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Originally Posted by stahrgeyzer
I just got back from the psychiatrist that my psychologist highly recommended. After 1.5 hrs of questions she wants to have yet another discussion with my psychologist and another followup before diagnosing me, but she already talked to psychologist on the phone, so I wonder what's going on.
Before followup she wants me to have a physical exam, neurological exam, EKG and a whole slew of other stuff I don't understand:
"CBC id  p(?), CMP, TSH, T3 Typmee(?), RPR, HRV, Fasting, lypid panel, HgA1C"
Is it common for a psychiatrist to require that many tests? I think it's great that she's so concerned but I'm concerned something's wrong. |
Yes your Pdoc is being a great provider ... before any psych meds all possible health problems should be ruled out. It’s sad so many providers don’t do this first.
All the testing is going to show her your baseline physical health. So then you and her can start to work on your psych health