July 20, 2008

Frustration

I am so frustrated with my doctor! She hasnt listened to a word I have said and so now I am forced to switch doctors. I believe she has me on way too much thyroid medicine which is making me feel lightheaded, heart racing, higher blood pressure, and just more anxious. I have had this happen years ago and they almost put me in the hospital because of it. Once they took my dose down from 100 mcg to 25 mcg I felt 100% better! She tells me "its just your anxiety" but I KNOW its not! When I don't take the thyroid med I don't feel like that! The only anxiety I am having right now is due to the fact that she wants to keep me on this med instead of lowering the dose. She didn't even think of maybe switching the med all together. Three months ago she told me the same thing and I though "maybe it is my anxiety so let me try it again" and AGAIN I felt like I was on way too much medicine. Oh, and then she said that my blood pressure, which was 123/80 was way too high. That isnt that high! And that number was higher than usualy because of the stress I have been feeling on this med! Geez....

I don't understand why doctors won't listen. I mean she is a great doctor but for some reason she just won't listen to me and thinks that "this is the way it is and that's all there is to it". Give me a break. I know I have problems with anxiety but I also know how to deal with it and calm myself down when it comes up. This, I can't control when I am on it.

I am sorry to keep going on and on but I am just so frustrated. She gave me refills for the next three months but I am going to try to get into this new doctor tomarrow and see what he says. My mom goes to him and LOVES him so hopefully he will listen to me and how I am feeling.