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"I watched an interesting program about it yesterday where he interviewed a doctor, he said some of them give medicine too easily instead of doing a proper check up of the patient, he said giving them pills is easier than to treat the problem, for example if someone have addictions it is easier to give them pills rather than to treat them properly and he said many of the doctors is not suitable to work as one, whats your view? I agree." Why do you agree? Do you blame doctors? Do you think it has anything to to with time or resource constraints? Patients expectations or knowledge? Do you think it’s actually true? What sort of doctor was saying that? | |||
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"Might be different elsewhere but in Scotland I disagree. I know so many people (me included) who had to fight for medication, painkillers etc. They aren’t keen on giving out anything they really don’t need too. It can take a few days to get an appointment but my appointments (and everyone else’s) last about 10 minutes or so. I’ve never been rushed out the doctors room. Even if I go in with just one issue, the doctor has my notes up on the screen and will make sure nothing else is bothering me. I went in because I had a urine infection and left being referred to counselling and with guides on better sleep management. " I'm in Scotland too and agree. Maybe it's because our scripts are free? There's been so much research done in recent years about the prevalence of addiction to prescription medication that GP are quite strict now on prescribing opiates x | |||
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"Might be different elsewhere but in Scotland I disagree. I know so many people (me included) who had to fight for medication, painkillers etc. They aren’t keen on giving out anything they really don’t need too. It can take a few days to get an appointment but my appointments (and everyone else’s) last about 10 minutes or so. I’ve never been rushed out the doctors room. Even if I go in with just one issue, the doctor has my notes up on the screen and will make sure nothing else is bothering me. I went in because I had a urine infection and left being referred to counselling and with guides on better sleep management. " Maybe it's area dependent. My GP is always busy, the appointments seem rushed and after personally spending a year and half being fobbed off with various anti biotics (which incidentally caused me much worse issues than my actual problem and have now left me with life-long side effects) I was finally referred to a specialist who ended up filing an official complaint against my GP for not sending me sooner. | |||
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"I watched an interesting program about it yesterday where he interviewed a doctor, he said some of them give medicine too easily instead of doing a proper check up of the patient, he said giving them pills is easier than to treat the problem, for example if someone have addictions it is easier to give them pills rather than to treat them properly and he said many of the doctors is not suitable to work as one, whats your view? I agree. Why do you agree? Do you blame doctors? Do you think it has anything to to with time or resource constraints? Patients expectations or knowledge? Do you think it’s actually true? What sort of doctor was saying that? " I dont blame them, but I agree that they could do abit more, he was also a doctor but in a higher position. | |||
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"I think a lot of people would kick up a fuss if they didnt get the tablets they are used to getting. When other options are suggested people can get quite panic stricken at change and just want the meds. " Having been on the receiving end of GPs changing medication-including one doctor prescribing something and another taking it away-I can understand why some people panic when their medication is changed or withdrawn. Some of us can't function without it. Are we supposed to just suck it up and get on with it, without medication? | |||
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"I think a lot of people would kick up a fuss if they didnt get the tablets they are used to getting. When other options are suggested people can get quite panic stricken at change and just want the meds. Having been on the receiving end of GPs changing medication-including one doctor prescribing something and another taking it away-I can understand why some people panic when their medication is changed or withdrawn. Some of us can't function without it. Are we supposed to just suck it up and get on with it, without medication? " Consistency between doctors is a total pain I get that. One will say one thing and another something totally different I have had that myself. I just feel we are all so medicated nowadays (including myself I have stuff I take every day) without going into all the pill shaming nonsense,it is hard not to just assume we can only rely on pills to help us. When people show me the massive amounts of stuff they take daily it makes me incredibly sad, and just a bit cynical. | |||
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"I watched an interesting program about it yesterday where he interviewed a doctor, he said some of them give medicine too easily instead of doing a proper check up of the patient, he said giving them pills is easier than to treat the problem, for example if someone have addictions it is easier to give them pills rather than to treat them properly and he said many of the doctors is not suitable to work as one, whats your view? I agree. Why do you agree? Do you blame doctors? Do you think it has anything to to with time or resource constraints? Patients expectations or knowledge? Do you think it’s actually true? What sort of doctor was saying that? I dont blame them, but I agree that they could do abit more, he was also a doctor but in a higher position." Why do you agree Shag? You often post these threads and then just take a black and white approach to them with none of your thoughts or reasoning behind it. What higher position was that doctor? What was his speciality? What do you think about why they do it? | |||
