We spent a whole hour talking, went over a lot, my history, which includes no drug abuse outside of smoking nicotine, some weed, and drinking alcohol.
She ended by saying we’d need to form a longer relationship, and, that I’d need to submit to regular drug tests.
Considering my history, the only thing I can come to, is that she’s irrational about weed, or, she’s making assumptions about my addiction risk thanks to autism.
She lied to me, and told me regular drug tests were standard for Vyvanse, having looked this up, I knew that wasn’t true, I turned her down and asked to work with someone else. I don’t care to submit to this sort of control. I’m upset that someone like her was in a position of power, now I have to wait for the VA to assign me another doc… Great, cool, I guess my life will remain on hold because someone with conservative views about drugs and autism is in a position they shouldn’t be.
Don’t tell me I should just do it, I have standards, and I looked this up.
A lot of them will suddenly blame pretty much any non-visible malady on pot, or use it as a justification to deny you care.
You have splitting headaches that keep you awake for two days at a time? Have you tried not smoking so much? It’s probably a lack of oxygen.
You have horrible stomach issues that leave you puking three to five times a day, for the past four months? Have you tried not smoking so much? Ya know, smoking can cause queasiness.
You hurt your back at work, and need something to dull the pain during recovery? Can’t give you any pain meds, because smoking means you’re predisposed to addiction.
’Seems an appropriate time to remind everybody here that doctors skew conservative politically, this is especially true for surgeons, for what reasons I do not know. This isn’t my opinion, I read some articles referring to a study about it, and want to share. Feel free to roast me below if I got this wrong.