My doctors visit

Well I wish I could say it went amazing, but that was far from the case. My Psychiatrist basically said there is nothing that he can do for me, and it's up to me if I want to continue seeing him, that I am basically a liar that I have been telling them I am doing so good on this medication, when I've called them repeatedly over the past few weeks, when I never said I was doing good on this medication, other than the first two weeks I was on it and I could only explain my feelings as "Euphoric".

The first words he said to me when I entered his office is "I'm shocked to see you, I didn't think you would come back" He basically said I am hopeless without using that word, he had me bawling crying and I just said that is all I needed to hear that even you feel like I am hopeless, then he changed his tune when he saw that I now feel like I have no hope anymore and said that is not what he meant.

I wrote a review on their face book page on how rude the staff is at this office some weeks ago, he said his office staff has issues with me now, I told him I was only telling the truth and my own therapist said I needed to complain on the way they treated people because they are treating others the same way. So he brought up my post on face book and I said I will delete it, I never said anything bad about him and that I don't have a relationship with his staff, I have a relationship with him. I said you just told me the last time I saw you that they said I have never given them any trouble, but I guess speaking the truth can cause problems.

So he said he wants to see me back in 2 to 4 weeks, when I left the receptionist said they have no opening and would put me on the cancellation list, I said "can't you just schedule me for another time", she said No you are on the cancellation list.

So I will be looking for another Psychiatrist, I told him there has to be worse cases than me, he said "oh your not my worse case, but I get rid of patients"....so anyway I will be in the market for a new Psychiatrist or will have to take the prognosis that I am helpless and can't get better.

I can't explain how drained and discouraged I feel at this very moment, so very sad.

Post Edited By Moderator (getting by) : 1/6/2015 6:03:29 PM (GMT-7)

Wow, unbelievable. I would of totally ripped him a new one. You so do not deserve to be treated like they have treated you. ( I'm mostly a lurker but have been following your posts.) You are in no way un-treatable or hopeless don't listen to them. They need to be turned into someone for how they treat people, it is unfathomable to me. Please find a new dr and I pray that you get the help you deserve this time.

Brenda, obviously not the doc for you. Does not matter why.
Ditch him and find another, there is another more compassionate doc out there waiting to treat you, trust me.

I have been through enough neurologists [8] to know this. I was very luck with my pysch, hit gold the first time.

Peace
Trina

Brenda,

Hang in there. Yes it was a bad experience but don't dwell on it. You know you need to find a different psychiatrist, so start looking. You don't have to take crap from anybody. Doctors do seem to have a lot of power, we feel helpless. But that is no reason to put up with things you don't like or feel comfortable with. I would start looking before your next appointment with him, just don't get caught up in going without medications. Don't tell the present doctor you are leaving until you don't need him anymore.

Please move forward with this... And don't dwell on how he made you feel. You have the power not to. It is within you. Like I said, you are stronger than you think...

Hugs, Karen...