i agree wiccan, that would piss me off.

I never second guess Dr's.

All that GOD complex going on.

Just a thought..maybe she just wants to see you more stabilized ,with your mood , before going on with treatment ?

(((Wiccan)))~~

How feather ruffling!! Your GastroGirl is probably insisting on a mood stabilizer to cover her own ass. Can you see a different Gastro?

Glad your problems are subsiding. Hang in there!

DD,

God Complex? You Insinuating, I have a God Complex? I eat people with God complexes for breakfast

These meds are super strong and can really cause personality changes in a person, as they did you Will, you know this. I feel the gastro doc was being very forthright and telling you like it has to be for EVERYONE to be safe.

I really hope that you get beyond these feelings towards possibly seeing a pdoc....it WILL NOT be forever, this is only during your treatment, they do not all have God complexes....mine doesn't, but you seem to put every pdoc in that category and it's only making things even more difficult.

I say do what they tell ya to do....so you can start up the treatment again and get this damn shit over with!!!! Please!!

I think she simply wants you as stable as possible for your own well being W.. If you keep on going back and forth due to instability with this it's going to be really hard on you sweetie..
You're having to start over again with the Hep C treatments once... I'm guessing she doesn't want it to happen a second time..
I hope whatever you decide your treatment starts soon ..xo

Will, doctors are human and for the most part, I believe they want what they think is the best for their patients. Personally I hate the word patient because it puts us in such a passive roll in our own care. I much prefer the word client because that puts us in charge of the treatment team.. That's what it has to be to work. A treatment team. The hep C treatments are going to cause you distress. I think, and correct me if I'm wrong, that is a given. That distress is going to play havoc on your stability. Get a second opinion. You might be able to find a doc that will work with your treatments for both conditions. My guess is that you're going to need a little more than just the clonazepam (just my opinion). Get with your doc and do a little planning. Plan for when things start to break down a little more. Have a contingency plan in place so that everyone is comfortable that treatments will only happen in the case of possible, and I mean possible instability. Right now they are just guessing that instability will happen as a given. But have a plan in place. Work with them. The hep C treatment isn't forever. Just get it done. We want our Will back. Eventually as med free as he wants to be.

I agree with Cammie. I have to go through a lot of treatments for illness, and I don't like meds. But sometimes I get huge complications and the only answer is to take something to keep me sane.

My pdoc said some meds can affect the brain for literally months. This includes cortisone, chemo drugs and I'll bet those strong anti-virals are on that list.

Instead of seeing this as a doc trying to meddle with what is working, think of her as anticipating stuff that will happen with the Hep C treatment. And talk to your pdoc if you have one. They can give you a better idea the mental side effects of these powerful drugs.