How to Recognize and Recover from Burnout in Medicine

[@TheMedicineCouch]

Are you burned out? Are you thinking of quitting medicine or do you think there is hope?

[@jakesolar-bassett6619]

What are your thoughts on medical cannabis?

[@TheMedicineCouch]

I don't have any experience with it, but I do believe cannabis should be studied more to figure out it's medicinal properties.

[@user-hn9qg5qm3o]

Yes it can be fixed…it’s called quitting haha

[@TheMedicineCouch]

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[@user-hn9qg5qm3o]

@@TheMedicineCouchYou post a video it seems like every month or two about how bad healthcare career is. Why not just get out of it and find something else? You know deep down it truly sucks and continues to suck. Every time I go to the doctor I feel like I’m being treated by a bunch of zombies just running through the motions of what some higher up is making them do. They definitely don’t act like they’re really thinking for themselves. For example, LDL is elevated some…let’s prescribe a statin. They’re only doing what they’ve been taught rather than actually thinking deeper outside the box. Go research LDL and all the research on this…big question is: Does LDL truly cause heart disease and heart attacks? If it does then why does it seem like every old person on these statins still have all these health problems around their heart? Is the statin really doing anything of real value? If anything it’s damaging their liver and kidneys and ruining their hair. Seriously go study LDL research. And please do not just look at the AHA website that is likely tied to the prescription drug industry.

[@TheMedicineCouch]

That’s why I am trying to build this channel and business surrounding it. I would like to never have to work in medicine again. Unfortunately, as it is, I still have to pick up shifts from time to time in order to support myself and pay off the almost $70k in student loans that remain! Also, the answer cannot be for everyone to leave medicine because we all need people who can treat us. However, in order for people to stay, they need to be able to have some happiness in their jobs. I believe that comes through finding their right fit in medicine, so I am trying to show them different options. As far as LDL and statins, I completely agree. When I practiced primary care medicine, I rarely wrote for statins and did my best to counsel on diet and exercise in order to help people get as healthy. I personally have been doing intermittent fasting for years, and I started eating a ketovore diet in the last few weeks. I would love to try going full carnivore for a while. I think there are some compelling things about this way of eating. I also do not believe that LDL is responsible for plaque in the arterial vessels. I believe inflammation , caused mainly from the highly processed, high sugar, terrible food we are eating is the biggest problem driving coronary vessel disease.

[@user-hn9qg5qm3o]

@@TheMedicineCouchAwesome response! I’m so glad to hear this because my LDL is always higher at my visits and now that I’m 39 they are trying to consider a statin. I honestly think cholesterol levels are far more genetic in origin than they are from food. But yes highly processed junk food and too much sugar is likely the main culprit of wrecking the lining of blood vessels combined with a sedentary lifestyle.

[@user-hn9qg5qm3o]

@@TheMedicineCouch You know what I have discovered? About 99% of these healthcare higher-ups that manage the system don’t give a gnat’s rear end about the patient overall. All they truly care about is making sure the flow of documentation is on point so that reimbursement flows and the cash keeps pouring in. As far as they’re concerned, they’d probably rather the patient stay sick to some degree so they’ll keep needing to use the medical system…more money made for the hospitals and other establishments.