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Originally Posted by Jedi67
wow, fern46, 4 in 6 mos total? yeah, seems like a few. I wonder if they each brought something different to the table. I've lost count now how many I've had. but each had to tweak my meds at one juncture or another. this new pdoc I have has been at the practice a very long time so I guess, I've worked my way up to him lol. I wish I could have had just one T all this time. my current T is my first male T, and no doubt he's very different. I do like him though, so I will stick it out with both of them for now. hope they don't go anywhere!
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Yes, it feels like a lot to me too. The first doctor I saw is a good man. He made me feel like I would be ok despite the trauma I experienced. He was very personable and caring and I needed that at the time. I was scared and it was my first time in a hospital. I had never spent a night away from my kids and he helped me come to grips with that. He's the reason I see the doctors I see now. They work for his practice. There are two of them and I am just assigned one when I arrive. I don't get to choose. I like the male more than the female. He takes his time and actually listens. She rushes me along. Both of them think I was maybe misdiagnosed initially. They haven't seen my mood shift up or down in 6 months and I've never been depressed before.
I really liked my IOP doctor. She was cool and and she challenged me. She asked deep questions and spent a lot of time with me. I would have loved to see her outside of the program, but she doesn't have a private practice.
All of my doctors have been helpful. I feel like they all listened when I said I am sensitive to meds and cannot handle high doses. They all worked with me to bring me out of psychosis, but not sedate me to the point I was a completely different person. They all helped keep me safe so that I could be with my children. I am grateful to all of them.