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Doctor grrr..

octobermom79
octobermom79
Gotta love doctors. My pys dr. put me on Depakote. I took 1 dose and my husband had to run my to the hospital because of an acute allergic reaction. I couldn't get my breathe and my airways were closing. I call to get a new med and the DR. said I don't think it was because of the Depakote.

If the only new thing in your body is the Depakote and even the ER after being treated with large amounts of histamines said it was an allergic reaction why would he say it is not.

He then tells me I should still take the med. I don't think so. I don't need to go through that again.

GRRR.. it is so frustrating.. Well hopefully the lamictal and wellburtin will be enough til I see him next.

Sorry needed to vent.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Psych docs can be so clueless. I told my doctor how many side effects I was having from Depakote on the dose she had me on. I was walking into walls, my gait was off, my right leg was shaking, my hands were shaking, I was weak, and on and on. She just said keep taking it it will wear off. I was on 1000 mg and Im down to 500 and Im getting off the rest soon, no help to the psych though. Again, clueless. Just drug pushers.
octobermom79
octobermom79
I can understand what you mean. It does seem sometimes like all the Pysch doc is doing is pushing drugs. This is the first time he has been so clueless. Makes me worry some.

I know my body and will do what is best for me. If something does not feel right, it is not right. Just because we have bipolar does not mean we don't know our bodies.
mugwort
mugwort
Yes its like pdocs want us to take our meds no matter how serious the side effects are. I reallize BP and virtually every major mental illness needs to be treated. But heck where do you draw the line? I wish pdocs and every doc who prescribes psych meds would think about how they effect people. Just take the fact that some of these drugs are linked to diabetes. Yeah right good news my MI is controlled. the bad news I'm diagnosed with diabetes Geesh!!!