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<blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 2287251" data-attributes="member: 9374"><p>If you say so, man. I get along just fine with people who get along fine with others and don't expect someone to just throw medicine at them without a care in the world. Lots of folks seem to love me just fine in my practice... some others have problems with me, mostly because I won't put up with BS and expect them to use common sense and take some initiative and responsibility for their own health. Personally, I can live with that.</p><p></p><p>If you are looking for someone to just throw medicine at you without looking at the bigger picture or using responsible prescribing practices, there are plenty of docs out there who can accomodate you. I'm just not one of them. (I'm not pointing the figer at anyone here... it is a general statement, nothing more.) It's all good... believe me, I see tons of patients who are on Xanax three times a day for their chronic anxiety and nothing else, no efforts to dig deeper and find the root cause, no desire to get away from dangerous and addictive meds, etc. It's just not appropriate therapy, and I'm not going to condone or perpetuate it. Don't come to me seeking refills on your chronic pain medications because you've overused them and run out early, or test positive for illegal substances when you're on chronic pain management or whatever.</p><p></p><p>I don't see that it's unreasonable, but then apparently many people do. <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>You could ask my nurses who their favorite doctor to work with is... and it will unequivocally be me from every single one of them. Because I take care of those who need it and don't perpetuate the cycle of abuse. And because I stand up for them and back them up and don't stand by and let people abuse them or the system without calling them out on it. We all know this will not make us the favorite for all patients all the time... but for those that have a problem with it, the vast majority of the time, there is a reason for that. <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>The bottom line is, in the Emergency Department, if everyone who leaves here is 100% happy all the time, then you're definitely overprescribing things or overusing some meds. It's just a fact. </p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tRidiot, post: 2287251, member: 9374"] If you say so, man. I get along just fine with people who get along fine with others and don't expect someone to just throw medicine at them without a care in the world. Lots of folks seem to love me just fine in my practice... some others have problems with me, mostly because I won't put up with BS and expect them to use common sense and take some initiative and responsibility for their own health. Personally, I can live with that. If you are looking for someone to just throw medicine at you without looking at the bigger picture or using responsible prescribing practices, there are plenty of docs out there who can accomodate you. I'm just not one of them. (I'm not pointing the figer at anyone here... it is a general statement, nothing more.) It's all good... believe me, I see tons of patients who are on Xanax three times a day for their chronic anxiety and nothing else, no efforts to dig deeper and find the root cause, no desire to get away from dangerous and addictive meds, etc. It's just not appropriate therapy, and I'm not going to condone or perpetuate it. Don't come to me seeking refills on your chronic pain medications because you've overused them and run out early, or test positive for illegal substances when you're on chronic pain management or whatever. I don't see that it's unreasonable, but then apparently many people do. :D You could ask my nurses who their favorite doctor to work with is... and it will unequivocally be me from every single one of them. Because I take care of those who need it and don't perpetuate the cycle of abuse. And because I stand up for them and back them up and don't stand by and let people abuse them or the system without calling them out on it. We all know this will not make us the favorite for all patients all the time... but for those that have a problem with it, the vast majority of the time, there is a reason for that. :D The bottom line is, in the Emergency Department, if everyone who leaves here is 100% happy all the time, then you're definitely overprescribing things or overusing some meds. It's just a fact. Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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