Sometimes it can seem very daunting when you go to your doctor It is important to remember that you are the one who can best describe what is going on with your body. You are the one who knows the history of your health. You hold so many of the clues that your doctor needs to help with making a correct diagnosis, and determine what course of treatment is needed. You also are the one that needs to understand as much as possible about your health care. What do you want to accomplish? When you go to the doctor, what is the purpose of your appointment? Are you going with a specific problem that you want to get taken care of? Is this a periodic wellness check? Do you need to have a check of your medicine? It is very important to plan for your appointment. Go with a list of questions that you want to ask your doctor, or things you want to talk about. Write these down – go with a plan, and with questions. Take information with you that will help the doctor. If you take medications, vitamins, and any other supplements, your doctor needs to know about all of them. If you have any allergies to medications, be sure to let your doctor know. Take a list of what you use, listing the dosage, strength, and what time(s) of the day you take them. Sometimes patients take the actual bottles with them to the doctor, which could work for you. Be sure to include everything you take. Sometimes vitamins and supplements can interact with certain medications, and the doctor can adjust the medications accordingly. Ask about side effects of any medicines, and if there are...
