Posted by Psychopoppy on January 9, 2004, at 2:12:16
In reply to Re: How do I tell my pdoc that he sucks !?!?, posted by dragonfly25 on January 7, 2004, at 10:01:17
> hi there,
>
> that really sucks! but i am unclear, are you only seeing him for drugs? if so then that isn't all that unusual. but if he started out amazing and has turned into a jerk i would go in next week and tell him that you "don't feel he is thinking of your best interests anymore, and that you feel he has changed." or whatever the case may be. that will have an effect him. how able are you to speak up for yourself? and pursue the therapy idea, maybe ask him why he keeps throwing out teh idea and not doing anything about it. let him know you are upset. it WILL have an impact. and it is very possible that he is depressed. alot of people who go into psychology/psychiatry have issues themselves, issues we hope they have already overcome :)
> good luck with your meeting
Thanks for the advice.
The thing is I know that my pdoc is just supervising the drug part ( he did say that from the beginning ). But I still think that he could be spending a bit more quality time to determine whether the drug is really working and if not then what can be done help it along and if, as in my case, a dose increase has been tried but with bad results then what other drugs could be tried given my specifics. Its clear that some drugs are more suited for the anxious types and whereas other maybe better for the sleepy-types and so on and so forth. Its not an exact science and I know that and I think most competent pdocs should too.
My complaint is that he's just not taking the time to listen and make an effort to understand how the drug is effecting me. Thats what I find frustrating. How can he determine whether the drug is working or not he wont even take the time to look at the data in detail ?!I can speak up for myself without any troubles but its harder when the person is not really a jerk but just being dull and incompetent. Its so much easier for me to tell-off an a**hole than someoone like my pdoc who's not a jerk.
I will have to try to communicate my dissatisfaction in some nice way. Its not in my nature to put anyone down.
This one's gonna be tricky !keep your fingers crossed for me and I'll let you know how it ends up.
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