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Originally Posted by Trying & Caring
Also, if in your state they can prescribe meds--try a psychiatric nurse practitioner. They spend much more time w/you each session (& cheaper). Been w/one for about 14 yrs. & she is wonderful. Spends 45 min. to an hr. or actually whatever I need. She knows ME & my life & asks questions about my daily life to see how I am doing. She gave me her cell ph. # so I could call her at any time.
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Very true, thanks. Another thing that really bugged me, was I spent over an hour with a nurse the first time in. She was amazing, thourough etc.. I felt good. She took lots of notes and did allot to get me in the right direction. The Pdoc, either never even looked at the notes, never got them and obviously never asked to get them. He had no idea I why I was even there. She spent so much time helping me and his only comment was. "Why are you here. Apparently you saw ********, never heard of her, must be new". I dont know.
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Originally Posted by TheByzantine
As one who spoke of my experiences with the initial interview, I am disappointed that you were given such a cursory evaluation. I have no experience with what he prescribed.
You have a decision to make about getting a second opinion or trying what the psychiatrist prescribed.
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Yes, very true. In the end, attitude aside, thats what its down to. I have spent a year doing everything possible to make progress without the option of meds. I have improved greatly, but there is still room for improvement. So really, I went for a perscription, nothing more. So I suppose I recieved what it was I was seeking. Maybe my expectations were too high, or I am being selfish in how I felt I should have been delt with.
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Originally Posted by possum220
Sounds like that P'doc had the personality of a shrub.
He is obviously not a counselling p'doc, or a caring one either.
I did a quick look on Invega and it is used for psychoses and other purposes. The description was very general. I have not experienced that medication.
Can you get a second opinion, whilst waiting try the medication and see if it helps? Did he give you some kind of diagnosis?
I'm sorry that your experience left you feeling the way you do. Do you think you need counselling?
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Yet another area that bothered me. Not a single diagnosis, not a "maybe' not a "possibly" no direction what so ever. I was hoping for that, it would stop me from trying to research the dozen or so illness' that I may be suffering from. Make sense? If I could have had direction, I could finally focus on self help for a specific area and stop wondering.
Its all good, I am not in any way in any worse shape than before the appt, just disapointed I am not ahead ;P.
Thank you all again.
Oldsoul