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Originally Posted by 1278
Thanks, my first pdoc misdiagnosed me with MDD and made me have ECT (which did nothing), the second one flaked out on me completely(ignored my calls etc) and my current one( I've seen her for about a year)basically has no idea what she's doing in my opinion. I've been on 10-15 meds and in hospital 6 times in 2 years so I definitely feel angry and frustrated and also a bit guarded when it comes to pdocs.
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I wish this had not been true for you! 
On the pragmatic side, I think you need to change the criteria that you use in the selection process for your next pdoc. I agree with you that the pdocs you have had in the past were not working for you. I can tell this by your hospital stats alone. You need to interview them before you permit them to evaluate you. Tell them that your pre existing statistics on how often you have been in the hospital in only TWO years is enturely unacceptable to you. That you will do everything in your power not to permit that to happen again, including firing them and finding another pdoc. I do think the next pdoc will respect you after you have said this.
Of course this has to be in your own words. 
Tucson
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Dx: Bipolar I, ADD, GAD. Rx: Fluoxetine, Buproprion, Olanzapine, Lamictal, and Strattera.
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