Posted by g_g_g_unit on January 26, 2013, at 21:14:47
In reply to Re: disheartening psychiatrist appt., posted by jono_in_adelaide on January 26, 2013, at 6:33:37
> If 4 seperate psuchiatrists have taken the decision thatt hey can no longer prescribe for you, I think its somthing you need to give some very serious though to - it it was one, I'd just say he was an arsehole and forget it, if it was two I'd say unfortunate coincidence, but if its 4, then they might be onto somthing - somthing thats going to be hard to accept, but may well be essential to your recovery?
It wasn't four psychiatrists. Initially, it was my GP .. prior to my ADHD dx., doctors would just put me on an SSRI or something for anxiety and then I would complain I couldn't concentrate (I nearly lost my job, back when I was working), so I'd stop taking it. But at the same time, I was in so much agony from the anxiety that I needed to be on something, so it became a cruel catch-22. Instead of treating the whole picture, docs will just treat some symptoms, or maybe fail to augment a med that's partially working or whatever. And then they'll look at my history and be like "well, you've tried a lot, so there's nothing I can do" and I'll get turned away at a first consultation.
I admit that there is definitely a part of me that is searching for a 'perfect' med regime, or that my standards might be too high. But at the same time, I rarely get anyone who's willing to think outside the box or look at the whole picture. They'll just try each med in monotherapy and then when it doesn't work, move onto the next one and so on. So this is the first time I was turned away from a psychiatrist after actually working with them for a decent period of time. The rest were just a couple of GPs who were bothered that I was doing my own research to try help myself and a one-off appointment with a psychiatrist.
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