That is very true. It's very hard to get up to speed on what your body is doing and saying, sort it all out and then come up with a plan. My husband and I made a practice of writing down questions we wanted to ask at each appointment and then also having conversations with all his nurses as well to get bits of information. Maybe ask for more information on what they prescribed you and ask why they recommend that over another alternative. Or ask how the med will address the cause. I agree it's much better to address the cause than mask symptoms, but I hope that if there was a way to address the cause, your doctor would review that with you. If you feel like your concerns aren't being heard or addressed, then it's time to stop, reassess why that's the case and decide how to move forward. Perhaps more time is needed with the doctor, or they have a nurse navigator available to provide help. If a doctor is pressed for time, maybe see if submitting your questions through a patient portal ahead of time for the dr to review could be helpful.