I only subscribe to one magazine, at the moment, for sleep.... but I was just curious in reading through the threads in the forum... if something happens and you have to go see your doctor or have surgery do you tell them about everything? With all the possible interactions do you research it yourself? Just curious....
No Audrey, hence why I am here. I do have a few legit with my migraines... nothing else daily. Those have been written by my gyn the last few years, as I had not seen a GP for a while and did not want to pay for a visit for that. When I found my new GP, he wanted to change them to something else and I told him I was good... so I am just going to have her keep writing them.
I was just curious how you all handle your situations.... not trying to be nosy. In this day and age honesty is not always the best policy, but it can be dangerous.
Hi Laxfinity - I think that Audrey Hepburn summed it up when she said "I guess it would depend on individual situations." I think that it is ultimately a judgement call. I also only subscribe to one magazine. I have a legit subscription for it from a local doc.....however my primary care doc has been unaware of it until a recent change in the way information is shared between Ph@r^^acies and healthcare centers. I recently went to a mini clinic in a Walmart for bronchitis, and when I gave them my insurance information, the PA, was able to bring up my subscription history, regardless of where I'd had the subscription filled. My point is that if you have had a subscription filled locally your current doc might already be able have that info. BTW when the PA asked if I was still reading XYZ I simply said "No", and they moved on without saying anything else.
Lax- since you say you only using 1 med- then it is straight forward to research yourself.
This issue would come up if you are taking multiple meds & your Dr is unaware, and they prescribe something else, or as in your example- you are scheduled for surgery-
then things can rapidly get complicated.
eg. if you take a blood thinner like Warfarin- there are a lot of meds < even over the counter cough & cold stuff > which you cannot take or must only take, under supervision of Dr.
So what you disclose depends on what you are taking, and how many different ones, and what the situation is that comes up < like surgery especially >.
Surgery would be full disclosure IMHO...................
Be careful out there.....................................Folken
Definitely depends on your relationship with your dr and how candid you can comfortably be. Better safe than sorry, however as others have said, one med should be very easy to research independently.
Okay... I am sorry. The point got lost in the translation. This thread was not about me, per say. I don't feel I, personally, need to disclose my subscription. I was asking what you all do.
I read the forum, at length, at times... going way back. I am a researcher. I like info and knowledge. That being said, it seems many of you are in the same boat as my sister in law. She has several subscriptions and is scheduled for surgery. She has not disclosed any information with her surgeon. I suggested she stop for a week prior, but I honestly think she cannot at this point. I think she is addicted to one of them. I just asked the question to see how you all handle disclosure. That is all. Sorry for the confusion.
Since surgery is serious, I would disclose what I take, but nothing else specific.
(01-19-2019, 05:49 AM)Laxfinity Wrote: [ -> ]Okay... I am sorry. The point got lost in the translation. This thread was not about me, per say. I don't feel I, personally, need to disclose my subscription. I was asking what you all do.
I read the forum, at length, at times... going way back. I am a researcher. I like info and knowledge. That being said, it seems many of you are in the same boat as my sister in law. She has several subscriptions and is scheduled for surgery. She has not disclosed any information with her surgeon. I suggested she stop for a week prior, but I honestly think she cannot at this point. I think she is addicted to one of them. I just asked the question to see how you all handle disclosure. That is all. Sorry for the confusion.
If it is a scheduled surgery, I would stop all meds that the doctor does not know about, even if that means a few rotten days of withdrawal. Give my body time to clear all the meds out before surgery but not tell the doctor. Now if it is an emergency surgery? Yes, I would tell them as they need to know for possible fatal drug interactions. Just my 2 cents
I treat emergencies totally separately to more routine discussions with GPs, in which I have learnt to be very careful what I say. But for some unforeseen emergency, I have in my wallet the things doctors need to know if I get hit by a car or have a heart attack. So they need to know my next of kin, and in a situation that serious they also need to know that I'm habituated to diazepam. If I'm potentially dying then the issue of where the pills came from is irrelevant. I'd rather people trying to save my life are equipped with as much useful info as possible.
In the general course of dealing with GPs my experience has been honesty has cause more problems than it has solved. That is a real shame, and some doctors are the exception, but it takes a long time for them to gain my full trust. At times it can be quite exhausting keeping the story consistent.
BTW If you are going to lie get your story straight and stick to it. Variation from the story is a big give away that it is a lie (or something a bit strange is going on). Rehearse your story and I mean body language, not just the words. Take it from me as a psychologist who studies language - I know a lot about lying. A lot of people during a lie will have the words right but their body is squirming and giving off the opposite vibe. Also prepare for point blank questions. People are generally better about lies where they can just be a bit vague or omit details, lies of commission are harder to pull off. Note that none of this is a comment on the morality of lying - generally I think it is a bad thing, but realistically we sometimes have little choice.
A little off topic here, but a few people posted about it in relation to OP question. I really hate this trend now with GPs in which all they do is try to steer you to an anti-depressant because they have no liability there. So irritating!
Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.