Can I tell my doctor that i dont want to take a certain type of medication?

Question: i have had depression for years and have been on different medications. recently my doctor now thinks i might be bi-polar. i dont think i am and she has given me medication for bi-polar and i have been taking it but i think its making me more depressed and i feel really sick. i am also still on medication for depression. i think i only have cronic depression and maybe anxiety. can i refuse to take the bi-polar medication?

Answers:
Doctors can't make you do anything you dont wan't to do. They have no authority. But, they are there to help you.

If you don't think your bi-polar, get a 2nd, 3rd, 4th opinion. If they all concur, I suggest you really do start to think about it.

Write down everything that you feel when your taking the medecine. Tell your doctor exactly what's going on when you take it. Ask for alternative medicine. Your doctor should ALWAYS explain to you the benefits, side effects, risks involved when perscribing any medicine.

When you go to other doctors for 2nd and so on opinion, tell them what you've been diagnosed with, how you feel, what medicine your taking now, and what you have in the past. Give them as much information to work with.

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yes your paying the bill if not then dint fill the Rx

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