Posted by CajunBelle on January 20, 2004, at 21:20:21
In reply to Re: A Really black day, posted by fallsfall on January 6, 2004, at 14:29:56
>Hi, and Thank You all for your support.This is week 9 on 1 mgs of Lexapro and as of right now,It sucks.I have my first appt with the new therapist/Dr in the morning.Said goodbye last week to my old one,which was so hard,I cried all day.Im am hopeful that tomorrow will be very positive for me.I am really confussed right now about the Lexapro...Is 9 weeks long enough to know that its going to wrk or not? Seems that I felt better on 7 1/2 mgs,but my family doc said its not possible..bye the way I have ditched him as of last week...If he isnt on some serious meds,then he REALLY needs to be..He seems more outta wack than I am..Anyways the new therapist that I start seeing tomorrow can also do my meds so wish me luck and Thanks again :)
(((((HUGS EVERYONE))))
Cajun12 years with a therapist. That sounds wonderful.
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> I had 8 1/2 with mine, and I thought that no other therapist could possibly compare to her. But I've been with a new one 6 months now and I like him very much. It takes a lot of time to get a new therapist up to speed, but I find it really helpful to have a different viewpoint after all this time.
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> Do a good search for a new therapist. Decide if you want the same kind of therapy (i.e. CBT, Psychodynamic, Humanistic etc). You know enough about therapy so that when you meet with a potential therapist you will have a sense as to whether you can work with them or not. You can interview as many therapists as you would like. Just because you see them once doesn't mean you have to stay with them. Screen them on the phone first to avoid wasting your time and theirs.
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> Just remember that you are looking for a new therapist - not a clone of your old therapist. I find the differences between the two to be quite valuable.
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> Good luck!!! Can she support you until you are settled with a new therapist?
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