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The other question is, "Was this the appropriate medication for that particular patient.
Another could be, "Was the patient compliant with other measures to resolve the problem?"
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Originally Posted by Deb34 
Treatment doses are almost always higher to bring the symptoms well under control and consistenly for a good period of time.
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I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm very cautious when it comes to meds. Especially meds that are off-label usage.
My preference is to take the lowest dosage possible to address the symptoms AND to do whatever I can via lifestyle efforts so I can eventually come 'off' of the meds (if coming off is a possibility) |
I completely agree for myself Kat. For a prescribed treatment to work, usually all relevant factors must work together. Diet included.
It's not very realistic to expect that every woman will be completely compliant about all the factors that can contribute to treatment. Usually, in my experience as a woman, it's easier to be compliant with medications than it is to be totally compliant with a diet. How many women can stick to a restrictive diet even for short periods. So, yes, in a semi-perfect world we would all comply with all the factors deemed necessary part of treatment. In the real world, if someone will comply with even part of the treatment, doctors will take what they can get.
I know myself have a very hard time with the diet part of my treatment plan....I rarely get it right for long periods of time.. if we we all compliant all the time with everything we are instructed to do, maybe most of us would not need the support of a forum like this (which, BTW i am extremely grateful for.)
Everyone has to put their own reasoning and decision making to the test in regards to the treatment plan they put into place. All the rest of us can do is make suggestions, propose new ideas to follow for investigation etc.
I would only say that we should all do what's right for each of us, we all have a different comfort threshold when it comes to medications, surgeries, foodplans etc.