Your pdoc appointments: Do you look forward to them?

May 16, 2016 at 10:19 AM

Do you look forward to your pdoc appointments? If not, do you dread them because they seem like a chore -- or maybe your pdoc is a complete jackass?

I'm not going to lie: I used to look forward to them when I first sought treatment. I was feeling so miserable, and with a plethora of medications to choose from, it gave me a glimmer of hope. I was looking forward to trying out different meds.

Nowadays, I don't look forward to them. My pdoc is a moron, and as I mentioned earlier, he emailed all my personal health records to a random person. (*slow clap*) He also doesn't listen well. So, now I dread my appointments, but I know I need to go!

lilypup · May 16, 2016 at 10:20 AM

I like mine...i like my pdoc and believe he has the best intentions for me.
I can see why your pdoc is so irritating. E-mailing that stuff was crazy.

Dontspeak · May 16, 2016 at 10:21 AM

If I won the lotto, I would bankroll my pdoc for others to use him. He's amazing.

gina_re · May 16, 2016 at 10:27 AM

It depends on the doctor. Some are easier to deal with than others.

Icare dixit · 11:01 AM

Mine still thinks she might be more intelligent than I. She's new.

Sorry, I'm in a narcissistic mode. But she thinks some other patients of her's are really stupid. That makes my blood boil.

I'd so love to see the end of psychiatry. We need more doctors to treat real diseases, and mine for one would be great at that. She's intelligent in a social way (just doesn't understand us, but how could she, I guess; she does trigger like she's drunk playing the piano) and still almost like an encyclopaedia. I like her.

Edit:
She's like a passive-aggressive drunk playing a triggering piano and she thinks we have no insight. I really love her!

I do.

Icare dixit · May 16, 2016 at 10:48 AM

Oh, and Dontspeak, I love your name!

hopeless2015 · May 16, 2016 at 11:12 AM

I like my pdoc she is very nice and understanding and willing to keep working until we get a med combo that works for me, right now I'm going once a month which is needed cause I've not been very stable lately

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Victoria'smom · May 16, 2016 at 11:58 AM

Pdoc is okay but I hate going. He's very stricken it's like visiting the principal office.

MobiusPsyche · May 16, 2016 at 12:04 PM

I don't like going because I don't trust the man. Been seeing him for two years now and I still don't think he understands me, but I don't trust him enough to tell him what he's got wrong so we are in a holding pattern. Wouldn't expect it to help much, that way. Fortunately I have a great relationship with my T. Pdoc is just for meds and he does write scrips so....

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Gabyunbound · May 16, 2016 at 03:28 PM

I used to look forward to them where I used to live, I had a wonderful pdoc I liked and trusted very much. This one, at a specialty Bipolar Clinic, only goes through a checklist and we don't get much of a chance to just talk. She's nice, but distant. I certainly think she's very competent and has been good about successfully adjusting anxiety meds.

So, in short, no I don't look forward to them, but they're better than nothing. I wish she were warmer and we could talk more and veer away from the d*** checklist!

May 16, 2016 at 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabyunbound

So, in short, no I don't look forward to them, but they're better than nothing. I wish she were warmer and we could talk more and veer away from the d*** checklist!

Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm pretty sure my pdoc was the Loch Ness monster in his past life.

BeyondtheRainbow · May 16, 2016 at 04:30 PM

I actually really enjoy my pdoc appointments. She's very kind and listens carefully and does her best to help and we also just enjoy talking. We've been together a long time and have a lot in common. She understands better than anyone else why parts of this are so hard for me.

HowDoYouFeelMeow? · May 16, 2016 at 05:44 PM

I like visiting my pdoc. He's another person on my team. He talks with me, not at me. He has good manners and is very calm. He is also reads up on new research that I bring to his attention, even if I don't ask him to.

May 16, 2016 at 07:34 PM

When depressed, I usually dread them. Sometimes I look forward to them a bit because of the help I may receive. This last appointment I was hypomanic and very happy to see him. I was even happy to wait in the waiting room because I got to talk to some people and watch a baby while I waited. But usually, I go because I have to.... Not because I wanna.

HALLIEBETH87 · May 17, 2016 at 06:16 AM

I don't kind going but I wouldn't say I look forward to it. My pdoc is one I've recently begun seeing outside of ip. All the five times I was at his ip he was my dr so he's seen me at my very worst and vulnerable. I trust him.

cheshiregrins · May 17, 2016 at 08:19 AM

I look forward to seeing my Pdoc because he's my only support here, so I know I'll know feel better, learn something, and find my hope if I've lost it.

