It's probably good that you have a new shrink. I think he/she should be honest with you just as I suspect you are with him/her. If they did give a patient a placebo, I would hope it would be cheap. I'd hate to pay a high price for a sugar pill. If he/she didn't think a person needed a prescription, I would hope that he/she would say so. Then the person could try to find alternative ways of getting relief.