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Original poster

Doctor lecturing me about smoking weed? Feeling judged.

186 replies

sisforscrabble · 22/09/2019 16:58

I had an appointment regarding my anxiety and doctor asked if I’d considered any other form of treatment.

I responded that I had considered CBD oil.

I got an extremely dirty look and told it’s not regulated and she would not be giving me a prescription for it.

Then went on about smoking cannabis.

Firstly I never asked or expected a prescription for it.

Also smoking cannabis is nothing like having a few drops of CBD oil - afaik

I felt really and very wrongly judged.

OP posts:
Sn0tnose · 22/09/2019 18:43

So instead of saying ‘hold on Dr, you’ve misunderstood. I’m talking about something from the high street. I don’t smoke and I’m neither asking nor hoping for a prescription’ you didn’t say anything and chose instead to let the dr carry on ‘lecturing’ you?

Do you not think that this is a problem you could have rectified in about four seconds?

silverystream · 22/09/2019 18:43

Whenever I have discussed alternative remedies, I have always been careful to, conversationally, say something like, 'Tried some supplements from ....(high street retailer), called '...' worked well / didn't work,' 'would they interfere with ...(NHS approved treatment)?'. Doctors will not usually approve alternative remedies but they are worth mentioning in the case of them interfering with recognised treatment.

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sisforscrabble · 22/09/2019 18:46

It’s very easy to say what you would have done in a situation you’ve never actually been placed in.

Also not that it’s relevant but she wasn’t my GP. I had to have the appointment or they would not continue with the medication I’m taking. My GP who I very much like was not available.

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MrsMaiselsMuff · 22/09/2019 18:50

I take opiate medication, but no doctor has ever gone into a lecture about the dangers of heroin.

This is the same principle, and the GP was ignorant to associate the two things.

grumiosmum · 22/09/2019 18:51

Thank you so much @Dutch1e

WombatChocolate · 22/09/2019 18:52

Well, it’s your choice now - you can leave that Dr with the misunderstanding that you’re a weed user if you think that’s what they thought. They might write it in your notes because you didn’t correct them. You can write a note to clarify it if you want to, or not as you want to. It’s up to you if you want to communicate the reality or allow a misunderstanding to continue.

Best of luck in finding a good treatment for you. And best of luck in having positive relationships with people in real life, online and Drs too.

silverystream · 22/09/2019 18:54

It’s very easy to say what you would have done in a situation you’ve never actually been placed in.

Well, yes. But I have been asked about supplements / medication I take before cancer treatment and for pre op appointments.

I can see how you were innocently caught unawares. However I know (mainly from here) how suspicious some people are over alternative remedies. Because they are not recognised treatments supported by the NHS. So I'm careful to be specific. Supplements from '....(high street retailer)...' is how I described the various alternative remedies I had tried. (Turmeric, Agnus castus, vitamins).

User24689 · 22/09/2019 18:56

To be fair OP you're coming across as someone quite easily offended.

PuffHuffle5 · 22/09/2019 19:01

You’re right, CBD oil is nothing like taking cannabis - it doesn’t even come front the same plant Confused I think sellers have happily gone along with the cannabis related connotations to boost sales as it does grab attention. You’re GP may be right in that it’s not regulated - but then lots of over the counter remedies aren’t.

Derbee · 22/09/2019 19:03

YABU. If you were as unclear and bolshy with the GP as you are here, it’s no wonder you were misunderstood. If you feel judged because someone mentions that a certain thing is not a good idea, and then are so otherwise on this thread, it’s little wonder you have a lot of anxiety Confused

Sn0tnose · 22/09/2019 19:04

It’s very easy to say what you would have done in a situation you’ve never actually been placed in. Looks like your dr isn’t the only person making incorrect assumptions today.

You posted in AIBU. Well yes, I think you are a bit. I understand why you would feel annoyed at not being able to speak up or feel like you didn’t get the chance to, but being annoyed with a medical professional because they’ve misunderstood and you haven’t corrected them is unreasonable. In the kindest possible way, there has to be an element of personal responsibility in your medical care.

ffswhatnext · 22/09/2019 19:05

A bottle of wine a night - that's fine people tell the op.
I'm thinking about trying some medication that is freely available over the counter. Some cbd oil and omfg how could you? Grin

My shrink mentioned it to me. He knew I had previously smoked weed and how much I hated weaning off anxiety meds.

