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Why is their such differing of opinion among doctors.one physician will will prescribe this for your illness, another will turn around and say the opposite.i get 10 opposing answers, its very confusin?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Differing Opinions: This is a difficult question to answer without knowing more about the conditions for which you are being treated. However, there are numerous medications for the same illness. In addition, different physicians obtain various information from a history and physical. They ask different questions and perform a different exam. This can alter their prescribing habits.

Answered 5/7/2014

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Dr. Darrell Herrington answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ask your PCP: Your diagnoses listed above frequently present treatment dilemmas, so there are several different plans of action that may be employed. Some may help, some may not. Your pcp should be helping to manage the decision-making, and advising you as to reasonable strategy. Different specialists may potentially have differing opinions on both diagnosis and treatment. Trust your primary doc.

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