I found that "newer" doctors tend to be more open to new ideas. My doc down home (port huron) is like 3 years out of med school. When I brought up the idea of narcotics for controlling extreme episodes, he listened to my thoery on why we should try that approach and then checked to make sure I wasn't a know addict and then perscribed a trial run of 10 pills. He made me feel like we were both in this problem together and he was willing to try anything and everything in his power to help me. He said the key to presenting an idea to a doctor is to do your homework and tell him why you think that medicine helps/will help. When the vicodin helped, he gave me a larger script 20 pills and also gave me his personal contact infor (home phone number, cell number, email, aim) and told me not to hesitate to contact him if I had questions about medication or had a new idea to try.
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