Sorry. I spoke to my psychiatrist today, told her the latest round of mystery pills she prescribed me have done fuck-all. "So just double the dose!".
With which other brain chemical-altering substances can a "professional " be so fucking glib about? Pumping twice the amount of chemicals into a person with no idea of what it's going to do to them? I was astonished. But ask for double the dose of benzos or pain meds and see how fast you're cut off.
I'm sorry the medical profession has failed you. I'm really starting to believe unless you have a traumatic injury, we don't have healthcare. It's all about earning money, or not spending resources.
I agree with everything you said. I don't believe that the majority of doctors understand just how negatively they can influence someone's life by over medicating them. I feel like we live in an unfortunate time where many doctors are under the impression that pharmaceuticals can't harm people in the long term just because they're able to be put on the market. It's a real shame. I also agree about the traumatic injury statement, and I'd also add that if your illness isn't able to be diagnosed, you're out of luck.
Have you been doing your own research to try to figure out what's going on? Sometimes they listen better if you bring ideas to the table.
I have been. I've found communities of people who have been suffering with the same issues as me ever since taking Accutane. Unfortunately no one has been able to find a way to fix the problems. Also, the doctors I've seen (and there have been many) also look at me like I'm crazy when I suggest that they look at all of these other reports of people having a similar reaction to Accutane. It's so patronizing it hurts.
I honestly think I'm completely loosing faith in doctors. It's like "here's my assessment, take this and stop bothering me!" And when you have the nerve to maybe try to push them to reconsider something you are worry may have been overlooked they behave like you have no right to raise concerns. It's like you are questioning their infallibility! FFS!
This is exactly how my last appointment went. It literally felt like she was trying to push me out of the office as quickly as she could. When I questioned her about why she wants to treat me for something that fails to explain my most debilitating symptoms, she went straight to asking me if it could be anxiety. From all my years of seeing doctors, I have learned that anxiety is a doctor's go-to when they are unable to explain or figure out what is wrong with you.
Do you mind to tell more about your illness? You can PM if you want.
I reacted very poorly to a medication called Accutane. Reactions such as mine aren't documented in medical literature, so the medical profession at large refuses to acknowledge that something like this could happen. As a result, there really isn't a name or any treatment (or research looking into a treatment) for such cases, but people who have formed communities founded on the basis of having this condition usually call it PAS or "Post Accutane Syndrome."