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"I think a lot of people would kick up a fuss if they didnt get the tablets they are used to getting. When other options are suggested people can get quite panic stricken at change and just want the meds. Having been on the receiving end of GPs changing medication-including one doctor prescribing something and another taking it away-I can understand why some people panic when their medication is changed or withdrawn. Some of us can't function without it. Are we supposed to just suck it up and get on with it, without medication? Consistency between doctors is a total pain I get that. One will say one thing and another something totally different I have had that myself. I just feel we are all so medicated nowadays (including myself I have stuff I take every day) without going into all the pill shaming nonsense,it is hard not to just assume we can only rely on pills to help us. When people show me the massive amounts of stuff they take daily it makes me incredibly sad, and just a bit cynical. " Some people have to rely on pills though. Unfortunately, some come with side effects that we have to take other pills for. I hate taking any medication and leave it as long as possible until I give in. I'm not doing myself any favours as the stress on my body makes me worse. I'm going to wait until I hit 75 and then take them as prescribed. By then I won't care if they damage my liver and stomach. I don't go to my gp with an infection until it's obviously not going away on its own. | |||
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"Our GP surgery allocates five minutes per patient. I think the doctors just do what they can with what they have available." Only 5? it takes me 2 minutes to get to the room and sit down. | |||
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"Our GP surgery allocates five minutes per patient. I think the doctors just do what they can with what they have available. Only 5? it takes me 2 minutes to get to the room and sit down. " Yes, they tell you when you book | |||
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"I think a lot of people would kick up a fuss if they didnt get the tablets they are used to getting. When other options are suggested people can get quite panic stricken at change and just want the meds. Having been on the receiving end of GPs changing medication-including one doctor prescribing something and another taking it away-I can understand why some people panic when their medication is changed or withdrawn. Some of us can't function without it. Are we supposed to just suck it up and get on with it, without medication? Consistency between doctors is a total pain I get that. One will say one thing and another something totally different I have had that myself. I just feel we are all so medicated nowadays (including myself I have stuff I take every day) without going into all the pill shaming nonsense,it is hard not to just assume we can only rely on pills to help us. When people show me the massive amounts of stuff they take daily it makes me incredibly sad, and just a bit cynical. Some people have to rely on pills though. Unfortunately, some come with side effects that we have to take other pills for. I hate taking any medication and leave it as long as possible until I give in. I'm not doing myself any favours as the stress on my body makes me worse. I'm going to wait until I hit 75 and then take them as prescribed. By then I won't care if they damage my liver and stomach. I don't go to my gp with an infection until it's obviously not going away on its own. " I have refused to take the 'next step' in how to treat what I have just because the side effects seemed worse than what it is apparently treating and would involve a cocktail of other things to take. It feels a slippery slope sometimes. Im of a mind to wait until Im half dead and in desperate need too before giving in | |||
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"I work with GPs as part of my job. Average appoint time is 6/7 minutes 10 maximum. Most practices are short of GPs therefore severely understaffed. They don’t have time to carry out all the necessary checks during your appointment and will often refer you to someone else in the practice for further appointments. Despite what most think a GPs day doesn’t end when the surgery session ends... I’m trying to encourage more of them to employ pharmacists to do follow up medication reviews but that takes time too. There is no easy fix! It’s party due to the way the NHS works and giving a ‘one size fits all’ that now clearly doesn’t fit all. Medications are hellish expensive these days..... if you’re a patient on a post stroke medication your looking at £50 a month!!! " Some cancer medications cost several thousands of pounds per month, e.g. Nexavar (Sorafenib). I took part in a medical trial for this drug although I am pretty sure I got the placebo (dummy) drug. | |||
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"I watched an interesting program about it yesterday where he interviewed a doctor, he said some of them give medicine too easily instead of doing a proper check up of the patient, he said giving them pills is easier than to treat the problem, for example if someone have addictions it is easier to give them pills rather than to treat them properly and he said many of the doctors is not suitable to work as one, whats your view? I agree. Why do you agree? Do you blame doctors? Do you think it has anything to to with time or resource constraints? Patients expectations or knowledge? Do you think it’s actually true? What sort of doctor was saying that? I dont blame them, but I agree that they could do abit more, he was also a doctor but in a higher position. Why do you agree Shag? You often post these threads and then just take a black and white approach to them with none of your thoughts or reasoning behind it. What higher position was that doctor? What was his speciality? What do you think about why they do it?" I second those questions | |||
