Posted by Dinah on March 21, 2007, at 14:22:45
In reply to Re: I'd love a comprehensive evaluation consultati » Dinah, posted by scratchpad on March 21, 2007, at 13:30:43
I suppose so. :(
I just told my internist that I felt like the elephant being examined by the blind man. Each specialist takes a very narrow view, and none seems inclined to try to make a coherent whole.
I'd think it would be the psychiatrist that would try to balance all the factors influencing his patient's mental health, but this is clearly not the case.
My internist was quite sympathetic, even perhaps taken with the concept, but said that in today's New Orleans, if you have any psychiatrist at all it's best to hold on tight. I guess I sort of knew that, even if it's a psychiatrist who isn't that familiar with Provigil.
For the record, he didn't think my diabetes could be a contributing factor since my quarterly results were just fine. :) And he thought maybe it might be time for another sleep test.
Arrrgh. I don't feel competent to be my own team leader.
It did occur to me to try to start keeping records again. I think I got too fancy in the past with recording my mood, and ended up neglecting it because it was too much trouble. Instead, I think I'll just look at monthly calendars and make nonspecific standardized notations so that I can see, for example, when my long periods of grogginess start and end, or when I am having a period of anxiety, or feeling good, or overstimulation.
I doubt I'll be able to see causes or triggers, but it might give the professionals a better picture of what general period of time my cycles come in.
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