Posted by LinnieLoo55 on January 30, 2006, at 12:33:26
In reply to Re: Cymbalta withdrawal, posted by secretme on January 30, 2006, at 11:46:59
> I recently sent a very carefully worded letter to my psychiatrist explaining how I have been feeling and included copies of some of the postings on this web site. (He could see them himself, but I know he wouldn't bother.) I have learned about myself from reading the comments of others who were suffering from the side effects of Cymbalta withdrawal. My doctor chose to ignore the letter and has not responded or even called me. I certainly encouraged him to contact me. When I was going through my worst episodes during the holidays and contacted him, he allowed me about three minutes of telephone time, then said he was running late for a Christmas party. During the four + years I have been seeing this man, I may have called his office about three times asking to speak with him about problems I was experiencing.
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> I would like to know if there are psychiatrists who can understand that some people cannot take anti-depressants and perhaps work with them on alternative measures. It appears to me that if there is not a pill to solve the issue, the majority of psychiatrists want nothing to do with you. I don't know of any other specialist not willing to listen to the patient and consider alternative methods of relief. I am beginning to think that internists can handle this type of prescription writing as well as psychiatrists. The profession needs a dramatic overhaul.Hi, I had the same problems with my psychiatrist except that he did call me when ever I left a message. He treated me for 3 years for depression, anxiety, and cutting. One day he said I needed to see a specialist because I was always having problems with the medications and I guess he got tired. I felt so abandoned by him after I shared so much of my life with him. He also was doing my therapy. I got to the point that I just wanted to go in for medication management when I was doing OK but he insisted I keep coming in. I had nothing to say so I would just sit there and just get angry so it wasn't helping me. You can get medications from your regular doctor, mine does this but I found a new new pdoc and she has changed some of my medications and put me back on one that my doctor took away because it was banded in Canada and I live in the USA. I also have ADD and was taking adderall. Now this new doctor won't call my insurance company to get aproval for twice a day dosing of 20mg. So I have to take only 30mg a day so I wait until the afternoon to take it. I just go back to bed in the morning. I would look for a therapist for yourself and maybe have a pdoc on the side. It's wrong of him not to call you and talk about your problems with the medication. I would get rid of him and shop around until you can find someone that will listen to you. I went to 3 other doctors before I settled for this one. I don't care much for her and she brushes off allot of things I try to tell her. She doesn't do therapy with me so she doesn't want to engage with me. Good therapists are hard to find also. I just got rid of the one I had. I was going through a crisis and she never called my doctor after I had signed a paper giving her permission to call. A week went by and I asked her if she called and she said it was on her list of things to do. Then asked me what my doctors name was after I had signed a paper the week before with my doctors name on it. I know how frustrated you are, I feel the same way. I am takeing 30mg of Lexapro, 100mg of Seroquel and klonopin when needed. I seem to be doing better, but I crash hard from the Adderall, it's suppose to last all day but it only last about 4 hours.
So shop around and see if you can find someone new that will listen to you or find a specialist like my doctor suggested I do. I said the hell with him because he just gave up on me and I'm not that messed up that I need a specialist. I agree with you that the profession needs a overhaul. Do you have insurance? See who is on their list for doctors. I'm paying almost full price for my medications now because my husband changed our insurance coverage. We now have a $4,000. deductible. I can find the medications cheaper on the internet but I don't know if my insurance company will apply that to the deductible.
Good Luck
Linda
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