Sitting at the doctor’s office and I had to fill out one of those depression screenings.
I’m really hoping my doctor doesn’t flip out since I was honest. He doesn’t seem like the type to.
I wrote all over it that I wasn’t suicidal, (which is essentially true), and that I see my psych on Wednesday so he knows that it isn’t his problem.
I’m just worried. I hate being “screened.” I’m sure it’s just a “cover his butt” kind of thing, but still. I mean, maybe it’s good that he does this because he probably catches some people that need intervention, I just don’t need him to intervene.
Maybe I should have lied.
I guess we’ll see…
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It would also be perfectly appropriate to decline to do the screen, or just write at the top of the page, known bipolar, followed by psych. The front dest gives them to everyone, appropriate or not.
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Yeah. He was cool about it. He just didn’t want to give me steroid injections in my knees right now because of my mood instability… probably fair.
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not a bad idea to hold off. My dad had a short course of steroids last week (gout in a knee) Had to stop after 2 days as his mild dementia got a whole lot worse!
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Yeah I have a hard time with them orally as they often can precipitate episodes, so he was nervous about injections.
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