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fictionz · 10-07-2009, 12:44 AM

I have a friend who was seeing a psychiatrist over her obsessive-compulsive disorder for 6 months. I had been living with her myself, and I have known the characteristics she had too that fit the disorder. After all 6months passed, she told me that the psychiatrist doc told her mom that she had been faking her symptoms all along and she did not have the OCD after all.

Hearing this shocked me. How can a doctor only tell that to a patient who had been prescribed antidepressants and sleeping pill/anti-anxiety for 6 months and only tell her after all this time? If she really did not have the disorder and really faking it anyway, he could have known about it earlier like maybe 1 month I dunno and told her about it sooner, not taking 6 months!

And to have been prescribed and ate all those pills when she didn't have the disorder, what was the doc thinking? Is she just another subject for his experiment to see how long she'd last having the pills despite not having the disorder? I find it disagreeable. Even if she was faking it she could have been told sooner! Which, I doubt that she faked it. Meaning, either case, the doc had no idea what the heck he was doing.

I felt bad for my friend

mind_games · 10-07-2009, 02:09 AM

Yeah that sucks when they won't believe you. Even worse when they tell the parents, because almost automatically, unless the parents know their kids very well, they'll believe the doctor.

Anyway the doc could have been using placebo pills? Does she know the name of the pills she was given? I don't have any expertise even in the slightest btw.

secretlyshecries · 10-07-2009, 02:42 AM

Wow, that really sucks. I wonder what makes him think she's been faking OCD.

iwannabecoolplzhelp · 10-07-2009, 07:47 AM

He should be reported to the state medical board. I think that's the kind of misconduct that would carry consequences.

Your Crazy · 10-07-2009, 09:01 AM

^ That's why he did it.

tlgibson97 · 10-07-2009, 10:16 AM

I hate doctors. I hate veteranarians. I know it must be difficult to diagnose things but I think they could do a better job. They always hear a few symptoms and then just throw out the most likely cause. They throw meds at it and see if it works. If the meds work then that must have been what you had. If they dont work then they try something else. Until they find what meds work. Whatever those meds were designed to fix is what you had.

Vets try to sell me everything in their cabinet. When I tell them no I get pressured over and over again. I hate being pressured to buy something when I know better.

Indigo Flow · 10-07-2009, 10:20 AM

that's really bad, i'm scared to see a doctor because i don't want my parents to know. i can't even pick up the phone to make an appointment anyway.

Indigo Flow · 10-07-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tlgibson97

I hate doctors. I hate veteranarians. I know it must be difficult to diagnose things but I think they could do a better job. They always hear a few symptoms and then just throw out the most likely cause. They throw meds at it and see if it works. If the meds work then that must have been what you had. If they dont work then they try something else. Until they find what meds work. Whatever those meds were designed to fix is what you had.

Vets try to sell me everything in their cabinet. When I tell them no I get pressured over and over again. I hate being pressured to buy something when I know better.

this is true, i've been seeing a skin specialist for about 6/7 years and they've only just told me what it was and even then they didn't sound sure. It was just a cycle of the same meds

boffin1979 · 10-08-2009, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Your Crazy

^ That's why he did it.

I LOVE IT!!!!

Neptunus · 10-08-2009, 12:42 AM

Is this friend under 18? If not, sounds like this doctor violated her privacy rights by consulting her mother. Technically, she is protected under HIPAA:http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/ She should get a second, if not third opinion. Unfortunately, there are a lot of "idiot" doctors out there...so, tell her not to give up!

Wishing you and your friend good luck!

fictionz · 10-11-2009, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoebus

Is this friend under 18? If not, sounds like this doctor violated her privacy rights by consulting her mother. Technically, she is protected under HIPAA:http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/ She should get a second, if not third opinion. Unfortunately, there are a lot of "idiot" doctors out there...so, tell her not to give up!