May 17, 2016 at 08:32 AM

I look forward to them if I want a med change, otherwise I don't care much either way about the appointments.

May 17, 2016 at 09:09 AM

Well I have two psychiatrists.

One is my primary - he's the one I check in with, writes my scripts, and has final say in whether I qualify for assistance or not. As such, I feel like my life hangs in the balance of his opinion of how I'm doing at any one particular time (for instance he has been hinting that I return to work). I do like him though. He seems to listen.

One I have been going to for my CBT program. It is now over but I continue to have regular check-ins. I really enjoyed seeing her as we made a great deal of headway regarding the Anxiety in my life and generally putting things into perspective for me.

ologist · May 17, 2016 at 09:21 AM

I sacked my pdoc (well, he suggested it good naturedly and I accepted). I dreaded every appointment. He was fine but I hate the self pity and attention.

Am now with my GP for scripts. Pdoc has likely retired (a year since I quit) so I worry about not having a pdoc.

May 17, 2016 at 09:22 AM

I don't know that I looked forward to them. His office was quite a drive through rush hour traffic, so there were other things I would have rather been doing. But he was a fantastic doctor and just a really sweet man, so I did not dislike the appointments themselves particularly.

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lilypup Grand Poohbah Member Since Jul 2014 Location: out west Posts: 1,606 10 236 hugs given	May 16, 2016 at 10:20 AM #2 I like mine...i like my pdoc and believe he has the best intentions for me. I can see why your pdoc is so irritating. E-mailing that stuff was crazy. __________________ Lamictal Rexulti Wellbutrin Xanax XR .5 Xanax .25 as needed
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Dontspeak Member Member Since May 2016 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 86 8 55 hugs given	May 16, 2016 at 10:21 AM #3 If I won the lotto, I would bankroll my pdoc for others to use him. He's amazing. __________________ Bipolar II, PTSD Don't make me spell the generic: Tegretol 1200mg, Topamax 200mg, Saphris 15mg, 10,000IU D3
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gina_re Grand Magnate Member Since Jun 2012 Location: East Coast Posts: 3,537 12 3,826 hugs given	May 16, 2016 at 10:27 AM #4 It depends on the doctor. Some are easier to deal with than others.
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hopeless2015 Grand Magnate Member Since Feb 2015 Location: USA Posts: 3,418 9 64 hugs given	May 16, 2016 at 11:12 AM #7 I like my pdoc she is very nice and understanding and willing to keep working until we get a med combo that works for me, right now I'm going once a month which is needed cause I've not been very stable lately Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk __________________ Current Meds Lamictal 200 mg x2 Seroquel 100 mg
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Victoria'smom Legendary Member Since Apr 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 15,054 (SuperPoster!) 12 5,534 hugs given	May 16, 2016 at 11:58 AM #8 Pdoc is okay but I hate going. He's very stricken it's like visiting the principal office. __________________ Dx: Me- SzA Husband- Bipolar 1 Daughter- mood disorder+ Comfortable broken and happy "So I don't know why I'm tongue tied At the wrong time when I need this."- P!nk My blog
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Anonymous59125 Guest Posts: n/a	May 16, 2016 at 07:34 PM #14 When depressed, I usually dread them. Sometimes I look forward to them a bit because of the help I may receive. This last appointment I was hypomanic and very happy to see him. I was even happy to wait in the waiting room because I got to talk to some people and watch a baby while I waited. But usually, I go because I have to.... Not because I wanna.
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Anonymous52845 Guest Posts: n/a	May 17, 2016 at 08:32 AM #17 I look forward to them if I want a med change, otherwise I don't care much either way about the appointments.
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ologist Member Member Since May 2014 Location: in my head Posts: 45 10	May 17, 2016 at 09:21 AM #19 I sacked my pdoc (well, he suggested it good naturedly and I accepted). I dreaded every appointment. He was fine but I hate the self pity and attention. Am now with my GP for scripts. Pdoc has likely retired (a year since I quit) so I worry about not having a pdoc. __________________ lamotrigine 200mg opd
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Anonymous50005 Guest Posts: n/a	May 17, 2016 at 09:22 AM #20 I don't know that I looked forward to them. His office was quite a drive through rush hour traffic, so there were other things I would have rather been doing. But he was a fantastic doctor and just a really sweet man, so I did not dislike the appointments themselves particularly.
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