@NanoRaptor

I'm guessing that "Them" is not a doctor.

If so, report them.

Because that's absolutely nuts. :'(

@NanoRaptor

Of course

All meds only have just one use case

Furthermore, that use case is exactly what the med was created for

</blistering sarcasm>

@NanoRaptor Late reply because I have had one of *those* days.

I don't envy you getting that kind of reply, but I am curious (I get the same sort of thing as I am on a couple of off-label drugs as well): are those "oh, you must be mistaken" replies from lay-people only, or professional people as well?

I have had dentists, for example, tell me that I couldn't possibly be on a drug that I listed on my history form, because "it is only for people with xxxx condition, and you obviously don't have that".

@NanoRaptor My wife has this problem. She was given a medication for depression. This drug is often given for bipolar disorder even though in both cases it is black box use and was designed for the control of epilepsy.

Many doctors assume that she is bipolar due to this past prescription.Her psychiatrist who prescribed it told me that it was for her depression. Some docs don't believe me.

Since my wife has FTD some doctors focus on the wrong thing. Bipolar is a common misdiagnosis for FTD.

@NanoRaptor

I get to witness this from the sidelines with my spouse, who has a chronic illness.

Nothing quite like getting punted from doctor to doctor when her symptoms don't line up with their expectations.

Also, I think if she gets another MRI or “X-Ray with Contrast” we get a free meatball sub from Subway at this point.