Mental Health Support
Related: About this forumHome now from Psyche visit, was kinda a big breakthrough.
Because, I took charge, of my mental health. He wanted to prescribed more meds.
( Disclaimer, this is VA Dr)
I said, NO,, the drugs are screwing me up, everyone wants to give me more, drugs. He replied, " so what do you need?"
I said, " I need to sit down , with a Dr, and a bariatric specialist, and ask, why all these pills, you send,? I don't have a stomach, are all these pills, being absorbed, by my body?"
He said" ok" and walked my to the front desk, made an appt with, MD, Bariatic Surgeon, and him. Fairly easy.
Maybe, I have a good Psych, think I do..
But, until I, stood up for me,and my health, strongly,
It would have just been, another script.
I'm far from perfect, I'm at the point, when I walk I to a Dr office,
I've made up my mind, to slow the Dr. down.they get paid for visits, am I getting paid, to be there? OFf course not.
I'm not gonna, pay them with, my life, or prescribed meds, that may accelerate my final days? Nope,
I know my body, my mind, better than anyone,
NEVER be afraid, to walk into an appt, with an attitude!
It's, their job, it's, your life
It felt good, to care, for Me.
Koz
hlthe2b
(106,360 posts)multigraincracker
(34,077 posts)Oh, and one more thing.
tazkcmo
(7,419 posts)Another consequence of your actions is making me smile because I'm so happy for you!
A journey of a thousand steps starts with one. Here's to your first step and many of us here will be with you for the next 999!
Mr.Bill
(24,790 posts)Your best patient advocate is YOU.
limbicnuminousity
(1,409 posts)That's great. Standing up for yourself when it comes to doctors and meds is hard. Make them listen to you.
As him, "VA has me in too many pills, 6am,6pm I have to take pills, that makes me feel uncomfortable, I can't hardly walk, for 4 hours"
Seems I took a tumble last night, took my 6 pm pills, stood up to goto bathroom, passed out,
Ok I'm cleaning up, a broken bowl, glass on the floor,
Planning on going to Wallyworld today, flat screen TV is on floor, broken, I told him, " I don't feel right, when , I take these pills, it takes me 4 hours to feel right again.
Then, I function, for about 4 hours a day, then I have to take pills,again.
Sidebar, they breathalyzer me, I blow zeros.
I'm, an over medicated Vet,
I was lucky, never saw combat, VA, doctors, just prescribe,
I am Koz., I will not take anymore, pills.
VA is not , free Healthcare,
VA prescribes pills, it's AgentOrange ,all over again,
They are, experimenting, on Vets.
I Koz, truly, believe this..
I'm going to Walmart, to buy a a new TV, the drugs ,VA gave me, ruined, my TV,
VA is now, using Vets, as , lab animals, hear my story.
They just prescribe.
Koz