HThis is kinda what I'm worried about too. I mean my first experience with a pdoc, I ended up seeing her for both meds and therapy. She was and hopefully still is very thorough in her evaluation and trying to really get to know me in that first session. She took in all the information, thought about it and said what she thought in the end. At that first appointment she suggested antidepressants along with therapy, but at that point I was feeling very fragile and so afraid of meds. After a couple more visits of things not improving, she wanted to have an in depth talk about meds with me. We talked about what I was afraid of. She chose zoloft because she said that it's one of the most researched meds and has little to no side-effects. So we took it from there.
So like Farmergirl said, that's kind of how it is supposed to work.
But I realize not al pdocs are as thorough and interested in getting to really know the issue before handing out meds. There's a news story in the area about a pdoc who used to be on medicade who now is facing charges for prescribing dangerous amounts of antipsychotics to elderly patients. My friend said he used to work where we're both living, and he said it would be like you'd say hi to him and then get three prescriptions! Not really, but you know.
So it can be scary to trust someone with giving you a drug that could really affect your body and mind, hopefully in a positive way, but there's a chance in a negative way as well, after only knowing you an hour!
Sorry for going on and on. I'm just really nervous myself about my upcoming appointment with a new pdoc friday.
I hope I didn't scare you with my own anxiety!