Have you ever gotten a bad vibe from a doctor?

jkim05 · 02-10-2010, 08:28 AM

Sorry for your bad doctor experience. I agree that if you don't feel comfortable with your physician it's not going to work out. That being said, I work in a doctor's office (I manage an outpatient mental health clinic) and sometimes stuff happens. We get behind, just like most doctors offices, but generally that's a result of a patient requiring a bit more time than anticipated. Also as to the prescription, I can't speak for that doctor, but legislation has cut back significantly on what pharmaceutical companies can give to doctors and there is definitely no direct cash incentive for any prescriptions. Did you ask the doctor why he prescribed the Nexium? I know that at my office we try to take in consideration the costs of medication and we will go the cheapest route as often as possible unless there are considerations such as drug interactions, side effects, efficacy, etc. Hope you have a better experience next time, and know that there are good doctors out there too.

aich75013 · 02-10-2010, 09:00 AM

I would find another doctor or go back to your regular doctor.
It sounds like he was selling you rather than helping you.

This happened to my wife once and she never realized it. I sent her to the doctor, and she came home with $400 worth of vitamins and pills that the doc just happened to sell in her office. I immediately changed doctors.

My current doc is great. Last time, I pulled up a list of the meds on my iPhone that were covered under my insurance. He picked one that was on the list because they all basically work the same. He normally did this himself, but my insurance company has 3 plans in Texas, and he was initially looking at the wrong plan and didn't know what they covered and didn't. He also will give me samples if I only need a few days of something and he happens to have it on hand.

02-10-2010, 08:28 AM	#1
jkim05 Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jeremy Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 519 Trading: (17)	Re: Have you ever gotten a bad vibe from a doctor? Sorry for your bad doctor experience. I agree that if you don't feel comfortable with your physician it's not going to work out. That being said, I work in a doctor's office (I manage an outpatient mental health clinic) and sometimes stuff happens. We get behind, just like most doctors offices, but generally that's a result of a patient requiring a bit more time than anticipated. Also as to the prescription, I can't speak for that doctor, but legislation has cut back significantly on what pharmaceutical companies can give to doctors and there is definitely no direct cash incentive for any prescriptions. Did you ask the doctor why he prescribed the Nexium? I know that at my office we try to take in consideration the costs of medication and we will go the cheapest route as often as possible unless there are considerations such as drug interactions, side effects, efficacy, etc. Hope you have a better experience next time, and know that there are good doctors out there too.

02-10-2010, 09:00 AM	#2
aich75013 Feeling at Home Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Adrian Location: Allen, TX Posts: 774 Trading: (25)	Re: Have you ever gotten a bad vibe from a doctor? I would find another doctor or go back to your regular doctor. It sounds like he was selling you rather than helping you. This happened to my wife once and she never realized it. I sent her to the doctor, and she came home with $400 worth of vitamins and pills that the doc just happened to sell in her office. I immediately changed doctors. My current doc is great. Last time, I pulled up a list of the meds on my iPhone that were covered under my insurance. He picked one that was on the list because they all basically work the same. He normally did this himself, but my insurance company has 3 plans in Texas, and he was initially looking at the wrong plan and didn't know what they covered and didn't. He also will give me samples if I only need a few days of something and he happens to have it on hand.