Hi all, not sure if my title really suits the issue but here it is:
I have Persistent depressive disorder and the issues I want to discuss are primarily a result of the forgetfulness and the numb cant take care of myself type symptoms. I am getting help for that so its not about fixing those things...I just struggle with being honest about the mistakes I make as a result of those things. I just came out of the longest (12+months) and most severe depressive episode I've ever had and I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row and catch up on my health care.
The episode really ramped up in the middle of a series of blood panels. During the first panel I was prescribed a medication to lower some levels and I forgot to take it...My levels lowered anyways because I made some other lifestyle changes but not to the extent that the medication would have lowered them. I was too embarrassed to say i didn't take it and i was prescribed a different medication. which i also haven taken. I was supposed to take that medication before a 3rd blood panel and for that reason I did not go in for said panel and put off all medical care until... well, now.
I just really don't know how to articulate this to my doctor. Ive had so many bad experiences with doctors before. And quite frankly, I'm scared. I've had so many issues with doctors, people, not believing me, looking at me like they think I'm lying, not taking me seriously etc. And now that Ive gone and done all this I'm afraid that I've just signed away all my credibility. This is the first time I've done something that could even remotely be considered lying in regards to my health, and I just don't want to relive my herniated disc experience. It took me years to seek help for my depression and years to get help for my back and years for me to start looking for help for my current health issue.
Can anyone offer advice on how i should go about talking about this? or if there are any doctors here; if you had a patient who said this to you, how would you react / move forward after this?
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