Yeah. Sunny-- I was thinking the same thing. I go to therapy for a myriad of issues, not just depression. I understand that there are specific therapies designed to better target depression. I understand that through research it can be determined which therapy is thought to be "best" for treating a certain illness-- but that isn't going to be the case for every single patient. It isn't that clear-cut of an issue. The idea of me leaving my T to try something different is just ridiculous.

I'm definitely going to discuss with my T. As far as Ts staying out of meds-- I do involve my T with aspects of the med situation, but not the meds themselves. I will often talk to T about my decisions regarding whether or not to take medication, what that means to me, how my relationship with my pdoc affects me, etc. T has told me his opinion on meds-- "more talk, less pills", "meds are a tool, not the entire treatment", etc. He has also let me know that supports my decision when I am on meds... but any actual issues with the meds themselves are reflected to the pdoc.

During my schooling I took a class on psychopharmacology because I think it's really important for Ts to be somewhat aware of what the meds are, what they are supposed to do, some side effects, some interactions, etc. I believe this because the T is the one who is spoken to the most often, and most of the time, the T is the person on the treatment team that knows the person best. For this reason, I believe it's really important for Ts to be somewhat knowledgable about meds because while all direct stuff should be referred to the pdoc, there are some red flags that should be known and a lot of individuals will end up being on meds.... I don't think a T should be left in the dark about what their patients' are taking.

Ok, I just hijacked my own thread, hahaha.

I almost called T today, but something stopped me. Again.