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Posted by femlite on January 2, 2004, at 13:48:40
Hi All,
Its been so long since Ive posted (or even lurked)wasnt sure my password was still good :)
Ive been that depressed. The 4th Pssychiatrist has been tried and left.
The WB wasnt working as well as before (after 4 months) but when he took me off it I plummitted. He wanted me to use Lamictal as a monotherapy for BP. The titration period was way to long to keep me afloat.
I had some Adderall the last Pdoc prescribed. (It didnt seem to agree with me back then) Out of desperation (that pit was so dark and deep) I decided to giv the Adderall another try, I was so far down what could it hurt to experiment? For two days I felt like a human being again. (two pills was all I had left of a 5 pill trial scrip). By the time my next pdoc visti rolled around I was really stressed as I knew this doc would not go for an Adderall solution to my life dilema. I started crying from the moment got there. Of course "he" considered that evidence that I was too "unstable" to take a stimulant. The idea that a woman might cry when faced with the fore knowledge that the person sitting in front of her, she will be required to beg from to have her life back, and be told NO, didnt cross his mind.
I vowed to never see another pdoc that day. My husband suggested I give a few days (he knows me pretty well) So Ive called another.
Its a week away and the anxiety is starting to bite at me like an annoying insect. And Im afraid it will get worse each day.
Questions fill my mind. What do I say? Im doctor shopping and the last 4 didnt pan out. And worse, I want to try a stimulant and see if I can get my life back on track?
I believe psych patients are seen as guilty till what....? as soon as they sit in that chair. Docs are human, hardness of heart is something all docs have to strugle with.
I feel so hopeless. If i keep searching will I will labled, branded? This is a small town.
Sorry to ramble on.
Posted by naiad on January 2, 2004, at 14:10:08
In reply to Doctor Shopping?, posted by femlite on January 2, 2004, at 13:48:40
I am relatively new to this board and will leave it to others to give you advice. There are so many really caring and wise contribuotrs here. Just want you to know that I can tell how hard you have been trying to figure this out. Best of luck with your new doc.
Posted by Speaker on January 2, 2004, at 20:40:27
In reply to Re: Doctor Shopping?, posted by naiad on January 2, 2004, at 14:10:08
I have seen two different Pdocs and find that my family MD is much more in tune with me than the others. I too live in a very small town so I don't fill my Rx. in town. I don't know if this is possible for you but I am a nurse and I find this to work well for me. I think the Pdoc's see so many psych patients that they get a bit warped themselves :). Just my theory! I hope you get some help and start feeling better soon. I'm glad your husband seems understanding.
Posted by dragonfly25 on January 2, 2004, at 20:56:58
In reply to Doctor Shopping?, posted by femlite on January 2, 2004, at 13:48:40
hi femlite,
i don't want to discourage you, but i do know that where i have live, a big city, 'doctors' do talk and people can get bad reps. i am sure not all of them. but maybe in the bigger cities they feel freer to do obnoxious things like that.
but you have to also think about yourself, and make sure you are with the best person for you. are you leaving them for the right reason? i think it is really important to pick someone and just stick it out for a chunk of time, set a date that if you really don't like the person you will stop, and continue with them, no matter what. good luck finding someone
dragonfly
Posted by miss amor on January 5, 2004, at 10:28:11
In reply to Re: Doctor Shopping?, posted by dragonfly25 on January 2, 2004, at 20:56:58
I agree with Speaker-
after visiting different docs who seemed just too happy to spend no time with me and write me crazy scripts, i finally gave up. returned to my gp who has been my dr. for nearly 20 years, gave me my first correct diagnosis (gad, ocd) and the first medication that has ever worked to help me with this -klonopin.
this gentleman not only knows me and my entire family, whats going on with each of us and how i have grown and changed over my lifetime. maybe this aids him in correctly handling my situation.
or maybe its that he cares about me?
but either way, no more pdocs for me. i have a kind therapist and understanding and trusting gp. that works for me.
maybe for you as well?
good luck-
miss amor
Posted by ann72 on January 5, 2004, at 14:51:30
In reply to Re: Doctor Shopping?, posted by miss amor on January 5, 2004, at 10:28:11
Im new here, but I have been thinking I should see a GP instead of my shrink. But I was just too embaressed to bring up mental issues with my family doctor. Should I just come out and say Im depressed ect?
Posted by miss amor on January 5, 2004, at 16:59:07
In reply to Re: Doctor Shopping?, posted by ann72 on January 5, 2004, at 14:51:30
that is how i orginally handled the situation. then thought maybe i needed a more "expert" opinion and really just got a bunch of crazy dx and rx.
in my situation i really trust my doctor, have known him for 20 years. and because he knows me so well, he has made the best medical recommendations to me.
i actually visited him again last week after a slew of bad pdocs and havent felt better since.
good luck~
miss amor
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