Re: Sandie--asking questions about meds

July 11, 2005

Sandie:

It is ALWAYS appropriate to ask what you are taking

and why you are taking it......everyone should be

pro-active in their health care. I work as a legal

asst for a personal injury attorney and I read medical

records all day and it amazes me how many people take

things and do not know the names or them or why they

are taking them......dangerous to say the least.

If a doctor does not like those kind of questions,

then it is time to find another one........most

doctors respect and encourage patients to ask those

kinds of questions.............

Pat in so Ore

--- nonny46 <nonny46@...> wrote:

> Dear Sandie,

>

> It is definitely NOT demanding (or if it is, it's a

> good kind) to ask

> questions about the medications you are prescribed.

> I nearly died a

> little over a year ago from medications that a pain

> doc prescribed, in

> an effort to MAKE me lose weight (which he thought

> was my main

> problem). He overprescribed Wellbutrin, and I

> started having

> seizures. I called the pharmacy, and they said it

> was an appropriate,

> though high, dosage. My husband called our

> neurologist, and he said it

> was about 3 times higher than what I should have

> been taking! Needless

> to say, that pain doc is now history--matter of

> fact, the local medical

> profession ran him out of town due to similar

> problems.

>

> I agree that it is best to be well-informed and find

> out exactly WHY

> they are prescribing something, and what you can

> expect.

>

> Judi

>

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July 11, 2005