Walking and yoga are great if you don't have other medical things going on.

EnthusiasmIsDisturbed · 22/09/2019 19:05

I think the GP probably made an assumption

Because they will have been asked for CBD probably many times and by those wanting a high from their medication

And that they will have seen many patients suffering from anxiety and paranoia through their weed use

The GP shouldn’t have made the assumption but they are human and sometimes get the wrong end of the stick

timshelthechoice · 22/09/2019 19:06

Crossed wires. But c'mon, they cannot prescribe CBD oil for you! Go to the health food store and try it yourself or search on here, there's plenty of useful info on it. I take it myself. It took about a month, but it's been fab for my insomnia and anxiety and my joint and food pain. It's legal, it is nothing like smoking a fucking joint, get real!

Just go to a health food store and have a chat and do some research and give it a go.

silverystream · 22/09/2019 19:07

If you feel judged because someone mentions that a certain thing is not a good idea, and then are so otherwise on this thread, it’s little wonder you have a lot of anxiety 

I think that's a bit strong! Suffering from anxiety can be part of a mental health condition! It can happen because of hormone fluctuations or as a side effect of other medication. Not because we are easily offended! Although anxiety might cause someone to feel more easily offended than usual.

byebyebeautiful · 22/09/2019 19:14

So you said you'd considered taking a cannabis then

Hahaha! "Yes, hello dealer, one cannabis please"

Oh Mumsnet, never change :D

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sisforscrabble · 22/09/2019 19:15

Crossed wires. But c'mon, they cannot prescribe CBD oil for you!

Can you point out where I went and asked for a prescription? Or did you just come to that conclusion on your own?

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Lulualla · 22/09/2019 19:22

Plenty of doctors argued FOR the use of CBD oil, but with regulation and testing and rules etc. It's not completely mad to ask a doctor about it.

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sisforscrabble · 22/09/2019 19:22

It’s very easy to say what you would have done in a situation you’ve never actually been placed in. Looks like your dr isn’t the only person making incorrect assumptions today.

Oh so the exact same situation happened to you?

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RoyalCorgi · 22/09/2019 19:24

if you were as unclear and bolshy with the GP as you are here,

Oh, ffs, she wasn't unclear or bolshy with the GP. What's obvious from the exchange she reports is that the GP doesn't understand the difference between smoking cannabis and taking CBD oil, which, frankly, makes me question the GP's competence to be a doctor. I too would be offended if my GP gave me a lecture on smoking cannabis when I had absolutely no intention of doing anything of the kind.

Goingonagondola · 22/09/2019 19:33

You sound SO hostile OP. Not sure why.

missyB1 · 22/09/2019 19:37

But your GP was correct. CBD oil is unregulated and there is no decent medical evidence for it's use for anxiety. So she couldn't recommend it. And she couldn't prescribe it. Why are you annoyed that she didnt recommend it?
If you want to try it anyway she wasn't stopping you from wasting your money at Holland and Barratt.

The warning about smoking cannabis was probably in case you were thinking along those lines. All you had to say was "goodness no I wouldn't actually want to take cannabis".

Sn0tnose · 22/09/2019 19:37

Oh so the exact same situation happened to you?

For fucks sake Sis, have a day off, will you? Believe it or not, you are not the only person to suffer crippling anxiety and/or depression. You are not the only person who has needed to take medication for those conditions and you are not the only person whose gp has made incorrect assumptions about them suffering from those conditions which have needed correcting.

Seriously, I genuinely don’t care whether you’re considering taking a supplement from Holland & Barrett or whether you’ve turned your downstairs loo into a mini cannabis farm, complete with heat lamps and bypassed electricity. But you posted asking for opinions and I gave you one. If you just wanted opinions that matched yours, then you should have made that clear.

Myriade · 22/09/2019 19:38

@sisforscrabble May I suggest that you ask yourself ur nice GP what is included in you ur notes in case the one you saw added that you are smoking cannabis and she warned your u about not doing so?
Because I imagine she would have put that in the notes a warning for other practitioners (and to cover herself)

In you ur place, I wouodnt want that to be there tbh.

timshelthechoice · 22/09/2019 19:42

Maybe you do need to smoke a spliff, you're awfully chippy and pissed off and nippy Hmm.

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