Dr. Visit!

So Tuesday of this week I got a phone call from my dr reminding me of my checkup. Needless to say I totally FORGOT! But I was kind of excited because I hadn't seen my Dr. since I started my Javita Journey and thought well this will be a good a time as any to let her know that coffee is the reason why I haven't filled my Lexapro prescription. :-)

I arrive yesterday at my drs office and walk to the counter and sign in as usual and decided to read through the health mags for any new and interesting things in the medical world. As Im flipping through one of the books I noticed of course Garcinia Cambogia as the newest in weight loss for the year 2014! Now im kind of proud because im totally representing that band wagon! So im reading the article and of course know everything that's being said because yes I do my home work with my products and its was mentioned being taken in capsule form ( not the best way to take it) so of course im getting all offended in the waiting room getting ready to yell at the magazine when the nurse calls me back ( thank goodness cause I was about to bug out!). She takes me through the normal routine and then asks if there is any change in my medications or if im taking any supplements...so naturally I say, "im not taking my Lexapro anymore and instead im drinking a special coffee with herbs infused in it". The nurse looks at me like im crazy and she says to me, "ok so for how long have you NOT been taking the depression medication?!" I respond by telling her "Oh I don't know, 3 months, maybe 4?!" The look on her face kind of gets an attitude so I say, "why is it a big deal? I feel great!" She goes on to tell me that depression medication is usually something that people cant get off of without some kind of negative outcome whether it be really bad mood swings ( worse than before being put on meds) or sometimes people will get so depressed that they will take their lives or hurt themselves due to the chemical imbalance in the brain being flip flopped around. So im thinking basically what she's telling me is that people become dependent on the drug and it turns into a problem itself and we can never get off the medication!

By this time im feeling pretty good about myself to know that I haven't gone completely ape shit and murdered everyone in my path in the past 4 months! The next thing she asks me is, "so you said your using a...coffee...with herbs in it to replace your medication?"  At this point im super hype cause I LOVE telling people about the product but I choose to keep my hype in my purse until she seems really interested! She then tells me that its not advised to stop medications on a dime like I did and that consulting a physician is always recommended. (blah blah)

So 5 minutes later the dr walks in and has this big smile on her face. She goes on to tell me how the nurse ( whom is much much much older than I AND the dr herself) is totally upset with me about getting off my medication. She asks me why I did it and I told her that I wanted a better solution! I couldn't remember to take my medication every morning and it was getting old! so when the coffee came along I jumped on it to see if it would make a difference and it did! She asks me to list all the ingredients so she can do the research herself just to make sure that what im taking is ok for my multiple sclerosis ( which totally is). She told me if I start feeling really sad or angry to come back and see her, then that was it! Clean bill of health and one pissed off nurse! lol Not to mention she was eyeballing me the whole way out of the office so, I cant wait to go back and bring her a sample. HAHAHA

Im totally happy with the outcome of my dr's visit! not only because im healthy, but because unlike many drs who will get bent outta shape and try to shove medications on their patients, my dr smiled and said im happy you found another solution and sent me on my way. She seemed truly happy that I had gotten off medication and found something that is 100% natural to combat my depression! I couldn't be happier!