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Dealing with Rude and Mean Doctors

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I am dealing with so much stress right now it isn't funny.  A little over a year ago my primary care doctor, Dr. R, retired so I had to find another one. For most people, this wouldn't be a big deal but for people like myself who have lots of chronic medical conditions and medications, it isn't.  After meeting three different primary care doctors who all treated me like shit. They didn't want to keep my 11-year medication regime.  Finally, after seeing three doctors that made me feel like I am a disgusting human for being on all these medications and not wanting to change them, I found an amazing doctor, Dr. T. She agreed with me to not change something that isn't broken.  She was very compassionate and really listened to me. She made me feel a lot better about myself.   Those three doctors I saw before Dr. T, wanted me off from Ambien CR, Xanax, and cut down both my Zanaflex and Gabapentin and add another antidepression medication.   It took me a little o