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#1
Mar 14, 2010, 01:45 PM
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 I'm not sure what to do...I think I want to switch to a different doctor but I'm nervous about it...I've been seeing my current doc (Dr. P.) for about 5 or 6 years now, and he is good with meds and he's not unkind...but I always feel like he's in a big hurry to get me out the door when I go in to see him. As soon as I sit down he starts writing out refills for my meds...before I even have a chance to tell him how things have been going. And when I do start talking about how things have been, he looks at me, but it's one of those looks that make you feel as though the person is looking right through you, do you know what I mean? Kind of a blank stare? And like I said earlier, he's not unkind, but he's not exactly friendly either...it's kind of like talking to a robot or something...he never seems to have any kind of expression on his face at all...now that I think about it, it's actually kind of creepy LOL. I hate being rushed through the appointment, especially since I'm alotted 15 minutes and I'm usually done in 5. Last year when I was in the hospital, Dr. P. was off two of the weekends and I saw Dr. L. instead, and I liked him a lot...he was more relaxed and took time to listen and was more responsive. So I thought I'd see if he has any openings, but I'm scared...Dr. P. is the head of the psychiatric department, and I don't know, I guess I'm afraid he'll be insulted or angry or something if I want to see someone else. I don't currently see a therapist and I don't really know how to go about changing docs...Does anyone have any advice? Should I stick with Dr. P. just because he's good at med management even though he makes me nervous? Or should I try to find out how to switch to Dr. L. who makes me more comfortable? I'm confused! 
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Mar 14, 2010, 02:21 PM
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I think your more worried than you have to be. I think we think about our docs more than they think about us...sad but probably true. Plus my doc always says for me to try to do what is right for me. so hopefully this doc would feel the same way.Don't stay were your feeling weird or anything. Do what is right for you
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Mar 14, 2010, 04:34 PM
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_Definitely_ look into it. It's _your_ treatment and you deserve that which makes you feel the most comfortable.
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Mar 14, 2010, 06:00 PM
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I will see if I can summon up the courage tomorrow to call in and see if Dr. L. is taking new patients right now, if he is then I will ask what I need to do in order to switch. Thanks, I think I was worrying too much and you're right, I'm sure Dr. P. probably wouldn't care one way or the other if I wanted to see someone else and it is my treatment, not his. Now to see if I can find my courage, I think I may have misplaced it LOL...
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From the movie The Hours: "If I were thinking clearly, Leonard, I would tell you that I wrestle alone in the dark, in the deep dark, and that only I can know. Only I can understand my condition. You live with the threat, you tell me you live with the threat of my extinction. Leonard, I live with it too." My blog, "Life and Other Annoyances": http://jennikj.blogspot.com/ |
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Mar 14, 2010, 07:28 PM
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I always go with the person I feel most comfortable with. A pdoc that listens is so important. Good luck!
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Mar 14, 2010, 07:37 PM
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This might help ~ since Dr P is the "boss doc", they probably communicate re patient changes. So maybe when you call Dr. L, you could stress to whoever you talk to, and again to doc L, that doc P is so excellent at med management that you really aren't looking for a med change, but that you just feel that Doc P is really busy, so you are looking to change, since you enjoyed your sessions with doc L. Just a thought - billieJ ~ PS. Doc P probably is too busy. That's probably partly why he doesn't talk and looks so blank. He's probably thinking about his other duties and how to get home before midnight - lol
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Mar 14, 2010, 10:32 PM
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That's a great idea billieJ...thanks! I'll keep you all up to date on what happens!
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From the movie The Hours: "If I were thinking clearly, Leonard, I would tell you that I wrestle alone in the dark, in the deep dark, and that only I can know. Only I can understand my condition. You live with the threat, you tell me you live with the threat of my extinction. Leonard, I live with it too." My blog, "Life and Other Annoyances": http://jennikj.blogspot.com/ |
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Mar 15, 2010, 03:24 AM
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Yes, I agree with the others - I've had to change psychiatrists several times for different reasons, I think they have patients swapping all the time. In fact when I moved to the town I am in 18 months ago I started with a particular psych. He can be grumpy and aggressive sometimes, and I was VERY ill, so I left him and went to another guy. That totally didn't work out so I went back to the first guy - no problem, no "guilts" put on me. And it turns out he's the best psych I've ever had. So taking risks, within a reasonable context, is definitely within our favour. And you have been with your psych for a long time - it's not like you're just jumping from one to the other on a slim pretext. You'll do great.
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Mar 17, 2010, 02:06 PM
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Goodness, I am about to look for my fourth P-doc in 18 months. My first was keeping me waiting up to two hours in the waiting room and kept leaving in the middle of sessions so that it took a very long time to get almost nothing done. My second doc was very nice, but in the state I was in, I felt, too conservative and under his care I was hospitalized twice, the last being possibly unnecessary if he had listened to me. My third ended out most recent appointment by speaking to me through a toy shark which creeped me out to the point that I was considering going inpatient the next time I needed meds so that I could avoid her office.
There are probably reasons to keep or switch any doctor we go to, but I think we have to feel comfortable with our caretakers. So I too will be searching for a new doctor. Good luck to you. |
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Mar 18, 2010, 01:25 PM
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It looks like I will be switching to Dr. L. The people in the program I was accepted into are going to help me get switched over as long as he is taking new patients right now. So I don't have to worry so much about what to say or how to switch. I'll keep you posted! Thanks again!
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From the movie The Hours: "If I were thinking clearly, Leonard, I would tell you that I wrestle alone in the dark, in the deep dark, and that only I can know. Only I can understand my condition. You live with the threat, you tell me you live with the threat of my extinction. Leonard, I live with it too." My blog, "Life and Other Annoyances": http://jennikj.blogspot.com/ |
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#11
Mar 18, 2010, 07:29 PM
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Yea! What good news!!!
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#12
Mar 18, 2010, 09:16 PM
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Good news. I hope it goes well.
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