1st Psychiarty app soon

((((((Miss Laura))))))

Hey guys I had my Psych app

WASTE OF TIME.

I was in for 10 mins and that was it. I went to my GP's this week to get more med as prescription ran out and she told me I have been discharged as I am "fine"

Not a happy bunny

My GP has just upped my med as I am coping but I am crying and feeling low. So she upped my med. So I am "fine" apparently

I does not appear the professionals are listening. So sorry, Miss Laura.

Nope so what now??

I give up

Oh dear. Miss Laura...
In my mind there's a disconnect: you are "fine", but you are receiving meds. They are prescribing medications to someone who has no diagnosis, not even an "adjustment disorder"?

I assume you have certain rights to your medical records. It might be helpful to know

• what "fine" means to the medical professionals, and
• for what specific reason are they prescribing the medications.

This is the kind of situation I dread. I once had a medical doctor say they could "do nothing more for me". It leaves you feeling all the more hopeless. Eventually I found doctors willing to go further, but it took time.

Hi Miss Laura,
Is there another GP that you could see at the GP practice? Sometimes seeing a different doctor can get better results, or at the very least a better explanation of why they think you are fine.

BTW, i think a 10 min initial appointment with a psychiatrist is disgusting. It should have been about an hour in length for a first appointment.

Rainbow74

Really? My initial appointment with my psychiatrist was only about 20 minutes. Well that was with him...I think he may have been secretly observing me first as I was alone in a room for about 30 minutes before he came and got me and escorted me to his office.

Still an hour? Wow, guess I was jipped.

Yes, it was for me anyway. My subsequent appointments have been for 20 minutes every 2 to 3 months.
This is with the NHS in England, which is not going to be that different to the NHS in Scotland.

I agree with Rainbow, Miss L - could you go and see another GP? I know it's very frustrating to have to go through it all again, and it does seem ridiculous to be discharged so quickly from the psychiatrist, especially after such a short appointment - that's no better than the length of a standard GP appointment. It is so maddening how different it is depending on where you live. My first ever appt with a (NHS) pdoc was an hour or so, and after a couple of shorter ones which admittedly were pretty pointless, I started seeing a new one who was excellent and always spent as long as I needed - didn't feel rushed.

I hope you are able to find someone to listen to you more effectively than has happened so far. Take care of yourself.

Hey guys,

Rainbow74- I have been to all my GP's and only my current GP has said I have depression. The other 2 said I was just grieving and then I decided not to go back to my GP surgery as "why bother"

Theave/Rainbow74/Squirel83- When I next see my GP in 3 weeks time I will ask her how the Psych came up with a "I am fine" and why he has "discharged" me as he never asked about my previous history or anout suicide/suicidal thoughts or anything like that. All he was who I stay with/ Do I have a partner/ Hows family life/ Hows work going if or if not I was working/ What my job entailed/ How I was feeling (this I told him I am much better however and explained about the panic attacks, nightmares, poor hygiene at times, poor eating habilts at times, my job circumstances...... that was it. I spoke for the 10 mins and he just said a wee bit inbetween.

This is why I dislike "doctors" of any kind. I feel nothing is worth bothering them about as no-one takes you seriously. I have been like this for more than 5 years and now I think I am getting somewhere and I am not. I am still in my vicious circle and can't get out of it at the moment.

I'm agreeing with this. I have my first "real" P-doc (actually nurse practitioner) appointment tomorrow. I went to another who was part of the school services over a year ago and got almost an hour with her. Tomorrow I'm scheduled for an hour session. There is no possible way 10 minutes should be enough, in my opinion. I know for me, my history is just too long and I doubt someone could get a true vision of what my life not only is like now but has been for the past few years. Not to mention family history etc. Not to mention patients that aren't comfortable talking.


If I may ask, what are you grieving for? I'm not saying this is the only cause of your troubles, I am merly curious why a doctor would think that's all this is. How long have you been grieving, how long have you been depressed? You said 5 years of depression/feeling bad. This is important.

Basically, don't give up!!!
Fight for YOU. Get another doctor, one who will take an hour (or 45 minutes) with you. Explain your feelings about the doctor you just went to.

ps: I'm forgetting right now if you have a THERAPIST. If you don't look into getting one, it can be even more helpful than meds long run. (If you do T can help you in this but I think you don't right? So sorry head's a bit fuzzy atm).

Hey Turquoisesea,

Good Luck with your P-doc. Hope it all goes well and that your hour is helpful!!!

I lost my Gran in January 2005 and then my Granda in March 2005. I am and was grieving mainly for my Granda as I loved him sooo much. I had went to the GP's constantly cause I was feeling down and couldn't sleep and they put it down to grieving for 3 years solid. I have been grieving for 5 years and have had depression for about 10 or more years.

I have been quite upset recently and feel crying is constant with me. Feeling quite low and sad and feel the need to just give up as what's the point in fighting anymore as nothing I do makes me feel better for long
Not sleeping much either and staying up till the wee hours of the mornign as I am not tired nor am I hyper. But other times sleeping from midnight straight through till 11am etc

I see a counsellor but I only have 2 sessions left as it is through my work. I am waiting on a voluntary organisation getting back to me about counselling from them that was 3 months ago. I still attend my group sessions. Didn't go last Monday but will go next Monday when it's on. It's on every 2 weeks.

Thanks for the response =D

For what it's worth, I think some of it may be grieving but NOT all. And if grieving lasts that long, and to this degree something is wrong. I had some delayed grieving for a lost family member but I am also DEPRESSED. There's a difference, and I'm sorry you've been turned away because "you're grieving".

So please try to find another doctor who will listen to you - I know it's not easy but please do try.
For the sleep, I'm not sure what will help you but for me some over the counter stuff that's meant to help you sleep called Midnite helps me. It would probably help to be able to sleep at the same time each night. I know for me at my very lowest spots nothing I could do would get me sleeping right, so I really know how you feel

Hey turquiisesea,

Thanks!!!

Cause I work shift work my counsellor and I agreed a bedtime of 1am. But I am WIDE AWAKE and not too happy at the moment. Really sad and need to cry but can't. I take over the counter sleeping tablets and I have also been on 1 week course of sleeping tablets from my GP but nothing "knocks me out"

I hate needing to cry but not being able to. It's such a release.

Sometimes it helps me to try and write out whatever I'm feeling (or repressing). Sometimes it helps me get more aware of what I'm feeling and allows release.

When I felt like that, I couldn't get myself to sleep. So the best thing is to try to make yourself tired hours in advance with exercise in the morning. I'm sorry the sleep meds don't help you.

Hope you can get to sleep soon, if not here to talk, you can always type things out here!

Hey turquoisesea,

Ye, I hate it when that happens too. I am sick of not being able to cry and then eventually crying in front of people ie my counsellor. I feel like a complete idiot.

I have been writing in my journal and nothing is helping me. I feel I need someone to hit me or for something to happen to me for me to cry properly.

I do sooo much through out the day and I am shattered literally but still no sleep. It's like I just don't need sleep. Is this kinda like my feeling(s) of indestructablility and super hero feelings and powers??????????

Auch I have no idea and think I should just give it up and quit. Sick of this now