How do get your Doctor to solve a problem, rather than the side effects?

[Anonymous]

How do you get a Doctor to want to solve your problem, rather than prescribe tablets that give side effects?

For example, for years I used to have panic attacks. The Doctors just gave me different tablets to relax me, stop my heart beating too fast or to help me sleep.

The tablets ranged from mild-severe side effects. Most of them long-term.

Recently, I kept a diary to see if there were any links and found out that the days I had the panic attacks were the days I had chocolate in the afternoon.

I researched into this and found out that caffeine and Theobromine (found in chocolate) can cause panic attacks in some people.

Since switching to white-chocolate, I have been fine and feeling happier than usual.

How do you make your Doctor listen, or can't you? Should you see someone else, such as a homeopath?

[swimmerchik]

You don't. Most doctors don't care about you, have their own agenda, and don't even know whan they're doing. I've been sick with chronic lyme for 7 years and have been to over 30 different specialists all who did absolutely nothing. Now I'm going to a naturalpath and feeling so much better! He actually listens to me- it's great!

[Asker]

Thats good. I'm glad you finally found someone who listens. I'm going to go to a naturalpath next time.

I was speaking to a friend about this the other day. We have both had more luck curing our problems through Google than seeing a doctor lol.

[Impex]

This is answer is wrong, I don't dispute you feeling better with your "naturalpath" or whatever that may be, but doctors do care that's why they become doctors! You can't get through medical school and the pain to get in medical school just for the money or anything else. They do care

[Asker]

Maybe it's just something to do with the NHS. Doctors just don't have the time. I did have one Doctor who seemed to want to find out what the problem was, but he spoke to me as if I was wasting his time. Other people have felt that way about him as well.

[Impex]

Well, first of all did you tell your doctors about you eating chocolates and what effects they have on you?

Doctors "solve your problem" its what they do, and give you what is necessary (the "tablets"), s

[Asker]

I didn't know it could be related to what I'm eating until after I kept the diary. The Doctor didn't want to find out what the problem was. They just prescribed me tablets, saying that they had no side effects. When I researched into them, it turned out that you have to be weened off them and your symptoms are likeley to be worse for a while :-/

[Anonymous]

You need a good doctor. One who resorts to medication on impulse rather than a more common sense, therapeutic approach is not putting the patient first.

[Asker]

I agree, but all of them seem to be like this. My Mum said I would need to ask to see a consultant. What's the point of Doctors? :-/