| Doctors these days are under enormous pressure | | | | you have any questions for him or her. A good |
| from many different things that we don't often | | | | doctor won't be offended if you ask them a |
| realize. They are under pressure based on time | | | | question or if you question their diagnosis. In the |
| constraints, there's just too much for them to do | | | | hustle and bustle of a doctor's life and they will |
| in a single day; they are under pressure from the | | | | often forget to ask you if you have any |
| legal industry, malpractice lawsuits just keep going | | | | questions but this is a very important area |
| up and up; and they are under pressure from the | | | | because you should always fully understand |
| insurance industry to only do certain procedures | | | | what's going on during your doctor's visit. |
| and only prescribe certain drugs. | | | | Another area that is less about a question and |
| Within that whole mess of pressures, your doctor | | | | more about something that doctors should discuss |
| can quite often forget to ask you several | | | | with you has to deal with depression. Many |
| important questions that they need to know | | | | doctors fail to look for signs of depression and |
| about. When this happens you should confront | | | | therefore fail to ask you questions regarding |
| your doctor or find a new doctor. Today I want | | | | depression because it can often get overlooked. |
| to talk about several questions your doctor should | | | | It's easy to just write it off as a lack of energy |
| be asking you whenever you go in for a checkup. | | | | based on a vitamin deficiency or something like |
| One question your doctor should ask you is | | | | that when in fact it's something more serious |
| whether or not you are taking any vitamins, | | | | such as depression. If you feel that you may |
| minerals, or herbal supplements. Many of these | | | | have depression and your doctor has not asked |
| vitamins and supplements can often interact with | | | | you about it in your normal checkup then make it |
| certain drugs or can affect your symptoms to | | | | a priority to ask about it yourself. |
| make you look like you have something that you | | | | Finally the last question doctors sometimes fail to |
| actually don't. Because of this your doctor should | | | | ask is how well you are sleeping. Sleep patterns |
| always ask you which of these you're taking but | | | | can be important for diagnosing a wide range of |
| sometimes this gets overlooked. A good practice | | | | things yet often times doctors fail to ask about it. |
| is to write up a list of all the different | | | | Be sure to tell your doctor if you're not sleeping |
| supplements as well as vitamins and minerals that | | | | well even if they forget to ask you about it |
| you're taking before you go in for your doctor's | | | | themselves. So there you have several questions |
| appointment and then simply give that list to your | | | | that your doctor should be asking you. If they |
| doctor. | | | | have not asked you about them then be sure to |
| This next question is going to sound a little | | | | take them up with them yourself. Remember, |
| facetious but it's not. One major question your | | | | when it comes to your health you should be |
| doctor should always ask you is whether or not | | | | pushy! |