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I think that if you are going to a doctor to discuss this topic, you need to tell them everything or you're wasting your time going to them. Blindfolding someone before asking them what they see isn't likely to give you a useful response.

I have seen the comment made on other forums that if the doctor knows you have self-medicated (not sure herbs count) then they can skip a lot of the questions about whether you're serious or just playing at it.