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Discrimination from doctors? Or paranoia?

Postby thots » Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:10 pm

Maybe it's just me but since I was officially diagnosed and given my label I have found it increasingly more difficult to get what I need from doctors. I have seen 4 different doctors since then and all of them have been very awkward. I moved quite recently though so they are quite new to me. I went to see my main doctor and all that was on the screen was my diagnosis and information about it. He was horrible. He stopped my diazepam immediately and said he was going to stop zopiclone within a few weeks. I had relied on both of them for a long time. I also saw him writing notes in capital letters on the computer about how no other doctors should prescribe me either of them for me. He made me feel like a little kid.
I went to another doctor yesterday because it was agreed by the mental health team that I should increase my anti anxiety medication (pregabalin) slowly until I am at the maximum dose, as my anxiety has been almost unbearable lately. The doctor disagreed completely and wouldn't increase it at all and said I needed an official letter from the psychiatrist to do it. He also said "you are fixated on this personality disorder". All I was doing was what the mental health team had told me to! I've finally started trying to get help and sort myself out and people just get in the way and make it more difficult.
A few months ago I saw a different doctor in the out of hours crisis place because I couldn't cope with the anxiety anymore. I was going to take a huge overdose of something, anything to make me sleep. But my partner called and got me an appointment. I agreed that diazepam might help for the night and hopefully it would be a bit better in the morning. Apparently that's also better for you than taking hundreds of sleeping pills from the pharmacy. But anyway, it took him about 20 minutes to be persuaded to give me anything at all and then eventually he gave me 4mg of diazepam. I used to be on 30mg per day until I slowly cut them down. 4mg just wasn't going to do anything that day. So I added a few other things like very strong pain killers and a few sleeping pills but it was better than nothing.
So that is my rant!
I honestly think we are considered as liars in the medical profession. Either that or just people out to get as much as they can from them. Which is quite true about some of us but still no reason to stop medication overnight without any support.
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Re: Discrimination from doctors? Or paranoia?

Postby Cheze2 » Wed Aug 21, 2013 2:34 am

It's definitely not paranoia. pwBPD are the bane of the medical/mental health community. The diagnosis carries a terrible reputation. I have experienced terrible discrimination. One time I was bawling my eyes out in the ER and saying that I was going to kill myself. The crisis worker walked in and just said, "There's nothing that I can do to help you." Then she walked out, and I was discharged a few minutes later.
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