Posted by allisonm on October 28, 2000, at 9:25:09
In reply to Re: labels, posted by quilter on October 28, 2000, at 1:41:31
Quilter,
Thanks, you're not preaching. I guess I haven't tried any of the tricyclics. I thought Remeron was something like a tricyclic, but maybe it isn't. I have not seen an endocrynologist, but have had my thyroid tested and that has been ruled out.
My psychiatrist also is my therapist. I see him weekly for medications and for psychotherapy. I like this arrangement because he can see from week to week how I am and how the meds are working (or not working). He's younger, not brand-new, but young so I think he's current, and old enough to have had enough experience to know what to do (I would guess late 30s, early 40s). He is an assistant clinical professor in the psychiatry department of the university here. He's very compassionate. He always returns my phonecalls, usually within a few hours or by the next morning if it is late in the day and he responded immediately when I called once with an emergency. He's punctual. He doesn't rush me out of his office. I value that a lot. He often asks whether I have any questions and he answers them without hesitation, patronization, or bravado. My only regret is catching him with this question about refractory depression as I was literally getting up to leave. He answered frankly, but we had no time to discuss it further.
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