Posted by jujube on October 11, 2004, at 7:50:36
In reply to Re: does anyone grind their teeth like me???, posted by invisiblemanpa on October 11, 2004, at 5:12:26
I agree. I think that most doctors, gp or pdoc, refer to the Physicians' Desk Reference which lists the the percentage of people experiencing side effects based on the pharmaceutical company's trials. When a patient brings up what they consider a side effect, the doc will tell them it is unlikely it is caused by the med since only a minute percentage experienced that particular side effect (or the side effect is not even listed). While I was on Effexor, for the first couple of months, I experienced myoclonus (almost like body convulsions/spasms) that woke me up from sleep. The doctor told me, in a dismissive tone, that everybody "twitches" when they are falling asleep. That may be true, but I was actually being awakened and practically bouncing off the bed two or three times a night. Then I developed night sweats and irregular cycles. I was told that I must be in perimenopause (even though the tests I had to check this out came back negative). And, oddly enough, the night sweats are gone since I stopped the Effexor. I think doctors need to listen more carefully to patients' experiences on the meds, and use the information they gather from their patients as valuable information to help them in treating others.
Thanks for listening.
Tamara
> Right on Sammi! And most them just hate it when we question their almighty wisdom....or the Good Lord forbid ask about a natural or homepathic treatment.......I changed family docs recently because the practice of older dr's were so out of touch with today's medicines, side etc.....just like you said...I know that can't know everything nor do I expect them to..but sometimes..they just don't know or care to......thank goodness for Dr. Bob and other recources on the net like Web MD...
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