I don't have a pdoc, just a nurse practitioner. I go to her whenever I'm out of refills on my meds.
The last time I was to a T was probably around July 2014. She seemed to think I was fine, so she let me go. She's the one that gave me (confirmed) a diagnosis early on in the sessions and then at the last session she said I don't know what you are, I'm not a very good diagnostician. After that, I was just fed up and didn't seek any other help.
Sometimes I wonder if I should be more aggressive about treatment, but life hasn't fallen apart without it. When symptoms start interfering with life, maybe I'll do more. Which might be a bad idea because by then I might not have the wherewithal to choose good qualified provider and end up in a similar situation.
Right now my reasons for not going are I'm too lazy to go do anything that's not necessary and since there doesn't seem to be a lot of openings in mental health offices around here, I justify it by saying that there are people out there who need the appointments a lot more than I do. Also I don't want to get dependant on med changes and all the crazy side effects that go along with that. When something happens that I need help with, I just come here.
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A tamed mind is the key to happiness.
-Fortune Cookie
Med Free Since June 30th, 2016 due to a miscarriage. Sweet child of mine, you have set me free.
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