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Originally Posted by BrazenApogee
I am terrified of doctors. I am lucky to have found one that understands and will work with me. I find it helpful to say just plainly say at the outset "I am afraid of doctors." That way they know what they are dealing with and don't freak me too much.
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It's awful, isn't it? I'm glad you've found someone you can work with. Maybe I will try saying that overtly like a reasonable person instead of puking into the trash can.
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Originally Posted by ruh roh
Is this a primary care doc? Because they will not likely do much except ask about your symptoms and any side effects. You report you're stable and would like to continue, and they will renew. If they try to change anything, just ask for a referral to a pdoc. I have never found anyone--doc or pdoc--that wanted to change things that were working. They often do not even want to change things that are not working.
That's my best guess. Of course, I've always had crappy health care and never found any of them all that interested in why I was there. They just need to get on to the next person--so it's assess, test and/or prescribe, g'bye.
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This is a primary care doc. And thank you, you make it sound so simple! Very reassuring. Thanks a lot for your reply.
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Originally Posted by atisketatasket
Is there some reason not just to go a psychiatrist? The most mine ever does is take my pulse and blood pressure. I suppose she has a scale in her office, but I have never been asked to use it. Seeing a psychiatrist seems to be very unlike a typical doctor appointment.
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I'd never really thought about it. My T suggested it once, but things leveled out and he didn't mention it again. I suppose I'd figured that if I needed to see a psychiatrist, they'd have given me a referral. And I can't go directly to a p-doc without a referral, I don't think? But thank you for your reply. I would feel ten times more comfortable seeing someone in a less clinical setting. I mean, nothing says "comfort" like a gleaming speculum on the table.