He has not contacted me since the incident, but, conveniently, I had an appointment I had forgotten about. Am I going to have to show the cuts? Is he going to try switching meds again? What should I expect?
Hi @samples32 I dont know which dose you are on, but he may raise it some more - but if you cut yourself he may change meds - it all depends. My doctor would give it at least 2 months or so before switching, unless serious side effects crop up
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Don’t you want him to tell you stop cutting? Maybe that means showing or telling him about the cuts.
Oh goodness, you got me all wrong! I already told him! I was just wondering if I had to show. They embarrass me and make me nervous. I would rather no one see.
Oh, my mistake. I don’t know if he would ask to see them.
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They are so mild… If I give it a few days and exfoliate the bejeezers out of them, they will hardly be visible.
If he knows you have a history with this I don’t see why he would need too see the continued evidence of it. He may adjust your medications depending on how frequent and strong the attacks are. When I was going through my relapse I went in weekly to my doctor and we’d try increasing meds then adding some meds as needed. Eventually the attacks died down or they weren’t so frequent and I started feeling better. I’m not sure of your full diagnosis mine is paranoid schizophrenia and unfortunately it is not curable and I will always suffer from it but medication adjustments make it somewhat manageable.Sometimes our bodies get too used to the medication and it needs to be adjusted to compensate. I hope your visit is productive and am glad you’re feeling better
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My working diagnosis is schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. I was just upping my Latuda when that happened. I have been feeling good since then though!
idk, maybe just wing it
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Im sure that your appointment will go fine. He might ask to see your cuts. At the facility I was at they were required to look at your cuts if you self harmed. I don’t know if that applys to a Pdoc though. Good luck!
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