I am seeing 2 differant doctors, one is my Medical Dr. who treats me for a Chronic Back Problem, and also prescribes me Xanax for an anxiety Disorder. I also see a Pscychiatrist for Bipolar Disorder and Extreme Anxiety. Today I saw my Medical Dr. regarding medication for my back, I also told him I was being treated by a Pscychiatrist. He contacted my Pscychiatrist to see what he was prescribing me, WITHOUT my consent!!! When my Medical Dr. found out I was being treated for Anxiety by my Pscychiatrist also, he refused me further treatment for my Back Pain, stateing that my Pscychiatrist should be handling ALL my medication!! I did not think one went to a Pscychiatrist for a "medical" problem!!! And I also feel my rights were violated by my 2 doctors for discussing my prescribed medications WITHOUT my consent!!! Aren't there "Doctor-Patient" Privacy laws?? I do not feel like any of my Doctor's have the right to discuss my treatments (medications) with ANYONE including another Doctor???
2007-12-21 11:18:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The paperwork you sign in the office generally has the HIPPA information and a release that they may release information for treatment purposes. Because the MD was treating you for anxiety and you were also being treated for the same condition by a psychiatrist, they probably were worried that you'll be given too much medication or possibly have an interaction because one won't know what the other is providing. Xanax is a commonly abused drug, so there is also the possiblity that they suspected the all too common scam of seeing multiple docs for the same condition and getting multiple prescriptions to either abuse or sell.
2007-12-21 11:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
many people will lie to doctors to get drugs.
some doctors prescribe drugs that they shouldn't.
OB/GYN's will prescribe xannax, a Psychiatric drug, even though they are not Psychiatrists.
if one doctor has you pumped full of a drug like xannax, they do not want to touch you. because the xannax will make you either kill yourself, or someone else. which is why only a Psychiatrist should prescribe it.
doctors have to talk to each other to decide how best to treat you.
if i get Viagra from one doctor, then another doctor gives me nitrates for a heart condition, i die.
your doctor is wrong to put you on xannax. when he heard you were seeing a Psychiatrist, he panicked. he knows there is a good chance the xannax he gave you will make you lie to the Psychiatrist and say you are not on xannax so you can get more.
because they take the edge off. thats all they do, right? sure you take more then you should, but it just takes the edge off. if you cant find the pills. you panic, but it just takes the edge off.
the xannax has made you paranoid. it causes anxiety .it has made you dependent on it, now you are afraid you might lose the drug, and you are stressing.
continue to see the Psychiatrist. and realize drug companies what to keep you drugged up so they can make more money.
and Psychiatrists are medical doctors. and some back pain is caused by anxiety .
2007-12-21 19:44:16 · answer #2 · answered by Jr. is angry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your doctors acted correctly. The doctor you consulted for your back wanted to be sure there would be no interaction or duplication of the prescribed medications, which it sounds like there were.
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor with a specialty, so he is fully qualified to oversee all your medications.
Somewhere in the packet of papers you had to fill out when you first started seeing each doctor, you signed a consent form giving them the authorization to release information as necessary for treatment.
If you had been having a heart attack you would absolutely want the doctors involved with your care to communicate with one another.
2007-12-21 19:30:40 · answer #3 · answered by Butterfly Lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to check the papers you signed when you initially went to the doctors office and see if the consent forms you did sign mentioned anything about releasing your information to another doctor. Usually they do ask, but if there were no consent forms involving that, it is a major HIPPA violation and he could be sued for it, but before you do anything as serious as that, check the paperwork and find out for sure.
2007-12-21 19:24:35 · answer #4 · answered by doomjockey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i didnt even read this but when you signed all the papers in the very first office visit you were signing that they can contact other doctors that you see if they see it fit.
2007-12-21 19:22:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