[Nene873]

I am so anxious and afraid of going to my next psychiatrist appt that I can't eat anything and I'm obsessing over it and it's still 8 days away. It's not until Friday, March 3.

I've had to contact the office in the beginning of Feb. for a question about a change in my meds (which I still never got an answer for) and got a harsh, rude email response back from the office that basically said I was being a problem and if I needed urgent help, go to the emergency room or call 911, otherwise, my dr did not have time to answer any questions and if I wanted his "expertise" I had to make an appointment to come in. It was a simple question regarding a med change he instructed me to make and also instructed me to contact him back if I had any problems with it. The office staff did not give my message to the dr. I emailed the dr. I have never received a response other than the rude one from the office that I was being a problem.

Today, my pharmacy was trying to refill all of my regular monthly meds and my dr submits all of my prescriptions electronically each month after my appt. For the past 2 months, he has made a mistake sending my prescriptions by forgetting to include one. This month, the pharmacy discovered, he did it again. In the past, I have emailed him directly to resolve the issue because his office staff always tries to charge me a $50 fee for the refill. He usually replies to let me know he sent the refill to the pharmacy. He did not answer me at all. Four hours later, I emailed his office and explained the situation. No one even acknowledged the fact that I sent an email. At the end of the day, when the office was closing, I emailed my dr again and explained that I had already tried to contact him this morning, sent an email to the office and no one had even acknowledged that I contacted the office and that I was out of this particular med for the month and I would go into withdrawal if it did not get refilled. At 6:30, my pharmacy called to let me know that they finally got the refill for the prescription. But I have still never heard anything from the office or my dr. If my pharmacy had not called I would have never known that the refill was ever sent over.

I think my dr is probably upset because I've complained to him about his office staff twice this month and I found out through the magic of google that the person I've been dealing with in his office is his wife or girlfriend. I'm afraid that even though it's been him that's been making mistakes, otherwise I wouldnt have to contact the office in between appts, that he's going to say he wants to drop me as a patient or treat me like his office staff does - like I'm a problem and give me some kind of grief for contacting him so much. When really, I wouldnt have to, if he had sent all my prescriptions over and I would have never tried to contact him about the issue with the med change if he had not told me to. And, there is no other way to contact him except by email. The office does not take phone calls at all.

I'm worried about going. It's almost impossible to find another psychiatrist with my insurance and I don't want my dr to think I'm overly needy or anything like that. And my anxiety has reached the point where I'll be obsessing about it all week.

[bizi]

This sounds like the perfect discussion for a therapist to help you work out. Do you have one?
If not then I would highly suggest that you get one.
In the meal while could you talk to a family member or friend about this.
I am afraid that you are making yourself sick over this.
(((((HUGS))))
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[Nene873]

I do have a therapist. I see her every other week. I do happen to have an appointment on Weds. I definitely plan on bringing it up then. I just needed to vent about it before then because the anxiety was driving me crazy.

[bizi]

I am sorry the anxiety is causing you trouble.
I hope you can find some relief.
(((((HUGS))))
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