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Secrets You Should Always Tell Your Doctor
5 Issues Not to be Ashamed of…
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Secrets You Should Always Tell Your Doctor: #1
You’re Not Taking Your Medication
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It’s not unusual for patients to stop taking the medication that was prescribed to them by their doctor for a variety of reasons from hating the side effects to thinking it’s no longer necessary.
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If you’ve stopped taking your medication, you absolutely do need to tell your doctor as soon as possible as it could affect your future care and, more importantly, your health. Your doctor will be used to it, so it’s nothing to worry about, but they really do need to know.
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Secrets You Should Always Tell Your Doctor: #2
You Abuse Drugs/Alcohol/Cigarettes
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They need to know so that they can accurately assess your symptoms and provide safe and effective treatment for you.
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If you can’t face telling your regular doctor this stuff, you could try this new online doctor consultations website instead. That way, you can have your symptoms accessed without the embarrassment or temptation to lie.
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Secrets You Should Always Tell Your Doctor: #3
You’re Suffering from Depression
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There is absolutely no reason to feel this way, because it is an illness like any other. It’s still true that some people are worried about having mental illness on their record.
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This is totally understandable. However, the thing is, the sooner you start getting your depression treated the better.
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If you leave it too long, it will only get worse. It could deteriorate to the point where you couldn’t hide it if you tried. And by then, your quality of life will have taken a real nose-dive. So. take a breath and tell your doctor.
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Secrets You Should Always Tell Your Doctor: #4
You Take Supplements and Natural Remedies
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In fact it can be a big help, but you must tell your doctor because some supplements can make certain issues worse. Or they could counteract the effects of medication, making it useless or even dangerous!
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Secrets You Should Always Tell Your Doctor: #5
You Have ‘Downstairs’ Problems
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Problems with your downstairs can be extremely embarrassing to talk about, to say the least. But the thing is that symptoms like blood in your stool, heavier than usual periods, erectile dysfunction or changes to your body can all be symptoms of cancer. Therefore, they need to be checked out just in case. If you don’t do this, you could end up seriously ill and even put your life at risk!
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I know talking frankly with your doctor is not always as easy as it perhaps should be. But you must remember that they’ve heard it all before. Your health is more important than any embarrassment or reluctance you might feel!
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