My doctor lied about everything

Wow, I had filed a complaint to the order of doctors as it's supposedly a neutral institution protecting patients rights. Through my patient dossier I just was able to read my old GP's answer to my complaint. She lied about EVERYTHING. The symptoms I was having, the reason she prescribed certain things, and even how many times I contacted her. It was 6 times. She pretends it's 16. She says I came to her practice on days I really didn't. I knew she would kinda lie to cover herself and all of that but to lie this much is insane. So unethical.

nothing new, psychiatrist (some others) drug children and elderly people with this drugs, not just benzos, often killing the latter ones, zero accountability

nothing new, psychiatrist (some others) drug children and elderly people with this drugs, not just benzos, often killing the latter ones, zero accountability

 

It was my GP and it's now also more and more in the news here that sleeping meds are not good, not even OTC ones and you need to get therapy guidance, which I sought out.

The WHOLE system is corrupt to keep big pharma very very rich, it's just my opinion mind,  but absolutely, unequivocally TRUE, sadly.

I totally get this. My prescriber always said I was her best patient. Then when it all changed from this she started doing drug tests on me and having her nurse see me instead of her. So invalidating.

nothing new, psychiatrist (some others) drug children and elderly people with this drugs, not just benzos, often killing the latter ones, zero accountability

 

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Sorry I didn't want to start a general antidoctor thread either. Just really upset with that particular one because no other doctor I came across would have refused to give me sick leave in my country and would have given me those meds without info when I specifically asked for a psychologist recommendation. But now no doctor can help me or understands me to get off safely. It's horrible. Even the new GP is already less sympathetic since talking to the old one and also really doesn't understand cause she said something like "guess you don't want an AD now either then" obviously not. Would have never even accepted cortisone and specifically asked for non habit forming meds. She started with all this strong stuff telling me I didn't need a psychologist, and then when it was too late she gave me like lavender for sleep or something which obviously doesn't work anymore now. My cortisone withdrawal was lucky. I regret wanting to know what was going on and not googling it more or realizing the symptoms more.