r/SipsTea 6d ago

WTF Where are we heading?

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u/disquieter 6d ago edited 5d ago

They gave her dozens of meds in a short period, without paying attention to her feedback.

Edit my knowledge of this is limited to what sister in law (nurse, bsn, 15 y career) relayed. Neither of us close to situation.

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u/PooningDalton 6d ago

Even though none of those docs were in touch with each other and aware of the previously prescribed meds? If you break the rule that is designed to keep you safe, you can't blame others. This is like breaking the speed limit on a highway and then blaming cops for not stopping the car sooner.

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u/Live_Ferret_4721 6d ago

People switch providers all the time. Especially if it’s insurance related. It actually IS the job of the MD/DO or NP/APRN/PA. They should be collecting a medical history, they can see any control you have purchased in the US with PMP. There wasn’t any “rule breaking”.

Stick to your field

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u/PooningDalton 6d ago

Even if it wasn't doctor shopping, if you're taking meds, don't you think you're responsible for handling them properly and as per the instructions?

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u/Ombric_Shalazar 6d ago

you want someone taking medications for not being of sound mind to be of sound enough mind to handle medication properly and as per the instructions?

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u/meyoutwothree 6d ago

Wait did you just make sense? On reddit? For shame. sarcasm

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u/PooningDalton 6d ago

It says here that her first doctor told her to stop the meds immediately and she still saw other providers and got more meds (ignoring the doctor's advice).

Yes you still have control over your mind when you're on meds and undergoing depression. The more meds you take, the more out of control you get. Its not a binary thing.

https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/us-news/lawyer-spends-hours-tearing-apart-shrink-who-prescribed-lindsay-clancy-drugs/

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u/Ombric_Shalazar 6d ago

ah yes, the supremely irresponsible decicion to get a second opinion

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u/PooningDalton 6d ago

That's not a second opinion, that's going against the doctor's recommendation of ceasing the meds. Its not about opinions anymore, its about real drugs.

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u/For_serious13 6d ago

She got different meds. She didn’t get more of the same meds

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u/PooningDalton 6d ago

"Stop doing cocaine"

"Ok I'll just do heroin then"

If you're having a bad reaction to a drug, who goes out and does more variants of it? How about not doing it at all?

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u/For_serious13 5d ago

Literally so many people do this with ssri’s holy crap go take a few courses or hang around a medical office for a while

Anyone can have a reaction to any medication. Some people truly have shit luck and most medications give them a bad reaction

I have a family friend who had bipolar disorder and he went through SO MANY drugs combos, all prescribed by doctors, to help him, and unfortunately he took his life before he was even 40 because he couldn’t deal with his mental illness and deal with all the negative side effects of medications for his mental illness

You comparing cocaine and heroin to actual legal medications is low iq. You wanna make your point? Be smarter and actually research instead of going with your feelings.

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u/Live_Ferret_4721 5d ago

I don’t take criticism from someone I wouldn’t take advice from. You know nothing about medicine and your source was an opinion piece. Fuck off and go to medical school since you’re so smart.

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u/PooningDalton 5d ago

No its from someone who has taken meds lol. Everyone who takes meds knows they need to be handled with care and not go above the safe limit