#Iatrophobia meaning: fear of doctors - medical care- or the medical system

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Had my follow-up for ears with a new primary care provider today.

I haven't seen more than an ER or Urgent Care physician since pre-covid (for various reasons, but the main was a straw on the camel's back moment where another misdiagnoses almost put me in the hospital and I developed a bit of Iatrophobia as a result). This meant I've been putting off getting treatment for various things (thyroid, new anxiety meds, etc).

So the bad news from new doc: I definitely ruptured both eardrums (thankfully minor ruptures, though, so they will heal on their own)

On a positive note: A physician that is finally taking my thyroid concerns seriously and has started me on a new anxiety med that is not only dosage adjustable (meaning I can take a second dose on bad anxiety days), but if something happens in the future where I need to abruptly stop taking it, I won't have to be weaned off it like my last one.

My only issue is looking at that possible side-effect list (which as someone that is a bit of a hypochondriac, I know better than to do before taking a new med)