I agree. Psychiatric appointments tend to be short for a lot of us. It seems to be a quick in/out thing, like a revolving door.

Mine is 15 minutes, but my pdoc pays attention to everything I say/do. He's even willing to spend another 5-10 mins with me if need be (although that only happened once or twice for me). But that was when I was stressed and hallucinating all day nearly everyday, so we had to stay longer.

If I need to, I contact my pdoc's assistant on the phone to ask questions. It's pretty nice to have someone reachable outside of appts. So I think you could benefit from that a lot, Fuzzy, if you can find someone like that. They do exist out there, although may be a bit difficult to find. My first two pdocs rushed me out the door, so I know what you mean. They literally said, "we're out of time. We'll have to address this the next time." WTF. So I'm hallucinating and getting self-harm hallucinations, but you're basically saying, "too bad." Gee, thanks, assholes.

I eventually stood up for myself. I outright left those dirtbags and searched far and wide for someone "good." Idk how the NHS etc work in the UK, but you could always spend time researching doctors and stick with your s**tty pdocs just for the purpose of refills right now. But be sure to tell your doctor, "NO, I am ALLERGIC to this med / class of meds." Don't be afraid to say NO. Stand up for yourself and speak up. Don't even be afraid to tell them you're not okay with something, especially if their personal "beliefs" disagree with the literature, since literature is based on scientific research, not some random person's personal opinion.