Finding a Good Doctor in Georgia

Hi,

I have put several questions on here about problems that I am having with my pacemaker/heart and have gotten really good replies so I thought I would give this a shot too. Besides having a pacemaker, I also have diabetes (Type 1), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Migraines (that have been getting worse and worse lately), Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Depression and Anxiety. Needless to say, I have to take a lot of different medicines and when I go to the endocrinologist she only wants to look at the diabetic meds, the rheumatologist the arthritis meds etc etc. My internal medicine doc just seems to either not know what to do or that he doesn't have the time to look at everything. I live in Georgia (West Georgia) and would love to know if anybody knows of a doctor in Atlanta (best case would be in the West Georgia or Atlanta area but would be willing to go anywhere at this point) that could look at all my meds together and see if one may be affecting the way the other one works etc etc.

Thanks so much!!!!

2 Comments

Thanks!!

by chereescott - 2012-01-29 03:01:57

Thanks to both of you. I hadn't even thought of that and it sounds like a great idea. I will definately take a look at it.

Drug Interactions

by IAN MC - 2012-01-29 12:01:34

Hello Chereescott ... I can't help you re doctors in Georgia ..finding a decent one, here in the UK, is hard enough! The more drugs you are taking, the greater the chances are that there will be undesirable interactions.

I suggest that you find a friendly pharmacist , either in retail or in hospital and tell them what you are swallowing every day.. they will have a computer program, or a reference book and will be able to tell you of "possible" interactions , I say "possible" because not everyone may experience problems from these interactions.

You may find that in hospitals there are people known as "Clinical Pharmacologists"..they really would have the expertise to help you; but I'm not familair with the US and how to work the system.

Or if you tell us what drugs you are taking there may well be someone on this forum with the expertise to help you. As an example, I see that you take drugs for arthritis, chances are that these are anti-inflammatories, If you are also taking blood-thinners such as warfarin there is a definite risk of an interaction there.

If a change of drug could get rid of just one of those unpleasant symptoms that you are experiencing then it would be really worth while. Best of luck !

Ian

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