[itsmeleyreagain]

is okay with it but I feel somehow she doesn't want me to or doesn't understand. I can feel those tiny things about people, and it drives me mad not being able to find the words.

My psychiatrist never listens to me, and everytime I tell him about something he says it's all in my head. I get a bad gut feeling everytime I go to his clinic and I think my guts told me all the time I should change it, but I didn't want to mainly because I wanted to give him a chance and well, I felt more easy just going with the flow of my parents and all than changing. As some of you probably have read, I also told him I feel like I have dissociative symptoms, and I think the least thing he could do is at least, try to see if those are dissociative symptoms or not, aka, PAY ATTENTION TO ME AND NOT PUT ME IN A BOX OF HOW HE THINKS I AM AND THEREFORE DESPISE ANYTHING I SAY THAT DOESN'T FIT INTO THIS BOX. My father likes it but I think people alike tend to like each other and this psychiatrist shares certain traits with my father who are really problematic to me.

Plus he puts me on antipsychotics for anxiety and I don't know why the hell I must be taking a typical antipsychotic for anxiety FOR A YEAR!!!! Anytime I tell him I want to stop taking them and do something more than taking medication like talking to a psychologist, hes ays no because a psychologist in his opinión would do me more harm than good. I can't believe how much he despises psychologists. He treats us like we were machines. I really can't take this man. My gut feeling towards him is strong, and have always been.

I told my mother I want to change my psychiatrist, but now, maybe becuase I feel certain misunderstanding from her, I feel like I want to stay in this one. My mind is so blurry now...now it's like I have lost all my mind and my purposes and I'm living in another person's thoughts...

[onionknight]

You shouldn't be taking anti-psychotics for anxiety! This is your life and your health and you matter. You are not a diagnostic label or a box or just fifteen minutes in a doctor's life when they can force their opinions about how medicine works on you.

It sounds like you could benefit from a therapist (if for now other reason that to talk about all the frustrating people in your life). What kind of insurance do you have, and will it cover therapy? That's important to know. Have you looked into other psychiatrists in your area? Knowing what's available and knowing what you want out of your treatment will help you figure out what to do next. If someone disagrees, you either need to talk to them or do what's best for you without their full approval, which is hard, but you matter!

[gayleggg]

There are anitpsychotics that are used to help with anxiety. However, I still believe you should be seeing someone you feel listens to you. I believe you have your mom's approval, so I would switch to a different doctor. I also think therapy would be a great help for you.

[jesusplay]

Originally Posted by onionknight

You shouldn't be taking anti-psychotics for anxiety! This is your life and your health and you matter. You are not a diagnostic label or a box or just fifteen minutes in a doctor's life when they can force their opinions about how medicine works on you.

It sounds like you could benefit from a therapist (if for now other reason that to talk about all the frustrating people in your life). What kind of insurance do you have, and will it cover therapy? That's important to know. Have you looked into other psychiatrists in your area? Knowing what's available and knowing what you want out of your treatment will help you figure out what to do next. If someone disagrees, you either need to talk to them or do what's best for you without their full approval, which is hard, but you matter!

[onionknight]

No, you're right. I don't know know the circumstances, but from what they said the OP doesn't agree with the decision to be on this medication from anxiety. What I really meant was: I agree that you should at least ask for a good explanation if a doctor suggests an anti-psychotic as a first line of treatment for anxiety.

The point being anyone should have the right to be respected and listened to in their treatment. They should have a fair representation of the potential benefits and risks of treatment choices. Risks or benefits shouldn't be warped in order to fit a professional's treatment preferences. At the end of the day, we all need to make decisions about what is best for us taking into account how we feel, what we want, etc.

[itsmeleyreagain]

But what if the next psychiatrist I have is worst than this one? I can't be changing psychiatrists all the time, says my mother. I want some thing with not much medication, something that Works...

[onionknight]

Maybe try looking for a therapist who can help you build a plan for your recovery, like with short term and long term goals? That way you can go into psychiatrist appointments with some idea of what you want.

[Hagrid]

Get another psychiatrist now. If all he does is write prescriptions, dump him quickly.

Echoing another posting, you should get a therapist - someone to talk to about what goes on in your life.

[itsmeleyreagain]

Yes, it's always the 15-minute-talk, more prescriptions, and go home. And "don't think much of anything because your only problema is within you head". How much I ****ing hate him, really.