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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
bloodwork
by lynn57, Apr 19, 2008 03:15PM
I have been left with a family practice and a Dr. I do not know very well. Last month after getting on Celexa for a return of the panic attacks, he asked me to stop by the lab for some blood work. When I got the statement it was over 3 thousand dollars. He had ordered ten single drug class tests among other things. He never mentioned the tests beforehand. I wouldn't have felt so violated. He said the tests were routine for anyone taking a controlled substance. I've been on klonopin(1 1/2 mg per day) for five years. My other Dr. never tested me. This Dr. says he tests often. My tests came out fine, but I feel like there was a trust issue here. I have a son that's been on Concerta for years and he's never been tested. Am I paranoid or what? is this really standard practice or does he think I look like a substance abuser??
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Member Comments (2)
by no_sweat, Apr 19, 2008 07:03PM
this whole story seems very bizarre --- Let me get this strait, he tested your blood for certain drugs which you weren't even on?
