Two doctors in my family. They have stories about how stupid doctors can be, more than one story of a dumb decision by a doctors killing a patient. I see a card

Two doctors in my family. They have stories about how stupid doctors can be, more than one story of a dumb decision by a doctors killing a patient. I see a cardiologist. He didn't know that ecg apps existed, and so made prescriptions based on guesses about what my heart might be doing when it was not being measured. I got an ecg app, and determined my own course of treatment based on what was actually happening. Doctors don't do differential diagnosis on most issues. They just suggest common approaches. They may be smart and educated, but they don't use their IQ to diagnose most cases. Relying on experts who aren't optimizing their time to utilize their expertise to help you isn't a great idea. I was sleeping wrong on my elbow, and a doctor suggested a couple of different drugs for my elbow pain without investigating causes at all. I determined the cause pretty easily, and in the process helped several other people with a similar issue. I'm just saying that you can't rely on the advice of doctors by default. It can kill you.