Posted by bassman on June 25, 2006, at 15:27:28
In reply to Re: Ways to find a good pdoc? » Racer, posted by blueberry on June 25, 2006, at 10:58:43
I've been to 3 pdocs in my life. The first one gave me a prescription for Xanax only, although it was obvious I was falling apart emotionally. My GP charmed me into taking Paxil, which helped my panic disorder immensely. When the Paxil pooped out, I went to a pdoc that prescribed Klonopin (which depressed me) and Zoloft (which I had taken before and didn't work). She also told me to just stop taking the 50 mg Paxil I was taking at the time. Then I went to a pdoc who put me on Celexa, which worked, but he spent the entire time taking about chemistry to me because I'm a chemist. He was the only pdoc I didn't end up actively resenting.
So my favorite saying is, "don't go to a pdoc that is crazier than you are!" I've given up-my internist writes me scripts and I try them-not great, but better than going to another pdoc that pisses me off with his/her incompetence and tries to give me drugs (like AP's) that I'm not interested in taking. I love your idea, Racer, of making a list to maximize the chances of getting a decent pdoc. I liked the idea of grilling the staff (blueberry?)-I had the picture of it being a good test-if they figure, "this person's going to be a problem" and just cut you off, you don't want them. I think we'd all like a competent pdoc that is genuinely invested in our mental health-too bad there isn't some sort of guide where patients evaluate their pdoc. I don't think you'll be seeing that, though. :>} Best of luck, Racer.
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