Hey i Agree even Verbable when they tell you "TO STOP SMOKING ARE YOUR GOING TO DIE" that happened to me 4 yrs ago and brought me to this Board!! that set off my Anxiety that mid night the same day !! I heard on my local radio station ( Talk Radio ) how to trust the Dr whos looking out for you.. the kind that are Genuine and the ones who think they know whats wrong with you .. I heard the following:
when a Dr starts to talk to you and is all Nicey nicey and as hes checking you out strikes up a convo about a off the wall subject that dont have nothing to with your illness , and the kind that is eger to bring out the Rx Pad and sits across from you asking whats is your issue, the kind that dont take the time out to ask you questions , the ones who run out of the room your in and say BRB ! those are the ones you want to try to avoid
here are the 1's you want to see, the 1 that comes reaches hand out and greets you sits on the stool and goes over your forms you fill'd out ect:
the one that looks you in the eye constantly .. the one that doesnt have to ask you 2 x's why are you here? the kind that listens to your heart beat and listens to your neck and makes you cough up a lung .. things like that to look for when your seeing a Dr , just something to think about

That is so horrible that anyone should be treated that way. I hope that the new president revamps the whole healthcare system. I am sorry you were treated that way we need more caring doctors and nurses that actually care about people.

Hey - it's even worse when they treat you like a downright drug addict & don't believe you have a real anxiety/medical problem. They act like you don't deserve to be in the hospital. I can totally relate to you Davilance. They act like they are treating you, but talk behind your back.Fortunately, some do understand and treat you much better.Do not be afraid...

That is horrible and very upsetting to hear! I am so sorry you went through that! That is inhumane treatment!

I really hope you find a decent doctor who will treat you with common decency and respect because you deserve it!

All of my doctors have always been nice to me and I have never been treated like a drug addict even though I have been on pain killers for three years. I am only 17, and I guess pediatricians are a lot nicer than other doctors. The only semily-bad thing a nurse has ever done to me is tell me that if she ever caught me in the ER again she beat me, she said she was just kidding. She was just showing concern because I had been admitted for ODing. I can't believe that doctors could be so cruel. All of the doctors I have ever been to have treated me very respectfully.

I posted a disussion relating to the same issue about three days ago........... it bears repeating. These Dr'd are getting to be something else now-a-days:

My deal is actually nil compared to a cousin, They actually threatened to Baker Act her if she didn't quit complaining. Meanwhile they failed to diagnose a severe infection in the cartilege supporting her lungs called "costochondritis" which is an inflammation due to repeated respiratory infections.

It was finally diagnosed by (of all Dr's) her gastroenteralogist and not the primary or respiratory Dr;s that threatened to put her in the hospital and treat her for mental illness.

I'm really sorry that you were "virtually tortured" by these people that we go to for help. There are some good Dr's out there. They are few and far between. Try to get some references from family and friends you trust. Try to get someone to go to Dr's with you. Maybe they'll think twice abt how they treat you.

If you were treated the way you describe, then get a lawyer and file suit against each and every one of them. They have violated multiple laws in treating you this way and since you seem to have it well documented, you will win your case against them.

There was a lady who has the same anxiety disorder I have who was actually shoved out of her hospital bed so that she fell onto the cement floor because she wouldn't get up when the nurse ordered her to do so. She was having akinesia spells just like mine. The nurse walked out of the room and left her injured on the floor -- just like they did me.

I have good doctors who care for me, and my therapist is great. But in a hospital, I am in charge of someone who doesn't know about my diagnosis and who thinks I'm faking.

My therapist says that they don't understand, think I'm just being uncooperative, and become "hostile, aggressive, judgmental, and punitive."

This from the people who ware supposed to be helping me get well ...