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Posted 7/3/2014 4:02 PM (GMT 0)
I called my Psych Docs office to sort of cancel my next appt as I felt the whole group of SSRI's would all have the kinds of side effects I could not tolerate (and not be able to work my own business, due to the VERY foggy thinking side effect) and got the answering service as the Doc is on a week vacation...

Ahh well, not sure what message will be conveyed...

There is another PCP Doc I was going to go see before I saw the first one. I love my first PCP but as I have said many times, her staff sucks.

Latest thing, I got a full blood test and have not heard back. I thought she'd go over the results with me, good or bad? I wanted to check for diabetes (runs in the family) and why I've had chronic fatigue (for a decade) and if the test showed anything...

Buuuut once again, I'll have to call the surly gal to do this. I get weary of having to do THEIR job...


Thinking of checking out this other Doctor whose receptionist actually called me the other day all on her own (to see if I still needed an appt, I assume). I like that she is "on the ball".

I think I might go get a second blood test, and yes, see if he will prescribe me the alprazolam, simply by mentioning that I am on this drug and see what HE says about it.

Sort of carefully explain that while I like the other Doctor, her staff is.... "Challenging to deal with" and see how this one goes.

Why do I feel like I don't deserve to try another Doctor? I have no clue why I feel like a "bad person" for doing this...


Arg it's such a stressful thing, dealing with all this..

Thanks for letting me vent, just thinking out loud, mostly....

I hope everyone is having a anxiety-free day today...
Posted 7/3/2014 4:55 PM (GMT 0)
M.A.L.

I am going to give you "permission" (LOL) to go find another doctor with a courteous staff, who pays attention to your need to be informed!

You deserve that...you are paying for that service...and if you are not getting the care that you need from your current doctor, you've every right to look elsewhere.:)

I hope that you find the right doctor and office for yourself very soon!

If you do not wish to continue with your SSRI's...and have given it your best shot (it has been about 3 weeks?) then you also have the right to make a decision to change.

I would however, encourage you to go ahead with your appointment to discuss, in person, the options with your P-doc.

You may find that there are possible things that can be considered, that could change things for the better.:)

How's the progress on getting into therapy? Have you started your sessions yet?

I know this is a rough time. It will get better. Keep up hope, and the steps you are taking to get well. We are cheering you on!

S.C.
Posted 7/3/2014 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks SC, I should know that if I complain about something, shut up and act instead...

I'll see what my Psych Doc says... But... I'm skeptical any of the similar class of meds will work. I WANT them to work, but I can NOT be "off my game" in my biz, no way, no how, for anything more than one or two days off... Not the weeks these meds seem to take to adapt to them...
Posted 7/3/2014 6:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hi My Anxiety Life,

I wanted you to know that you deserve to have a doctor and a staff that you feel comfortable with and not like they are a challenge to deal with. My neurologist referred me to a endocrinologist and the doctor wasn't the nicest and the staff were busy having personal conversations and kind of talked to me in between. The doctor kind of dismissed what I was sent there for and seemed to ask more questions about my mental health because of the meds I'm on. When I went back to my neurologist and he asked me what was done and I told him he was upset and asked me why didn't I call him and tell him right away so he could give me another referral and he told me that I should never settle for a doctor that is not meeting my needs ad that I deserve proper care and I never really thought about it like that. I thought who am I to speak up for myself especially while on all these psych meds so I had to have someone else tell me that I deserved to feel comfortable with my doctor and not feel bad for having to go to another one.

So don't you feel bad for switching doctors and know that you truly do deserve to go to a doctor where the doctor is good and the staff is good because they get paid to treat their patients well and with respect.
Posted 7/3/2014 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
It saddens me how often I learn about this happening to us. Any of us on psych meds, (and/or meds for chronic pain), I *do* feel that we are judged harshly and quickly and it's as if everything else that follows doesn't get heard or taken seriously,....as if we're easier to brush off.

I'm only now (as in very recently, as in super-fresh and tender) learning about this and learning how to stand up for myself, how to conduct myself, how to present.

We shouldn't *have to* feel like we need to put on restraints or govern our communication, but it seems we have a few more additional hoops of fire to jump through than people who are those "perfect patients" who are 100% healthy, on zero meds, never get sick, and,....let's face it,...easier for the docs to deal with!

One step at a time,....take one challenge on at a time,....

I'm right there by your side doing the same thing....









M.
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