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Originally Posted by cool09
He said it's "too much". I told him I have a consultation with doctors at Johns Hopkins in a month. Maybe that's why he said it. He said he will see me after the consultation. I don't what to make of today's appointment. I am agitated and scared. Maybe my illness is magnifying my feelings. I need some med adjustments and he told me to "call" if I'm having any problems. He is a very good nurse practitioner and I don't want to leave him.
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I have had very good psychiatrists since I began treatment but have never spent more than 20 minutes with one regardless of experiences. That covers 23 years! The only medical professional who has heard all of my issues is a research worker from the National Institutes of Mental Health when I participated in a project. Our phone call lasted one and a half hours! My psych only knows how well meds are working. I think it comes down to time and money. They often have a lot of patients and insurance only pays for a small amount of face time. The best psychotherapy (in my experience) comes from talking to people who care enough to listen to you if you have someone like that. What others said about giving meds time to work is very correct. When agitated or anxious, I lie down and get involved in a computer game, internet videos, music, or TV.