Doctor being somewhat evil with my meds

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My doctor doesn't want to give me a higher dose of Risperdal because of my Prolactin levels, even though I told her like 300 times that I don't give a rat's *** whether I can have children or not. In fact, I prefer not being able to.

Then, she made another excuse about the risk of bone disorders, and I told her I am on bcp and that will take care of the risk of bone disorder according to my old doctor.

I've told my mom that I'll need to find a new doctor if she will not give me my Risperidone. Also, I asked her to give me medication for my ADHD which is giving me focus trouble and she said no. She keeps trying to give me a bunch of mood stabilizers that make me fall asleep by 6 PM and wake up at 4 AM.

I don't know if she's being evil but you'd better find another doctor if you are not happy with her. Some doctors go against your request just for the sake of showing their authority over you. If she is one of them, she is useless for the patients. You might change your mind in the future about not wanting to have children. So I guess the doctor cannot just ignore that risk.

She sounds like one of those doctors who enjoys telling people what to do, regardless of the benefits or patient wishes.

Can you find someone else?

I'm not going to, because it's not about children. I like children, but can't ever allow myself to be pregnant because of the risk of vomiting in the first three months. I have been severely phobic of it since I was a baby. In fact, even though I take the pill to induce my nonexistent periods, I like having the high prolactin to make my PCOS worse because I'm glad it lowers the chance even more. I'm not changing my mind. When I started puberty (but not periods) around 8, I asked my mom if I could get a hysterectomy so I would never have children and therefore possibly vomit.

Like, I would be devastated by something like that. I would definitely even be willing to abort or take tons of antiemetics even if it messed the kid up because to me nothing is worth throwing up.

I'm getting upset by you even suggesting that on this forum, actually.

My advice would be to try to find a doctor more willing to work with your requests for more medication. There are symptom-based doctors out there that rely on how a patient responds to treatment.

Find another doctor, and while you're at it see if you can get a referral to a psychiatrist, since they specialize in prescribing medication for mental health issues. I myself am actually waiting to see a psychiatrist about some ADHD meds.

Are you already near the upper limits for a Resperidone prescription? If so, your doctor likely has legitimate reasons not to increase your dosage.. especially if they're concerned it will be detrimental to your reproductive health or bones etc.

As for ADHD meds, some doctors are against them at all simply because they're all fairly harsh stimulants that can be abused. Your doctor may have labelled you as a "med seeker" if you're requesting increased doses of antipsychotics and additional prescriptions of stimulants. Maybe you legitimately need them, maybe you just want them, maybe it's a slippery slope to abusing them and you're doctor is looking out for your best interest and long term health by trying less harmful mood stabilizers.

When I saw my neuropsychologist a while back, he did mention that there was a non-stimulant ADHD medication out there. I can't remember what it's called, but it's in the same class as bupropion. We came to the conclusion that my habitual caffeine use may be self-medication for my ADHD symptoms, and that since it exacerbates my anxiety, a non-stimulant solution would be better.

Strattera. Here, it's very expensive compared to the stimulant options - one of the reasons I never bothered trying it. I took Dexedrine for a few years. I haven't taken any for a couple years now as I no longer need it. At my worst with caffeine I drank 4-5 pots of coffee/day about 13 years ago or so. I didn't drink any coffee for more than a year, but now drink max one cup in the morning - but try not to have it daily if I can manage without it. It's a nice pick-me-up treat to have as needed, though.

Fortunately, they were able to set me up with provincial health insurance to cover my meds, so cost isn't an issue. I'm surprised they don't have something like that in BC.

We do have something like that in BC. I had coverage for the Dexedrine that reduced it to something like 28 cents per 5mg IR tablet. But Strattera either wasn't covered or wasn't covered as much. I remember it being something like $1/dose, which is part of the reason few people try it unless they're overly concerned about using stimulants. In hindsight, I can see why parents (or people in general) should be concerned about stimulant drug use - in the long run, it's not healthy. Fortunately I was able to keep to ultra low doses while I needed them. I no longer need them as I've gotten my physical & mental health into such good shape that I don't need them for what they used to do for me. I haven't taken any for about two years now.

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