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Originally Posted by still_crazy
doctor reviews online are only somewhat helpful. especially with shrinks...all it takes are a couple highly motivated, pissed off patients to smear a doc's online reputation. not that all the ratings are useless, just...take it with a grain of salt.
personally, if you're in intense suffering right now, id make an appointment with a doc your insurance is OK with, and go from there. If he or she is awful, go elsewhere next time.
do you have any self-pay shrinks where you are? we have a couple in a city kinda nearby, and I've been thinking about it. Kinda $$$, but the docs who don't deal with insurance charge less than self-pay for docs who do insurance (I'm guessing they don't need as much staff?), so...yeah. maybe that's an option for you, too?
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Right now I'm just looking for a psychiatrist first. I've been reading reviews for several over the last 3 hours. Most of them have at least 25+ reviews totaling to like 2/5 stars. I read everything everyone says. It makes me nervous. I want someone who will listen to me and actually care.
I have an appointment with my current doctor tomorrow. That's why I didn't know if I should go for it and see if he cares. Or 'wakes up' to what I'm really going through.
I have no idea what self-pay shrinks are. There aren't a lot of options close by and I don't have the money either unfortunately.
Thanks for replying.
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I'm on a mix of meds. Who knows at this pont..
