Posted by Dee on September 5, 1999, at 7:38:47
In reply to Info on selecting psychiatrist, posted by Kate on September 4, 1999, at 9:52:29
I know how frustrating it can be dealing with HMOs. I was with HIP until about a year ago until I left my job, and I have been spending hours in telephone for any smallest peice of information I needed.
I consider myself almost fortunate that I am now without insurance. In my present condition I don't think I'd need the extra frustration and agitation that dealing HIP brings. On the other hand, this is not cheap...I am seeing a psychiatrist for my medication, and a therapist in another facility and the two communicate. I find this to be working pretty well. I didn't know anything about either one of them at the time I started, but I guess I was lucky. I don't know exactly what your situation is, but if I was in your shoes, I'd probably see the specialist that my PCP sends me to, and if I then really felt that things are not going to work with that one, I'd try to switch. I personally wouldn't want the things to take any longer than absoltely necessary, don't want to subscripe to more pain than necessary.
Let us know how things are turning out.
Love
Dee
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