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Originally Posted by sarahsweets
OH my GOD! I am so MAD for you! Seriously, I never get mad over posts like I am now. What a total **** your p-doc is! Can you get a referral to someone else? The liability that your doc is ignoring is profound. What if, god forbid, you harmed yourself due to the fact that she will not prescribe meds or help you with being off work? Does this doc realize you could sue them? I think when things are more stable you need to file a formal complaint to whatever board oversees docs in Canada. This is beyond negligent. Its cruel and terrible and unbelievable. Make sure you tell your GP everything and see what they say to do. Do not let that asshole doctor get away with this!
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I thank you for your passion. I'm not sure that filing a complaint would be very helpful. I don't know what my options are because I've never had this problem before.
Part of the problem is that this psychiatrist tells me that she believes treatment has to be multifaceted, or something like that, and she believes that medication and/or ECT won't help me deal with the deep-seated psychological issues that are behind my chronic mental illness, no more than previous medications have. I agree with this, in a way; I believe that medications are an essential precondition to address the crippling depression which causes in my case a severe inability to function on a day-to-day basis, and once this is achieved I can take other steps to address other facets of the problem. However, as long as this psychiatrist is unwilling to try any new medications or refer me for ECT, I'm lost and totally unable to function.
I have tried many medications over the years, but there are many more that I've yet to try. The medication that worked previously is losing its effectiveness, which as I understand it is a common occurrence. Until I get medication in place which can be effective again, I'm stuck. I have an appointment with my GP next week, until then I'm going to be extremely anxious and despondent about this.