Posted by LindaP on 3/17/2008, 3:06 pm
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I need some advice. My primary care dr just "ripped me a new one" when I wanted to discuss my use of Ambien for him. He called me a drug addict and told me to go to an addiction counselor and that he didn't know what my problem was but that I just needed to deal with it. (I have marital problems, I think that is what he was referring to but I don't know). He was so rude he had me in tears. All this was in front of a med student. He had prescribed me Ambien 10 pills at a time and I had been breaking them in half. yes, I was starting to need a whole one to get to sleep. When I got the last refill he had stipulated it had to last 30 days. That is what I wanted to discuss with him. He flatly said he would not prescribe it anymore. Now, I don't think I am "addicted." Yes, I use it to get to sleep and stay asleep. I tried to explain to him I need all the energy I can get and if I don't sleep my situation is much worse. That is when he told me to deal with it. I asked him if he was mad at me and he said no, he did not feel good himself. I have since learned he is like two different people in the office (this from his office staff) and they never know what to expect from him. I know I have to get a new primary care provider and I dread having to do that. Now, I find out the group of pulmonologists I have been seeing (3 times) just have you see whoever is available. So no one doctor can ever get to know you well, I feel I am just a chart with a face. Is this right? Do you have one pulmonologist you work with and if so how did you find this person? I am about to the end of my rope. I had a list of questions to ask the doctor tomorrow when I thought I was seeing the one I saw last month. But this new doctor won't know how I was last month other than my numbers on the chart. I need some direction and help, please and thank you.
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