No idea what to do now ...

[HollyHamster]

Uggg. That sounds terrible. I would switch GPs if I were you because she is obviously incompetent.

[pinkneon]

I can't swallow tablets at all which is why it's supposed to be a liquid. She knows this. And the medication is prescribed by the psychiatrist and the GP is just supposed to sign the prescription and make sure it's at the chemist intime. So because the psychiatrist is the one who prescribes it she's not supposed to change it ... I'm going to change GP anyway but she'd better prepare herself for a very long lecture from everyone involved with me on Monday ...

[Lougarry]

That's all very well, but if she signs the prescription she ultimately has clinical responsibility. Having said that, I do think changing GP is probably a good plan.

[kyrilliondaemon]

Daft GP... I hope whoever you change to is better, and until then theres probably a way to land the useless GP in trouble over this... Might be worth looking into

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

Eugh I am utterly disgusted by some GPs at the moment, I work in a pharmacy and of course we deal with our local doctor surgeries all day long. The closest is literally next door to the pharmacy so when people end up having their scripts messed up or lost by the doctors we end up getting the brunt of it because we are the only ones who listen and try to help!
Two scripts have been lost by them this week for someone who is in desperate need of them, they dont explain things to their patients about the medication and they will not treat any emergency patients only those with appointments and turn everyone else away which included a lad who works in the newsagents who went around feeling ill and looking really really sick. They turned him away and as he left he collapsed right outside the surgery and an ambulance had to be called. A lovely lady who I see a lot of came in the other day in an awful state with her face swollen up and her eye nearly bursting out of her head and she was in buckets of tears because she had gone to the surgery as she was in no state to drive to hospital and they turned her away as well! I work with my step mother too who had a serious problem with her leg where it was swollen up and red and puffy, it was painful and interrupting her work so she went to the surgery and even in her pharmaceutical uniform and being someone they see on a regular basis they would not get anyone to see her and made her leave. Worst of all that surgery is never ever busy and there is always a doctor free at some point but they are still sending emergency patience away and not even offering them any kind of advice or calling for an ambulance for them!

Im really sorry for that rant I am just so disgusted by the way several of our customers have been treated by several different surgeries reccently and its so upsetting when you know some of them well and see them on a daily/weekly basis

pinkneon I really do hope something gets sorted out soon. I would probably suggest changing GPs too if you can *hugs*!

[Lucinda]

Makes you wonder why they chose to become GP's when they obviously don't give a toss about people.
I strongly suggest making a complaint and changing surgeries if there are no other female docs.

[sully]

Originally Posted by Lucinda

Makes you wonder why they chose to become GP's when they obviously don't give a toss about people.

The money!

[kyrilliondaemon]

I've realised that the people at the pharmacy get more trouble than is fair here too. I've had more trouble than I'd like to remember trying to get my prescriptions over the past year.
Its at the stage where I greet the pharmacists with "I hope I've got a prescription ready" and try to collect before the doctors close so I can go and harrass them if/when theres a problem. One day I had to waste an hour at the doctors trying to get people to chase up my prescription - the pharmacists on the other hand had tried as soon as they realised it was missing. Wasn't amused but have always made sure I try and avoid being annoyed with the pharmacists, its not their fault my doctors surgery is full of incompetents.
Another time I had to argue with the receptionist at the doctors over if I deserved/needed my tablets too...

You're not the only one who has problems, just sounds like I'm quite lucky with mine...

[p_anda]

Apparently if you really can't swallow tablets it's okay to cut up in to a few smaller pieces and swallow them one by one, at least that's what the pharmacist told me. Crushing them or mixing them with water is not advised because they will be absorbed more quickly and that can be unpleasant. Is what you take modified/extended release? Because then you really can't do anything with them, as you would be getting a huge dose of something all at once, that's meant to be slowly released over time.

I'm not to keen on tablets myself, but the the ones I take are all tiny and I can easily swallow them without water. I was too refused liquid forms, but I was actually told it's because what I was taking in liquid form would be 'ridicilously' expensive for the NHS. I despise those huge 1000mg caplets you can get. Just as well what I take regularly is not an issue in its tablet form due to its miniscule size.

Being refused psychiatric medication is stressful for you, the patient, and your GP should be really more understanding. I would definitely complain, or just change surgery. If you go on the NHS website and go on the comments section, you can look at the reviews on other GP surgeries in your area and pick one.

Other than that, I find you have to be very pushy with doctors to get them to listen to you...basically just don't leave until you have reached a conclusion or have been offered a solution, don't let them fob you off. Persevere, keep ringing them, remind them of the issues with your prescription. Speak to your consultant too, if he's being careless, if you keep ringing the consultant's secretary, they can't say they didn't get your message. If the secretary says that he'll get back to you tomorrow, and he doesn't, ring them again. And again. As long as it takes to get him to speak to you. Don't let anyone fob you off with stupid excuses, it's their job to help you, you are entitled to be treated right.

[Lougarry]

It is absolutely true that the liquid forms of medication are usually many, many times more expensive than the tablet form.