Probably not the brightest idea, but I do from time to time.
I tell him I’m taking Olanzapine at night when I’m not. It makes me too tired during the day. It’s a drug for me on an ‘as needed’ basis…not my regular Abilify.
I do take it when I feel I’m starting to slide mentally, though.
I’m pretty honest with my pdoc. I just don’t tell her about things she doesn’t want to know.
Besides that I sometimes change my meds up a bit, but she doesn’t mind.
I used to lie to him to hide my symptoms but it wasn’t good for me.
I’m not particularly honest with him,
But he’s a good pdoc and I should be.
I don’t tell him the extent of my symptoms because I don’t want to be hospitalized.
And I don’t tell him how little medicine I take.
I am brutally honest with my pcock, ever since i found out the voices werent real
lol. Peacock
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İ m pretty honest but i m not telling everything because i m afraid of changing my current drug regime.and i don t think its a big deal because i feel super stable and paranoia free in this drug regime.
I am very candid, honest and open. And always have been. I’m enough of a nurse to know that it doesn’t pay to be otherwise.
I try and protect my drivers license at all costs
Havent seen a shrink for about 9 months tho. I am quite economical with the truth about the amount of quetiapine i take to the cpn, and the amount of spares i keep. Im still seen as an overdose risk which is a pain in the arse with the weekly script, tho havent self harmed in anyway for more than 8 years now. If i do dose myself up on the pills - its always in safe limits.
I told a lie once, pdoc asked how he looks like, I told him as he looks like an army man, in fact on the first visit I thought he was the Bishop.
IME pdocs want you to be insightful enough to agree with what they’ve decided about you. They don’t want you to be intelligent and self analytical enough to notice things about yourself they’ve not noticed first. I therefore don’t lie,but have learnt to keep such observations to myself.
you know, I love you Patrick, but just take your fu-ck-ing meds.
you always come back on here having an episode.
I don’t lie to my psychiatrists anymore
Used to do it constantly. Funny thing – I got a lot healthier when I decided to be honest with them instead.
I’m usually very honest with them, except when I’m in hospital and wanting to be let out to go home. Then I covered things up, like when they asked about Alien does he still speak to me or want me to kill my husband, I said no but I was still having his voice in my head a bit. But I didn’t want them to keep me longer, so I’m honest when I get to hospital but later I tended to cover over things, as if I was saying “can I go now? I’m tired of this” I guess it was not a good thing but I wanted to go home
I don’t think I have ever lied to my psychiatrist. What’s the point? They can’t help me unless I’m completely honest. I spill all of the details.
I even take notes (usually, if I remember) of what’s been going on since I last saw her, to give her a clear update when I see her next.
I have always been honest with my pdoc and it paid off…I don’t even feel like i’m on antipsychotics…
No.
It’s unwise to lie to a doctor because you will get treatment for a non-existent illness. It might even be illegal if the lie is intended to gain an advantage of some kind - e.g. undeserved sick leave.
It’s up to you if you lie, but you may end up with a delayed or inaccurate diagnosis.
I don’t really flat out lie to my psychiatrist but sometimes I’ll hide certain facts in fear that she’ll raise my medication dose.