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Old Oct 14, 2016, 09:56 AM
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Just curious how everyone feels about their BP care team.

It took me FOREVER to finally get an appointment with a psychiatrist because of our healthcare system. But now I have a fantastic PDoc and an amazing psych nurse handling my care. My nurse gets back to me within a couple of hours if I call the clinic and always gets back to me he same day if he has to run things by my pdoc. I feel really lucky to have the doctors I have. They actually listen to me, which I think is unfortunately a rare thing nowadays.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 10:03 AM
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This new pdoc I have is awesome! She actually listens to me and responds quickly to my questions. I like my T as well, very easy to talk to, but haven't much to talk about lately to see her.
Thanks for this!
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 10:24 AM
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I love mine! He has always been my ip pdoc and now I see him outpatient. He helps me so much!
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 12:04 PM
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My CPN (Community Psychiatric Nurse), Community Worker and Peer Support Worker are brilliant! They really are looking out for me. I never see the same Psychiatrist so cannot comment really on them.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 12:05 PM
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I really quite approve of my mental healthcare team. I trust them completely.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 12:07 PM
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My psychiatrist is brilliant, I did have a CPN but she left, She was really good (I miss her)
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 12:08 PM
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I do, I'm very comfortable talking to both pdoc and my therapist
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 12:10 PM
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I'm pretty sure I like them. Things get a little weird sometimes and sometimes I don't trust them completely but for the most part I feel lucky to have them as I trust them more than I trust most people (most of the time). They are very important to me...they are keeping me alive and saving me from myself. I just hope they realize how important they are and take things as seriously as is required.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 12:32 PM
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It's so great to hear that you guys like your doctors, I know a lot of people are t as fortunate. I've seen some really questionable ones km my day.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 12:38 PM
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My doctor is incredible. I don't know anyone smarter.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 12:40 PM
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pdoc is alright....just - meds management
therapist rocks!
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 12:46 PM
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I haven't had a single pdoc in years. It has been a revolving door. Some pretty great, some good, some okay. None terrible so far, (keep my fingers crossed & knock on wood).
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 12:53 PM
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I like them as much as I can since I don't like or trust people in general.
Are they good doctor's? NO!

I don't think there is such a thing as a pdoc who knows what they are doing, it's all guesswork.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 01:56 PM
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I really liked my pdoc but unfortunately he is not going to take my insurance anymore so I have to find a new one. It's scary to think about seeing someone new.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 03:52 PM
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I like my p-doc. He's laid back and sort of follows where I take him. He doesn't push anything on me. He simply listens and goes from there. Right now, I'm sort of in "maintenance" mode in his eyes but lately, I've been falling apart so our next appointment should be interesting.

I'm not sure I'm going to be up front with him......most of my collapse is probably my fault. I don't meditate enough and my routine is a disaster right now. There are a lot of things he can't fix so I need to get after it and correct it myself. In some ways, I get the impression he's sort of waiting for me to poach......he has the experience with all of this so I'm sure he's seen this before. Most of what he'll probably tell me will center around reassurance and reinforcement.

And, after all, isn't that the core issue with BP? We work hard to get to a certain point, let our guard down to some degree, and regress back to Square One. And then we go through the cycle again and again. We all want it to go away but it probably never will. It will be a life of struggle.

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Old Oct 14, 2016, 04:13 PM
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For the most part yes, my psychiatrist actually listens to my concerns, and even asked how I'm doing outside of my treatment, stuff like that.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 04:17 PM
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I'm physically attracted to my dr.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 05:24 PM
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I really like my psych nurse but it's really hard to get a hold of her, it's complicated. I like my therapist but she doesn't really know how to help me if I'm in a bad depression. And she seems intimidated by me. I've learned to just be my own therapist. I have a peer counselor that I really like. I relate to her quite a lot.

I would just quit seeing my therapist but I have to keep seeing her to get my meds. She's nice, so it's not a big deal.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 06:21 PM
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My psych nurse is ok but she's very passive. She never has any medication ideas. I have to take the initiative and research meds I want to try and then get her approval. But when I have a crisis she's there for me and she doesn't rush to hospitalize me like my last Pdoc did.

I love my therapist. She's always there for me and always knows how to help me. I'm lucky I found her. When I switched insurance I specifically made sure she was in network.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 07:46 PM
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My pdoc is okay, but she is such a pain to get ahold of. By the time I could finally reach her I'm in crisis anyway and end up going to the ER.

My T is okay too. We've been together 5 years, so we're kind of at a stopping point. But I still need to see a T to get my meds, so I'll keep seeing him.
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Old Oct 15, 2016, 01:47 AM
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I recently started with a new pdoc after my much-loved former one left the clinic and went into private practice, where he doesn't accept Medicare. This new one is very direct, yet kind; I can't imagine bantering with him like I did with Dr. Awesomesauce, but he's good in his own way. Dr. A never did diagnose me clearly, but Dr. Goodenough is 100% certain that I have bipolar 1, which is what three other mental healthcare professionals diagnosed me with but I was never quite sure about. ( I guess I was still in denial, lol.) This guy has been a psychiatrist since the '70s so he knows his stuff, and he has lots of ideas for treating bipolar that are evidence-based and up-to-date. He also doesn't nag about exercise. I think he's a keeper.
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