Pyrotech
Les Paul Addict
My wife has bad knees and has had both knees operated on. She also has bipolar disorder, but you'd never know it if you met her. So, shes on meds for that. Well, shes told she needs to get knee shots for the pain, since she has arthritis. Our family doctor sends a referral to a knee doctor. I take my wife for the knee shots, and she passes out. Soooo, our family doctor prescribes Valium to help her cope with the shots. He knows already full well shes taking meds for bipolar, and what each of them is, but we ask anyway "is this safe to take with her other meds?" He says "No problem".
She takes them, we go to get her shots, and 2 days later, shes suicidal. Worst Ive ever seen her. It passes. The following week, I take her again (after she takes her Valium again). 2 days later, same thing. She gets better after being bed ridden this time. We go again the following week, after she has taken Valium again, and I make it a point to ask he knee doctor "You know what shes taking for bipolar, right? Because shes getting more and more unstable every time we come here for shots. He says, should not be a problem..." So we go through with it, and now, shes so bad off, she can barely function. After a few days, shes able to get up again, I tell her I bet all this is due to the Valium, since its the only thing weve done different. My wife gets on the computer and looks it up, and finds out that the Clonzapam shes on is TOXIC when mixed with Valium! WTF? Where do these quacks come from? Then, our family doctor recommends this doctor to handle her psychiatric health and HE wants to take her off her anti-depressant... ?? So now, what started off bad is now getting worse. I am seriously pissed off at this doctor, who has friends who are equally incompetent seeing my wife.
What the hell is wrong with these doctors down here? Cant they read the info patients give them on what meds they are taking? Cant they have the staff look into whether what they are taking is compatible with medicines they prescribe? Rediculous, and downright complacent, in my opinion.
She takes them, we go to get her shots, and 2 days later, shes suicidal. Worst Ive ever seen her. It passes. The following week, I take her again (after she takes her Valium again). 2 days later, same thing. She gets better after being bed ridden this time. We go again the following week, after she has taken Valium again, and I make it a point to ask he knee doctor "You know what shes taking for bipolar, right? Because shes getting more and more unstable every time we come here for shots. He says, should not be a problem..." So we go through with it, and now, shes so bad off, she can barely function. After a few days, shes able to get up again, I tell her I bet all this is due to the Valium, since its the only thing weve done different. My wife gets on the computer and looks it up, and finds out that the Clonzapam shes on is TOXIC when mixed with Valium! WTF? Where do these quacks come from? Then, our family doctor recommends this doctor to handle her psychiatric health and HE wants to take her off her anti-depressant... ?? So now, what started off bad is now getting worse. I am seriously pissed off at this doctor, who has friends who are equally incompetent seeing my wife.
What the hell is wrong with these doctors down here? Cant they read the info patients give them on what meds they are taking? Cant they have the staff look into whether what they are taking is compatible with medicines they prescribe? Rediculous, and downright complacent, in my opinion.