Posted by Angel Girl on January 5, 2005, at 19:13:36
In reply to Re: How did you choose your posting name?, posted by trucker on January 4, 2005, at 16:59:05
trucker
I have a separate T for therapy and pdoc for meds. I see my T every 2 wks for a hour. I see my pdoc every 2 wks for my meds. Maybe you should consider doing the same. That way you would get the attention that you need for therapy if the T was only doing therapy and nothing else. You might want to look into that.
I'm assuming your T doesn't know yet that you've played with your meds on your own? I really think you need to separate therapy and getting meds to 2 people. Here, it is illegal for a T to rx meds, must be done by a pdoc, but some pdocs do meds and therapy, but not the other way around.
I also think that if you saw someone more than every 2 months it would be more beneficial to you since you aren't doing well.
My meds are constantly being reviewed and changed. I've yet to find the right combo for me that works. I definitely feel that I'm not on the right meds now either. You suffer from anxiety yet you don't have a rx for that. That's why I take Xanax but I'm going to look into non-rx ways to help me even though the Xanax works like a charm. Most drs up here don't like to prescribe Xanax because of it being addictive but I don't take it enough for that. In fact, I've been ordered recently by my GP, T and pdoc to start taking it more frequently because I'm dealing with stress more now than I ever was before and I'm not dealing with it well and I'm suffering physically for it. The Tegretol, IMO, doesn't do anything much for me in stabilizing my moods but my options are very limited now as I've already tried almost all of them. :( I go to my GP once a month so that he can keep tabs on me. I went today actually and he made me go through blood tests AGAIN!!! I have a phobia and he knows it. Talk about feeling stressed!!! I think you should be seen more frequently than you are. I would even consider changing who you're seeing and get a separate pdoc and T. I think you'll get better care that way. Oh, btw, almost forgot to answer your ?, my GP regularily keeps tabs on what my pdoc has prescribed and he feels ok with what I'm taking. I'd rather see him than my pdoc but he doesn't like to treat BP people. He thinks it's too difficult to deal with the mood swings and trying to treat them. :( I may soon look for a new pdoc. I'm not 100% happy with the one I have now and I personally don't think she knows what to do with me anymore. :/
AG
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> i was on lexapro... i just weened down and got off it with out T permission. i had pills from before.. zoloft. and i am taking them. my T is real busy and she doesn't consol me. she only medicates me. and i am upset with the fact that there is no time for me to have T i see her once every couple of months and i not getting any where. i hated the no energy of lexapro. and when i was on zoloft before i had energy..'
> i have PTSD AND ANXIETY..
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> i wonder if they have you on too many things all at once. maybe something is clashing with the other
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> trucker
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