allergic to seroquel, so they can't put me on that again).
She also is willing to swap my meds around like from adderall to dexadrine and then back again when I find the side effects of one medication to be too much.
Though, I can't take my stimulants for the time being because my heart rate is regularly at like 120+
Which is terrifying, but they have no idea why my heart is racing so bad except the cigarettes, which I'm trying to quit but its not an overnight process, yknow?
I'm just praying I don't have a heart attack before 30 at this point.
I see my PCP again in a few weeks and she's going to check my vitals and test me for diabetes. My blood sugar was a little high last time but I also chugged a sugary coffee on the way because I hadn't slept. XP So it could just be a matter of, yknow, not drinking a ton of sugar right before a blood test. lol
It was within normal ranges if I hadn't been fasting but still on the higher end of it.
So I just want to be sure, especially because I apparently have some fatty liver going on.
My plan is to cut back on soda and drink only milk, no sugar added juices, and sparkling water.
Then, when I figure out how to eat less carbs while still feeling full but not too full (veggies make me sick pretty regularly, i love salads but they are a sure fire way to vomit-ville). And I know meat isn't great for me either if its fatty meat, but I hate eating only chicken and tuna but don't know how to cook other types of fish. :(
I have a friend I hope is going to help me learn to eat healthier and figure out what foods are 'safe' for me to eat and if there's a way to make veggies at least in every meal per day safe to eat even if its just a small amount. The problem with produce though is it goes bad so quickly and we don't have the time to run to the store every other day.
....sorry for long post I was going to write more but I'll stop here.