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Originally Posted by ElsaMars
For every good psychiatrist, there are several who are worthless and do more harm than good. Why this is so, I don't know but I feel it has to do with a God complex. If a situation is chronic, or course you are going to analyze it and so should your doctor. Them saying you have no reasons for it seems unhelpful at best and dismissive at worst. Perhaps they were trying to say something different than how it came across but I can understand being left feeling confused after such an encounter. What is the next step according to this doctor? How much confidence do you have in their overall competence? Perhaps a new set of eyes on your situation would be of help? If I'm reading what they said to you correctly, they essentially said to stop thinking about being unwell (if it were that easy, I'm sure you are smart enough to have thought of that on your own) med changes won't be helpful because it's chronic (that sounds a little too black/white) you have no good reason to be unwell (unhelpful and says nothing) .....so what do they plan to do for you? Leave you to suffer and expect you to not care or think about it?
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I think he is a wicked smart doctor and do trust him. But your questions do lead me to question similarly- and I need to work up the. Confidence to bring this up to him next time. Because I agree with you about the meds- like, what? No reason to try something new?? He may have said that for my case in particular as I have been on so many things and he has said pharmacologically he doesn't know what to do with me considering my symptoms just persist, or morph but persist in essence nonetheless. We are continuing with ECT treatments as needed to hold the real severe symptoms and I guess aside from that I don't really know the plan. I'm on clonazepam, seraquel, buspirone, lithium and hydroxyzine. Right now. Most other meds I cannot tolerate. So I think he wants to try and figure out what may be causing the chronic issues rather than just trying to treat the symptoms. I think. I don't know. Like I said I left a bit bewildered. And even if I wanted a second opinion I doubt I could get one. There is a waiting list virtually everywhere in my area to see a psychiatrist. There are so sparse around where I live, it is horrible.
Thanks for your thoughts
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