Posted by erik98225 on November 18, 2006, at 13:43:26
In reply to Re: Psychopharmacologist/erik, posted by stargazer on November 18, 2006, at 13:33:02
> Erik, I live in CT so your doc is a bit far from me but thanks for the referral. He is a tad pricey(!), does your insurance pay for him or do you have to pay out of pocket? Just curious, it's so difficult w/o insurance.
Insurance does pay for it once you've satisfied your deductible. If you have a $500 deductible, you'll hit it after just two visits, and then you only pay 20 percent of the 395 -- that's $79 which equals about 3 bags of groceries. :)
> What makes him worth it, has he been able to get your medication straight and what techiques are used to to try differnt medications? Is it somethingthat can be explained?
He is willing ro try meds that I have suggested to him, and he wants me to call him (at any time of day or night -- he gave me his home number -- if I am having problem). Most of the doctors I've fired in the past have an authoritarian attitude: "I'm the doctor, you're the patient; I'm the expert, listen to me!" These idiot doctors often put me on drugs that made me WORSE.
I have my next appointment on Wednesday and I will ask him for referrals in Connecticut and New York City.
Erik
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