Before I was diagnosed with bipolar my MD prescribed me an antidepressant. After I was diagnosed, she referred me to a pdoc because psychiatric meds (except basic antidepressants) were out of her area of expertise (don't get me wrong, she's a great doctor, but only practices family medicine).

Anyway, I second what everyone else is saying. Find a good pdoc. If you don't like the one you're with, find another one. A good pdoc will listen and work with you to find the best way to make you feel better. Never be afraid to ask for a second opinion. Any doctor worth his/her salt will have no problems with this (my MD encourages it!).

My old pdoc was good, but I just didn't feel comfortable with her. I'm not sure why I stayed with her as long as I did. When she left the practice I found another one who is awesome.