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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23
Psychiatry is seriously limited and all they have in their arsenal is medication, that doesn't help me and others, or has unbearable side effects. The major limitations of psychiatry are what made me leave medicine and switch to psychology. I see why psychiatry needs these boxes in order to ascertain prognosis and treatments for each box, but you're pretty screwed if you don't fit neatly in one or the other.
I'm actually pretty hopeless right now. All I have is a pdoc and medications that don't work. There is no therapy, and the psychoeducation project they've spent the therapy money on is a joke!! I have a pdoc appt tomorrow, but all I can think is 'what is the point?'  |
good points.
there are huge limitations. especially when you need lots of help.
you made good points on medicine. doesnt help a lot of people. especially if you have to switch to different ones. mine has unbearable side effects but i have tried all of them except clozaril. for me they all either dont work or the side effects were bad.
man...
all i have is pdoc too.
im aware of things like therapy and group therapy but for 1: im not quite sure if that stuff would be good for me. not sure if i qualify and what for since psychosis is a big issue for me. and most therapists dont deal with that.