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Originally Posted by *Beth*
I know I keep saying it, but again... @BeyondtheRainbow, your kindness and experience has been a life raft for me this extremely hard season. That med dude knows nothing at all about Emsam & his ignorant bias against MAOI's is glaringly evident. I did give him credit for offering to read about Emsam. I don't expect him to agree to prescribe it, but if he educates himself, hey, maybe it'll help someone down the line.
Your pdoc is a treasure. Hopefully, whoever you hook up with in the future will work from your current psych records and make good use of the information. I wish, wish prescribers would stop getting all hung up in diagnoses and treat symptoms. I mean, the strong hypomanias I experienced in my late-30's are hardly my concern now - this frightening, deep depression at age 60 is scaring me badly. Their perspectives often leave me clueless.
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Thanks Beth. I wish I could reach through the computer and give you a hug and then find you a good, experienced pdoc. Your situation is heartbreaking.
I went through a couple really bad psych experiences and have been blessed that they were the last. In 2002 I saw a pdoc who didn't understand high-functioning so she said I couldn't be bipolar because I couldn't have held my job if I were bipolar. She spent 8 minutes per session with me and had no idea what was going on. The worst of it was 2 or 3 years later I got a bill for $3000 from them for a reason I never understood. It felt like a slap having to pay it.
The other bad time was after the clinical trial. My current pdoc worked a few days per month at the counseling place I go to but her waiting list was months long. So I tried all 6 of the places in my city. 5 said no and 1 said they'd call me back. It's been 20 years so I'm thinking they may not call
.. Eventually my therapist talked my pdoc into taking me on and that was the best thing that could have happened to me.
I hope the same happens to you. You may want to see if UC is doing any clinical trials You get really good care and at least the one I did will slide you into their program after you finish. I didn't because it was too far (ironically I go further now) but I could have stayed with them and wanted to as I really liked the pdoc I saw during most of the study.