Alexei_Kirillov
Waiting for my next window of opportunity
- Mar 9, 2024
- 1,057
Went to my GP today to try to get meto prescribed but instead he prescribed me with a proton-pump inhibitor :(
I told him I had gastroparesis symptoms, namely early fullness, nausea, acid reflux, and bloating--most of which I actually do have, as it so happens--but he seemed to think it was gastritis. The complicating factor may have been that I have an eating disorder, which I'm open about with him, and GI symptoms like this are common in EDs and can occur for a variety of reasons. He didn't do any tests on me apart from getting me to lie down and push on my abdomen for pain points.
I'm not going to use the PPIs after searching the site a bit and researching how they work, but thought I'd share this story for anyone else looking to get prescribed meto. If you plan on going with the gastroparesis story, I'd recommend emphasizing the early stomach fullness above all else, not the nausea.
I told him I had gastroparesis symptoms, namely early fullness, nausea, acid reflux, and bloating--most of which I actually do have, as it so happens--but he seemed to think it was gastritis. The complicating factor may have been that I have an eating disorder, which I'm open about with him, and GI symptoms like this are common in EDs and can occur for a variety of reasons. He didn't do any tests on me apart from getting me to lie down and push on my abdomen for pain points.
I'm not going to use the PPIs after searching the site a bit and researching how they work, but thought I'd share this story for anyone else looking to get prescribed meto. If you plan on going with the gastroparesis story, I'd recommend emphasizing the early stomach fullness above all else, not the nausea.
