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Do you tell your doctor about your experience with a medication that the doctor has prescribed to you?

(Total Votes: 450)

Usually (22.4%)

Sometimes (60.9%)

Not often (16.7%)

• Thy do not keep accurate records and deny it is the drug.

• why not tell the truth about a particular product, especially if can someone.

• got sick of explaining a side effect and getting switched Rxs

• always inform doctor who usually denies the side effects

• communication is important

• they dont belive me

• Doctor too busy

• doctors don't listen very well so you have to tell them over and over again

• Doctors usually say its not the drug!

• Got an analitical mind so should be acurate

• If my doctor followed up with an email a week later, I'd tell him all about it! Else I'll forget.

• To make proper medication decisions, the Dr. needs to know about adverse effects

• I like to discuss side effects of my prescriptions.

• Dr. downplayed side effects of diuretic till blood test showed it messed up my electrolytes.

• yes and they never listen

• Always - he needs to know about what he's prescribing.

• I tel lthem, but I feel it falls on deaf ears.

• But they say they don't think the medicine is what is causing my problems

• if you dont tell him, how can they help or change it

• Does it really matter anymore?

• But doctors deny side effects.

• she never mentioned side effects to start with

• I would if we actually communicated when I went to visit

• Good idea to check aska patient every time. Thanks.

• they do not want to hear about it