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"I watched an interesting program about it yesterday where he interviewed a doctor, he said some of them give medicine too easily instead of doing a proper check up of the patient, he said giving them pills is easier than to treat the problem, for example if someone have addictions it is easier to give them pills rather than to treat them properly and he said many of the doctors is not suitable to work as one, whats your view? I agree. Why do you agree? Do you blame doctors? Do you think it has anything to to with time or resource constraints? Patients expectations or knowledge? Do you think it’s actually true? What sort of doctor was saying that? I dont blame them, but I agree that they could do abit more, he was also a doctor but in a higher position. Why do you agree Shag? You often post these threads and then just take a black and white approach to them with none of your thoughts or reasoning behind it. What higher position was that doctor? What was his speciality? What do you think about why they do it? " Yes I do and sometimes I dont need to explain more as it have been answered as I agree with what I written in the opening post, the reason I reckon is cos it is easier to give pills then to treat someone, he was a consultant, what you think of it? | |||
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"I watched an interesting program about it yesterday where he interviewed a doctor, he said some of them give medicine too easily instead of doing a proper check up of the patient, he said giving them pills is easier than to treat the problem, for example if someone have addictions it is easier to give them pills rather than to treat them properly and he said many of the doctors is not suitable to work as one, whats your view? I agree. Why do you agree? Do you blame doctors? Do you think it has anything to to with time or resource constraints? Patients expectations or knowledge? Do you think it’s actually true? What sort of doctor was saying that? I dont blame them, but I agree that they could do abit more, he was also a doctor but in a higher position. Why do you agree Shag? You often post these threads and then just take a black and white approach to them with none of your thoughts or reasoning behind it. What higher position was that doctor? What was his speciality? What do you think about why they do it? Yes I do and sometimes I dont need to explain more as it have been answered as I agree with what I written in the opening post, the reason I reckon is cos it is easier to give pills then to treat someone, he was a consultant, what you think of it?" Thanks. Easier to give pills than what? What other options are available to patients? My reply and thoughts would take hours to write as the question you posed was far to broad to reply succinctly and with clarity. One consultants opinion doesn’t count for much. What was the programme called? What was it about? Why do you think that doctor thinks it’s easier to give out pills? Did he give any examples? | |||
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"I think doctors give antibiotics too readily at times. The advert is directed at patients not to ask for them and that’s fine but it appears to me that they are offered too readily by doctors rather than us asking for them. There are time constraints during appointments so it’s never going to be an easy task. " They're definitely being stricter with it. I had loads of doses of antibiotics as a kid for tonsilitis and chest infections but in the past couple of years they haven't given me them for either apart from when I was scoring as a high sepsis risk. | |||
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"I watched an interesting program about it yesterday where he interviewed a doctor, he said some of them give medicine too easily instead of doing a proper check up of the patient, he said giving them pills is easier than to treat the problem, for example if someone have addictions it is easier to give them pills rather than to treat them properly and he said many of the doctors is not suitable to work as one, whats your view? I agree. Why do you agree? Do you blame doctors? Do you think it has anything to to with time or resource constraints? Patients expectations or knowledge? Do you think it’s actually true? What sort of doctor was saying that? I dont blame them, but I agree that they could do abit more, he was also a doctor but in a higher position. Why do you agree Shag? You often post these threads and then just take a black and white approach to them with none of your thoughts or reasoning behind it. What higher position was that doctor? What was his speciality? What do you think about why they do it? Yes I do and sometimes I dont need to explain more as it have been answered as I agree with what I written in the opening post, the reason I reckon is cos it is easier to give pills then to treat someone, he was a consultant, what you think of it? Thanks. Easier to give pills than what? What other options are available to patients? My reply and thoughts would take hours to write as the question you posed was far to broad to reply succinctly and with clarity. One consultants opinion doesn’t count for much. What was the programme called? What was it about? Why do you think that doctor thinks it’s easier to give out pills? Did he give any examples?" Yes, it would be easier for the doctor to give pills to treat an addiction he said like drugs, cos the patient then might need more help which then means more resources and more work for them, whilst some doctors earn alot for little work. | |||
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