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Originally Posted by Sunne
I called my psychiatrists office to make an appointment today and was informed that he has discharged me and I am no longer a patient.
A brief update about my history with him. I saw him for a year. He diagnosed me in half an hour and started the meds. Over time i started to feel very dismissed, he minimized my trauma and ignored blatent PTSD symptoms (while i was doing trauma therapy). He was condescending when i questioned him. He made insinuations about my sexuality, my character. I really feel he was intimidated by my intelligence.
He knew how I felt in some ways as my therapist did mention some things to help me assert myself. I was looking for a new psychiatrist and he knew that. He promised me from the start that he would figure out what is going on, that he wouldn't abandon me.
I find it really horrible that I wasn't informed I was being discharged. I should have been contacted regarding this. He should have waited until I had someone else lined up. I'm on mood stabilizers and anti psychotics for BiPolar Disorder. I really am screwed in the medication department now. I can't just not take my meds. No one in my area is accepting new patients.
He really failed me. I hope he knows that.
My T on the other hand (who works with him) has been very supportive. Apparently I'm not the only patient this has happened to. My T has suggested I file a complaint.
Does this sound unethical? Maybe I wasn't a perfect patient, but I'm not awful.
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Yes, this is unethetical. He is obligated to make sure you are receiving care before he discharges you. You could have seizures if your mood stabilizers run out.
You should definitely file a complaint.
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age: 23
dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS
current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements
past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft
other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis
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