Doctors baffled

[angel]

Doctors baffled by patients not taking prescriptions

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...medicine_N.htm

Studies show that people with chronic conditions required to take prescriptions on a regular basis often fail to do so. "Adherence is a huge problem, costing billions of dollars," experts say.

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[angel]

someone posted this so true lol

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[POSITIVEPERSON]

I ran out of meds to take for the epilpesy and went to the homeopathy Dr.
Its almost 2 yrs on homeopathy and I feel so much better. I susbstituted homeopathy for the Pharmacuiticals.

Riva

[brain]

Well - I wonder what USA Today would have
to report or document in reference to Viagra?
They've documented just about everything
except that.

Now ~ in some ways the article is kind of lopsided
to a 'degree', because some medication(s) can or
will cause people to forget; hence the need for
those pill boxes or pill planners - but even with
those around - people will forget.

People with Epilepsy don't purposely forget to take
their medications, sometimes a seizure occurs
and they have to sleep it off and the 'time just
flies by' and go figure - the time for medication(s)
also flew by. Or they are on so much medications
they get confused and can't remember if they took
it or not, even with a pill box/planner.

Same way with those with other chronic illness
like Dementia / advanced stages of Parkinsons,
Alzheimer's, or other types of Mental Memory
issues ~ Neurological related, etc.

So it would be "unfair" to categorize that into
someone who has no memory issues or Neurological
issues.

However they are correct in regards to peoples
income "social" status. As the higher income bracket
do see it as an "interference" to their lifestyle.
At the same time it can be a double jeopardy,
for those of the lower income and lower middle
class and those stuck in between a rock and a
hard place without insurance and could ill-afford
such said prescriptions - and have to go without.

So there is a dilemma there.

Good article overall.

[Bernard]

But part of the problem is misconceptions about medications, says Gbenga Ogedegbe, an internist at Columbia University. "Patients have all kinds of crazy beliefs about how medications can be poisonous." Instead of a prescription drug, he says, they'd rather take a "natural" therapy, even though such products may never have been tested.

Well, the beliefs are not crazy if they are true. At least with anti-epileptic drugs, studies show that they have long term consequences.

[angel]

I ran out of meds to take for the epilpesy and went to the homeopathy Dr.
Its almost 2 yrs on homeopathy and I feel so much better. I susbstituted homeopathy for the Pharmacuiticals.

Riva

yeah, IM almost there riva no ins, no money for anymore meds..

Love angel

[brain]

I read and re-read the article and it seemed
that it's biased based on Medical perspective's
viewpoint. I'd love for USA Today to do the
SAME ARTICLE - from the PATIENT's viewpoint!

Rude Doctors?
Unanswered Questions?
Scared?

I'm sure they would have stories to share
from the "OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE".

It would be unjustified to just smack that
article there without hearing the other party's
end.

However I did share it on the EF's forum and
while one made mention of "non-compliant
people" (TRUE) ~ but the way I see it; are
people REALLY being non-compliant as we're
perceiving them to be? (I'm speaking this as
the article as a whole - not just the Epilepsy
part) - I had to do a lot of thinking.

If I were Judge Wapner or Judge Judy:

I'd like to have some Patients stepping forward
to testify.

[angel]

I read and re-read the article and it seemed
that it's biased based on Medical perspective's
viewpoint. I'd love for USA Today to do the
SAME ARTICLE - from the PATIENT's viewpoint!

Rude Doctors?
Unanswered Questions?
Scared?

I'm sure they would have stories to share
from the "OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE".

It would be unjustified to just smack that
article there without hearing the other party's
end.

However I did share it on the EF's forum and
while one made mention of "non-compliant
people" (TRUE) ~ but the way I see it; are
people REALLY being non-compliant as we're
perceiving them to be? (I'm speaking this as
the article as a whole - not just the Epilepsy
part) - I had to do a lot of thinking.

If I were Judge Wapner or Judge Judy:

I'd like to have some Patients stepping forward
to testify.

yes, that would be interesting...

[angel]

brain
"but the way I see it; are
people REALLY being non-compliant as we're
perceiving them to be?"

IMO, no.... we are just sick of being made sicker from meds that stop one thing then cause another.... I guess its just a never ending cycle.......

[Birdbomb]

. . . .

Memory problems, depression and a daily regimen of many pills for other conditions also contributed to patients' lack of adherence

Gee, if the medication makes you feel worse than your condition, is it any wonder why people stop taking it?

Drug costs sometimes can be a problem, but even at Kaiser Permanente and Veterans Affairs medical centers, where co-pays are minimal, "there's still a high percentage who don't routinely fill their medications," Ho says.

Hmmmm....let's see, medication or housepayment? medication or groceries? I like to eat and don't like sleeping on the sidewalk so do I choose OVER PRICED meds over a place to live and food?

They tell him they hate the way diuretics, the "water pills" prescribed for high blood pressure, keep them running to the bathroom. "But they show up in your practice, which means they know they should be getting medicine."

This is the patient's way of saying "This method is NOT accepable, let's CURE the problem instead of TREATING the SYMPTOM



Ahhhh... I feel better! I'm finished! Thank you very much and have a nice day!

[POSITIVEPERSON]

The rude arrogant drs , the overpriced insurance , the meds that make you sickier.

If the medical field doesn't change their attitudes towards their patients and how they treat them they won't have patients. I have done better with herbs,homeopathy and acupuncture, and reflexlogy!!!!!!
Riva

[brain]

It's been really interesting to read what
the EF Forum has been posting:

Doctors baffled by patients not taking prescriptions

And their responses over there as well.
Very interesting topic over there too!