My psychiatrist works from a functional medicine perspective, and it's been really helpful for me. I live with chronic physical illness as well, and I've really appreciated that he looks at me as an entire person. I have these specialists who look at just one narrow part of me, but his broader approach has been really useful. He's identified problems that none of my specialists have.

I do sometimes get frustrated because he often recommends alternative treatments and supplements I can't afford, but he's also cut me deals on stuff because he can get it at wholesale price and sell it to me at cost. But there are things he's prescribed me that have helped immensely, but I can no longer afford them. So just be aware that that might happen.