I have had many psychiatrists that took the same type of approach. It seems like a lot of guesswork on their end, a "throw it up against the wall and see if it sticks" way of doing things. As a patient you find yourself on a bunch of seemingly random pills treating a condition you MIGHT have... After enough of these experiences I adopted a "no more pills!" attitude and decided I would never take anything again.

I think the problem truly was that I hadn't found a single doctor that had any sort of clue what they were talking about. Years passed and my "all natural" approach didn't really work either. I sprung for an out of pocket psychiatrist. (Up until that point I had only used doctors and hospitals covered by my insurance).
On my very first visit he told me to take ONE medication. He told me that my major depressive disorder had gone untreated so long that I was developing even more issues that mimicked bipolar disorder, paranoia, etc. But he was confident that this one pill would be the answer. His confidence was what astounded me. No guessing games, no what if's or maybes. Just answers. And he was right. It's been about a year now and I still cry from relief and happiness almost every morning I wake up without being suicidal and with the energy to get out of bed. I'm not saying that it's as simple as one pill, or that a doctor has to be expensive to help you. What I am saying is that everyone deserves and should fight to find that doctor who can look at you and tell you "we're going to fix this and here's how". Look at psychiatrists for their reviews and their successes rather than who is close or covered by insurance. Because when it comes to getting you life back no price is too high.