He'd complained to his doctor. "The beta-blockers are blocking my memories!" Juan Diego cried. "They are stealing my childhood-they are robbing my dreams!" To his doctor, all this hysteria meant was that Juan Diego missed the kick his adrenaline gave him. {Beta-blockers really do a number on your adrenaline.}
Juan Diego expresses his frustrations to his doctor about the effects of beta-blockers on his life. He feels that these medications are interfering with his ability to remember and experience life fully, claiming they are robbing him of his childhood and dreams. His emotional outburst highlights the struggle he faces with his medication and the nostalgia for the exciting moments that adrenaline provided.
To the doctor, however, these complaints simply indicate that Juan Diego is missing the thrill that comes with adrenaline. This perspective suggests that the doctor views the emotional turmoil as a withdrawal from the excitement rather than a legitimate concern about his memories and identity being altered by medication.
