Quote Originally Posted by forwells View Post

Your kidding right . Most doctors do not do alot of test . They rule some things out then tell one that they have a mental illness and that it is all in there head . Send them away with drugs . Most doctors do not understand mental illness , the drugs that they hand out . Most doctors have very basic training in mental illness at best . Most doctor will not give tests that cost money . Most doctors will not listen to people believing that it is all in ones head .Most doctors will not ask about diet , lifestyle . I have been waiting for a doctor to ask me if i drink lots of coffee or red bulls . Still waiting . Most doctors believe that if you fall in the range of safe with a test then you are right . Its a pretty that that range is for 90% of the population . What about the other 10% . My sugar was on the high and low end , my thyroid was just off low . Not talking near but one point for getting treatment for those problems . My doctor still ask me why i am stressed as life is stressful and stress is good . This shows just how much he understands . I am not stressed . In fact i feel i am in the best place i have been in years . Accept for a body that likes to over react to stress and again reread my posts . Sex is not a bad stress but my body over reacts .
This part is so true. In a way I think anxiety patients are also the thorn in a doctors side. Once you have 'anxiety disorder' anywhere on your medical record, they think everybody that suffers from it has worked them selves into a panic by negative self talk, and just need to learn to calm down (which is conveniently somebody elses job anyway), or if theres no one to help them, give them a drug to sort them for the time being.

That part about the coffee made me laugh, and sadly in a disbelieving kind of way, because I've realized, myself, my family members, and any friends or co-workers who have been diagnosed with anxiety disorders, have NEVER been asked about their coffee and caffeine intake. Illegal drug use, yes, but never caffeine. I find that so incredible due to our high caffeine culture, and the proven studies which say it correlates positively with anxiety.

Sorry it's not much of a contribution to this interesting debate, but thought I'd chime in.

J