I never took medication, @SmilingGecko. I went to my GP with a constant need to urinate, purpuric lesions on buccal and lingual surfaces, feeling that my 'battery' was quickly depleting if I was away from food for too long but regaining it as soon as I had a cup of tea and a biscuit (sweet), and I had blurred vision. He found nothing untoward. He didn't even listen to me. Didn't even test my blood.
My ex-psy was monitoring what was happening and when I realized from my own research that I had diabetes, he concurred and said that he would look after me—not with medication but by withdrawing me, as much as possible, from the causes— people who caused me distress at every turn, and a lack of exercise as a result of the total exhaustion from the consequences of my long-standing nervous collapse. I self-isolated as far as possible, ate as well as I could and exercised by walking as much as I could endure—little by little. My improvement was slow and took about 3 years for symptoms to disappear. He monitored me constantly.
Perhaps you can see why I had so much trust in that man. His commonsense and diligence surpassed all doctors I had encountered. No GP I had attended was doing his job at that time. He told me to stay away from them. I did and still have little faith in doctors. They have to prove their worth to me these days. I don't assume they are competent. These days too many are just too busy to develop a working relationship with their patients—or to learn from other doctors' experience. He was always against medication except where absolutely necessary and only for as long as necessary—no set and forget. I agree with him totally.
I hope you're doing well, @SmilingGecko.
