Sunflower, this is disgusting, but sadly not uncommon. This is why the internet is the place we come because of the ongoing failure from many doctors. Many of them have been almost completely useless to me, except when it was something typical, easily recognisable textbook stuff. I spent years trying to get their help and all I got was utter bullsh*t, except by one or two that were at least somewhat alternative and one got me onto yeast.

But apart from that? I was put on antidepressants, the blood tests never showed anything wrong, so therefore nothing was wrong. I was sent to anxiety groups, psychologists etc. Anybody looking at me would know something wasn't right, i was often very pale (almost grey sometimes). One alternative doctor recognised I was sick just by my appearance and he got me working on candida which helped immensely, didn't cure me, but saved my life.

However, even then I had to do it on my own. I was told all kinds of things - emotional blocks, mental blocks, that it stemmed back into my childhood (I had a wonderful childhood by the way, luckier than many kids), that it went further back than that and started even before I was conceived (yep, I kid you not and that somehow I had resentment). Another one said "I wonder why you chose mercury?" (as a way of saying that I made the choice to suffer this before I was even conceived).

Just like you, you can wait for half an hour or more to get into see them, then get about 10 minutes of their time and you're out the door with a huge bill and zero satisfaction and this seems to be getting worse and becoming more common. I stopped going to them a long time ago, I only go now to get them to fill out my 3 monthly medical form. THen I steer clear, unless I have some severe infection or something that may require medical intervention.

There is a lot of greed. I've seen it all too often. I don't class them all under that catagory, but there seems alot that are. Some will charge as much as they can possibly charge, even to patients on sickness benefits that can barely afford it. One 10-15 visit to my doctor actually wipes out a big chunk of my weekly income (benefit). This is why I stay away. Just a phone call alone will do the same, even to find out something or because something was forgotten and I had to phone back. Wham, a bill arrives in the mail. I've had to try and find another doctor for times I cannot afford to go to my other one.

lol about the contraception pill!!!! GOOD GRIEF!!!!!! I remember a doctor put me on the contraception pill as she felt it might 'balance me out more" (I did not have a boyfriend either) and it made me sicker than ever, so I took myself off it. They're almost hell bent on on medicating. Whether antidepresants, the pill, anything, anything at all. ONe wanted me on cholesterol controlling drugs and I said "NO". The drug companies are milking it!

Don't get me wrong, there are some cases where they can actually work out for a person, but many times I have heard they are far from good, cause many side effects and can make other problems much worse or CAUSE other problems, then they get more drugs to help with what the other drug is causing and so it goes on. My Grandfather died from over-medicating by doctors, it affected his kidneys and that's what killed him. He was taking so many a day, it looked like a bowl of smarties! One of them caused hallucinations too.