Dr. Eric Bender
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I don't
I want to hide things from my patients.
Say, but there are a lot of people that feel better on these medications.
And as soon as we're starting it, I'm thinking about when we can stop it too.
I hang in there with them.
I have to meet them where they are and just say, you know, I know we've talked about this.
It'll be weeks.
I'll say, I really think we should try medication.
There's one patient I'm thinking about in particular.
It was a long time before they were willing to do that.
They kept thinking, I don't want to take medication.
I don't want to take medication.
And then they felt better.
But then they were dealing with what's it like for them to be on a medication.
And we talked about that for a long time.
And then they wanted to go off and symptoms came back.
So we tried a different medication.
So it's all part of where the person is.
And if that's where they are, that's what I'm,
I'm going to deal with with them.