Whenever more current medical ideas develop that can help with depression, my doc hosts a conference call with me plus other people in my therapy group.
Doc has discussed everything from hypnosis to current medicine.
Last week, Doc hosted a conference call instead of a yearly meeting. She wanted to discuss the merits of medical marijuana. Doc had been to a recent symposium that had medical marijuana at the top of their things to discuss. Doc prefaced her discussion by letting us know this was just a discussion. Doc made no suggestions, plus she wanted us to know it was a fancy treatment not covered by insurance. She talked about medical marijuana. Many specialists were now looking at medical marijuana to treat several conditions. One of the top treatments was for people going through chemotherapy, plus she then talked about pain plus anxieties or depression. Doc gave us a website address where my great friend and I could read about medical marijuana. Ultimately, the decision on whether to use medical marijuana was up to the patient, however Doc wanted all the people to be well-informed. When I had my appointment two weeks later, Doc asked if I had gone through the website. I told him I read everything, but I wasn’t sure I was ready to try using medical marijuana. When or if I ever decided she was going to help me get the medical marijuana Rx card. I wondered if she gave that offer to all of her patients, or if it was just to me. I was sure Doc had depressed patients a lot worse than me, but I didn’t know them all, except as a voice over the telephone.