Posted by g_g_g_unit on January 24, 2013, at 20:56:03
In reply to Re: disheartening psychiatrist appt. » g_g_g_unit, posted by Phil on January 24, 2013, at 20:44:12
> Look up ratings(sorry, I always do)on the psychopharmacologist and make an appointment. I don't think this guy is doing you any favors.
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> You're depressed, how do you take responsibility for your illness? I'm sorry Ms Diabetic, until your face the facts I'm not treating you.
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> I'm not saying every doc has to dish out meds but when they're needed it's malpractice to say you have to earn your way out of this.
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> I would have been tempted to say, you are doing your job and I'm not paying. Jerk.I've tried, but unfortunately a lot of the more qualified, experienced psychopharmacologists don't end up listed on ratemd.com (I assume that's the site you're referring to?).
I don't think he has a very good grasp on the OCD. His specialty is more ADHD and psychodynamic therapy. I am at the point where I literally cannot function in any normal capacity because of how out-of-control my obsessions have become. This has been going on for several years, but sometimes I admittedly try to present a better 'front' to psychiatrists because I'm worried about them overmedicating me. There is also the fact that I have comorbid ADHD, which is extremely hard to get dx'd in Australia, and I could risk missing out on treatment for that if I leave this guy I guess.
His argument is that I've tried most meds, and so because I didn't respond, or was overwhelmed by side-effects or whatever, my justification to want to continue trying them is pathological. Several doctors have reached this point with me. It's true I'm chasing some kind of ideal, but who doesn't want the best for themselves?
Anyway, a lot of what he said hurt, because I know it's true, and I have respected him during our 2 years working together. But I really just don't think he understands the OCD and how much it effects me, and I think his analytic background is further skewing his interpretation of things. It's like someone who's on fire pleading for water and a bystander instead interrogating them about "why they're on fire", "what brought it on" etc.
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