Does anybody say a white lie to your pdoc. Does anybody say a white lie to your pdoc, so you can take the right medicine…without having bad side effects. I do this because, I’ve already taken a whole lot of ap medicine…and they have bad side effects.
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No only black lies
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Yeah, I told him I was rich and that I could buy and sell him in a heartbeat. He started treating with a little more respect after that.
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Not lie but I definitely hide and conseal my symptoms.
i never lied to my pdoc… when i was admitted first time i lied a lot, and tbh i am not sure why i did that cause it didn’t help me so my mum asked me to be honest when i was admitted again
I try to be as honest as I can.
It’s important.
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I never lied, but I don’t share everything
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There is no white lie as regards your relationship with your pdoc. You must be honest. No reason for lies
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I wasn’t taking my pills in mental hospital, I kept them in my mouth until the nurse was gone then spat them under my bed. The psychiatrist asked me if I am taking the meds, I yelled yes. He brought me to court to extend my hospital stay as I wasn’t getting better.
I also yelled when he told me that cops saw me saying nonsense and crying on the floor of our house. It made me mad and I yelled saying thats not true as I felt ashamed. They kept me about 5 months in mental hospital.
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I generally keep any breakthrough symptoms to myself, and how regular they are.
If I ever feel it’s too much, I might say something.
At the moment my AP is doing a good job.
It’s just when I get super stressed and anxious that it doesn’t quite hold everything back
Was pretty rough just before Christmas, but seem to have settled down a bit now.
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Lying to your pdoc is a waste of time, he needs to know the truth to make you get better.
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I heard voices the last 12 years and when they ask if I have symptoms I say no way! I also lie about my beer intake.
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Honestly the best way towards the side effect of medicine or bad meds is to take the ones that have the least side effects. My positive symptoms aren’t bad, so I can generally get away with this no matter what
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I did not white lie, I just don’t tell him everything either, it’s not sensible to.
Of course in terms of positive and negative symptoms, I am transparent
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I don’t lie to my doctors I feel that is counterproductive. I will however refuse to speak about certain things more because I don’t want to trigger myself/ I don’t feel comfortable to discuss it.
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I save the white lies for my wife.
“How do I look in these pants?”
“Slim!”
I’ve learned to avoid honest answers.
Yeah.
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they know when you are lying. just tell the truth.
I don’t tend to go into detail with my pdoc even though my parents want me too.
I’ve lied in the past to try to get on a stimulant because I thought it helped me.
It depends on the pdoc. Some do not have good enough social skills or are not understanding enough for full honesty.
Im pretty straight forward. I dont tell every little detail but cover most things. Shes very empathetic and all for helping the patient