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Hi All,
About 15 years ago I was diagnosed with GAD. Recently I've been feeling more depressed, which led me to contact Kaiser, where I have health insurance. They gave me a short-term CBT therapist, and I think through her she suggested I see a psychiatrist since no one has been monitoring me for the SSRIs I am on for years. I take 150mg of sertraline (Zoloft) and have been for a couple of years with no one checking in about it. So, a couple of days ago I meet the psychiatrist online for the first time. He is not a good listener- I tell him my cat recently passed away and about times when I was in college and then later in the conversation he asks if I have any pets and if I went to college- and he suggests a gamut of drugs, including buspar or the like and also an antipsychotic (ablify) to work in adjunct with the SSRI, which he suggests I take at a higher dose. He tells me he will give me a therapist when I express my frustration with the Kaiser system. And, he tells me to forgo caffeine completely after I tell him how much coffee I drink (a lot). It's been a couple of days and I am realizing now that I didn't want a long-term therapist- I have an issue I want to go over with a therapist and have an appointment with one outside of Kaiser at it stands. And I think a better starting point would be for me to cut down with caffeine, which is what I'm doing, and now I'm only drinking caffeinated tea (day 2). I don't know if I trust this psychiatrist and I also don't know if I have the option of seeing someone else or if I even really want to. I have been feeling sad but I don't want such aggressive treatment. |
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Grand Magnate
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Why don’t you want to do therapy? I think this is the best option? Did you have bad experiences before with it? __________________ Social Anxiety and Depression. Cluster C traits. Trying to improve my English. My apologies for errors and mistakes in advance. Mankind is complex: Make deserts blossom and lakes die. ( GIL SCOTT-HERSON) |
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Maybe you're right, and I need to be more patient with the psychiatrist. I don't want to do long-term therapy because I feel like I've reached the limit in talking about my problems, if that makes sense. Thanks!
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Yes, it makes sense. I’m pretty much in the same situation. I have been doing therapy since my 22 and I’m now I’m turning 49. So, I understand you, too.
__________________ Social Anxiety and Depression. Cluster C traits. Trying to improve my English. My apologies for errors and mistakes in advance. Mankind is complex: Make deserts blossom and lakes die. ( GIL SCOTT-HERSON) |
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