Spent the last several years with this doctor and as I saw her I continued to decline. Other than constant experimentation with my medication she offered no help in locating therapists or other support - I had to figure that out on my own. All...
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Spent the last several years with this doctor and as I saw her I continued to decline. Other than constant experimentation with my medication she offered no help in locating therapists or other support - I had to figure that out on my own. All I was offered, besides heavy-duty Psych Meds, was a trip to the mental hospital. No compassion, no collaboration, no treatment plan, no suggestions on how to manage my disease. Only thing she pushed was quitting my job and applying for disability. It took another psychiatrist to recognize I was having a severe reaction to my meds. It took my internist’s involvement to help find a psychologist for therapy. It took the psychologist to diagnose me with also having PTSD, help with short-term disability paperwork, and basically save my life because I was planning on ending it.
When a doctor complains they have too big a caseload, they don’t have time for you, spends 15mins with you but charges insurance for an hour, can’t correctly write case notes or writes an incorrect diagnosis and med plan, and tells you paperwork isn’t their job, find someone new. Don’t stick it out like I did. It could mean your life.