https://healthcare.findlaw.com/patient-rights/what-is-the-unauthorized-practice-of-medicine.html
So looking up in this, I can see someone who didn’t understand what real medical advice looks like might construe some of how I post. In that vein I can make my advice a little more general, to conform with the standards in that link a bit more.
That said, you owe me a bit of an apology OP. I don’t expect I’ll get it, nor do I care really. This is just a bit ridiculous. Let me explain:
More than three times in that thread I try to get the user to work with a doctor. They have been very clear their options are limited, and I’m not about to tell someone they’re fucked because they can’t find a doctor who treats them with compassion, dignity or professionalism.
The trazadone, while I did mention it in passing and it is technically an antidepressant, was mentioned in the context of me giving an example of a non-habit forming sleep aid. You know, to combat the common medical wisdom that zolpidem or temazepam aren’t habit forming (sometimes it’s worth NOT listening to so called medical professionals). I didn’t mention doses for that, or suggest he specifically use that med. it was an example of a kind of medication. And whether or not I mentioned an antidepressant is actually neither here no there - lots of people find them helpful in early recovery.
Clonidine, well, 0.2mg twice a day is a bit more than normal, but the user has a rather large habit, in which case it would be very normal. Taking what I said out of context, sure not entirely appropriate, but in context it isn’t unreasonable whatsoever.
The reality is most doctors don’t know how to deal with opioid withdrawal or use disorder. Most doctor still treat drug users like pieces of shit. You deny this?
Your own drug habits do not lend credibility to your professional opinion. I’m not about to judge you for the drugs you feel you need to be taking, but its a little ridiculous considering your etiz and methadone habit for you to critique me for offering a list of helpful with meds.
The big thing is tha I have not and do not pretend I offer medical advice. I’ve taken what you have said in this thread as constructively as I can, but please do not misrepresent the advice I give. I’m very clear with people I work with on here that they are best off finding a medical professional to work with. I never tell people to avoid doctors, just to be realistic that the medical profession in general has a huge amount of baggage when it comes to working with drug users. BL probably wouldn’t exist as it does if the medical establishment didn’t treat drug users like garabage on a systems level.
Somehow I don’t think your criticism was directed at anyone but me. Why? Because people regularly give and recieve feedback on what and how much of certain drugs/meds to use for various reason. So if you were really being real about your criticism that this is a widespread issue on her, people playing doctor I mean, you need to start criticizing far more people than just myself.
So please, no more this crap. I do not appreciate my role here being grossly mischaracterized. You succeeded in pissing me off, but thankfully I’m still capable of seeing the good in your rather, how do I say, misrepresentative characterizations of what I do.
Maybe you should worry about your own drug habit, yeah? If you see feedback you don’t agree with, instead of attacking the person who made it, point out the issues with what they’re saying, instead of being as dramatic as possible about it.
do you have any other concerns? Concerns about other users “playing doctor?” 