Wishing you and your friend good luck!

she's over 18 though... but even now after all that, i don't think she'd able to get to a new doc anymore. even for me, i hardly trust them anymore.

fictionz · 10-11-2009, 11:43 PM

even I too think they only want the money. Even per pill it must have costed some lot since it's not only an ordinary pill, it's an AD after all. The doc said it was Lexapro. Could it really be a placebo when he specifically said the brand name?

10-07-2009, 12:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
fictionz Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: somewhere out there Age: 21 Posts: 89	the doctor that sucked - what a liar I have a friend who was seeing a psychiatrist over her obsessive-compulsive disorder for 6 months. I had been living with her myself, and I have known the characteristics she had too that fit the disorder. After all 6months passed, she told me that the psychiatrist doc told her mom that she had been faking her symptoms all along and she did not have the OCD after all. Hearing this shocked me. How can a doctor only tell that to a patient who had been prescribed antidepressants and sleeping pill/anti-anxiety for 6 months and only tell her after all this time? If she really did not have the disorder and really faking it anyway, he could have known about it earlier like maybe 1 month I dunno and told her about it sooner, not taking 6 months! And to have been prescribed and ate all those pills when she didn't have the disorder, what was the doc thinking? Is she just another subject for his experiment to see how long she'd last having the pills despite not having the disorder? I find it disagreeable. Even if she was faking it she could have been told sooner! Which, I doubt that she faked it. Meaning, either case, the doc had no idea what the heck he was doing. I felt bad for my friend __________________ You're always capable.

10-07-2009, 02:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
mind_games Status: dances, like a fridge Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 23 Posts: 1,570	Yeah that sucks when they won't believe you. Even worse when they tell the parents, because almost automatically, unless the parents know their kids very well, they'll believe the doctor. Anyway the doc could have been using placebo pills? Does she know the name of the pills she was given? I don't have any expertise even in the slightest btw. __________________ "this is not me, this is me reacting to your perception of me"

10-07-2009, 09:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Your Crazy Status: 007 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: My Mind Gender: Male Posts: 300	^ That's why he did it. __________________ "I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you...stranger." - The Joker

10-08-2009, 12:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
Neptunus Status: Authenticating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Gender: Female Posts: 2,840	Is this friend under 18? If not, sounds like this doctor violated her privacy rights by consulting her mother. Technically, she is protected under HIPAA:http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/ She should get a second, if not third opinion. Unfortunately, there are a lot of "idiot" doctors out there...so, tell her not to give up! Wishing you and your friend good luck! __________________ "When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing." ~Rabindranath Tagore "Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on." ---Sean Covey

10-11-2009, 11:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
fictionz Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: somewhere out there Age: 21 Posts: 89	even I too think they only want the money. Even per pill it must have costed some lot since it's not only an ordinary pill, it's an AD after all. The doc said it was Lexapro. Could it really be a placebo when he specifically said the brand name? __________________ You're always capable.

10-07-2009, 02:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
secretlyshecries Status: In hiding Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Australia, hiding under a rock somewhere Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 569	Wow, that really sucks. I wonder what makes him think she's been faking OCD.

10-07-2009, 07:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
iwannabecoolplzhelp Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 132	He should be reported to the state medical board. I think that's the kind of misconduct that would carry consequences.

10-07-2009, 10:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
tlgibson97 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marietta, Ga Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 142	I hate doctors. I hate veteranarians. I know it must be difficult to diagnose things but I think they could do a better job. They always hear a few symptoms and then just throw out the most likely cause. They throw meds at it and see if it works. If the meds work then that must have been what you had. If they dont work then they try something else. Until they find what meds work. Whatever those meds were designed to fix is what you had. Vets try to sell me everything in their cabinet. When I tell them no I get pressured over and over again. I hate being pressured to buy something when I know better.

10-07-2009, 10:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
Indigo Flow Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London, England Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 258	that's really bad, i'm scared to see a doctor because i don't want my parents to know. i can't even pick up the phone to make an appointment anyway.